Enrollment
183
Elementary
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELKO·NCES 320012000125
Carlin Elementary School
552 8th Street, Carlin, NV 89822 · (775) 754-6317 · Elko County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Nevada public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nevada public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
183 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 85%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 16% smaller than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
22.5%
NV avg 45.8% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
21.5%
NV avg 35.6% . +9.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.5% | 21.5% |
| 2023-24 | 20.7% | 11.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nevada's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carlin Elementary School
Carlin Elementary School's state test result (19.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlin Elementary School this school | 183 | 100.0% | 19.1% |
| Tonopah Elementary School Tonopah | 140 | 100.0% | N/A |
| McGill Elementary McGill | 131 | 100.0% | 27.0% |
| Round Mountain Elementary School Round Mountain | 113 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
| Nancy Gomes Elementary RENO | 259 | 100.0% | 36.9% |
| Hawthorne Elementary Hawthorne | 267 | 100.0% | 18.1% |
Matched among Nevada elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carlin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Elko County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #344 of 367 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #330 of 388 ▲ 46 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #364 of 390 ▼ 6 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #385 of 442 | #10 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #246 of 386 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #260 of 304 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
183
+8 (+5%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 279
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 183 | 10 | 18.3:1 | 100% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 183 | 10 | 18.3:1 | 60% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 155 | 10 | 15.5:1 | 53% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 10 | 17.5:1 | 50% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 13 | 15.5:1 | 47% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 223 | 12 | 18.6:1 | 43% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 201 | 11 | 18.3:1 | 32% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 21% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 279 | 14 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlin Elementary School.
About Carlin Elementary School
Families in Carlin, Nevada, are served by Carlin Elementary School, a small elementary school. It serves 183 students in kindergarten through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in Nevada average about 480 students.
Within Elko, Carlin Elementary School is one of 35 schools. The district enrolls 9,546 students.
Carlin Elementary School's enrollment is 75% White. The remaining shares are 16% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Elko County's population at about 66%. By the diversity index, Carlin Elementary School comes in at 40%.
Its 10 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.3:1. Across elementary schools in Nevada, the average ratio is about 18.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. Public schools in Elko County average 48%.
Measured against Nevada public elementary schools, Carlin Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Carlin Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Nevada schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 19.1%; the prediction is 32.5%.
Across Elko County, median household income is about $86,487, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Carlin Elementary School is among the 38 public schools in Elko County.
Carlin Jr High School is the public school closest to Carlin Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Carlin Elementary School ranks 6th of 6 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Carlin Elementary School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 183, 5% above the 175 of 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Elko County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,047
Census ACS
Median income
$86,487
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
9,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elko
- Elko High SchoolHigh · 1,407 students
- Spring Creek High SchoolHigh · 880 students
- Spring Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 708 students
- Flagview Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Adobe Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Liberty Peak Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
Other schools in Carlin
- Carlin High SchoolHigh · 106 students
- Carlin Jr High SchoolMiddle · 52 students
- Battle Born Youth Challenge AcademyHigh · 47 students
Nearby schools
- Carlin Jr High School0.0 mi · 52
- Carlin High School0.0 mi · 106
- Battle Born Youth Challenge Academy4.1 mi · 47
- Adobe Middle School18.4 mi · 668
- Mountain View Elementary School19.1 mi · 507
- Elko Institute for Academic Achievement19.1 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Carlin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carlin Elementary School?
Carlin Elementary School enrolls approximately 183 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Carlin Elementary School serve?
Carlin Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Carlin Elementary School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Carlin Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Carlin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Carlin Elementary School are roughly 75% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Carlin Elementary School?
Carlin Elementary School is overseen by Elko in Elko County.
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