David E Norman Elementary

Located at 1001 E 11th ST, in Ely, Nevada, David E Norman Elementary is a low-enrollment K-5 school that works with 362 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within White Pine County School District. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 480 students each, so David E Norman Elementary sits 25% below that benchmark.

David E Norman Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by White Pine County School District, a district that educates 1,256 students overall.

In terms of who attends, David E Norman Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school records 31% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, David E Norman Elementary shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, White Pine County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, David E Norman Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.2%.

In the broader community, census data for White Pine County shows median household earnings sit near $72,865, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across White Pine County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,422 students), David E Norman Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Learning Bridge, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around David E Norman Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts David E Norman Elementary at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 35.5%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. David E Norman Elementary's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 399 (now 362). Hispanic enrollment moved from 19% to 31% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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