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What advice would you give to incoming students at Dayton Elementary School?
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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYON·NCES 320030000174
Dayton Elementary School
285 Dayton Valley Road, Dayton, NV 89403 · (775) 246-6262 · Lyon County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
451 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 85%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 31% smaller than its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
34.5%
NV avg 45.8% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
22.6%
NV avg 35.6% . -8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 22.6% |
| 2023-24 | 34.2% | 30.8% |
% 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Dayton Elementary School
Dayton Elementary School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Elementary School this school | 451 | 100.0% | 30.5% |
| Numa Elementary School Fallon | 455 | 100.0% | 24.1% |
| East Valley Elementary School Fernley | 518 | 100.0% | 45.6% |
| Riverview Elementary School Dayton | 452 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| E C Best Elementary Fallon | 465 | 100.0% | 28.9% |
| Fernley Elementary School Fernley | 442 | 100.0% | 30.4% |
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 Dayton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Lyon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #229 of 367 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #322 of 388 ▼ 107 | #6 of 8 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #263 of 390 ▼ 20 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #262 of 442 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #189 of 379 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #271 of 381 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #254 of 386 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #245 of 304 | #3 of 8 |
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
451
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 451 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 100% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 100% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 37% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 46% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 60% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 55% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 50% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 47% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 32 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dayton Elementary School.
About Dayton Elementary School
Dayton Elementary School is an elementary school located in Dayton, Nevada, in Lyon County. It has an enrollment of 451 students in pre-K through 6.
Dayton Elementary School belongs to Lyon, a district of 19 schools and 9,169 students.
More than half of enrollment at Dayton Elementary School is White: 64%. Other groups make up 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Lyon County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 52%.
For every teacher at Dayton Elementary School, there are about 16.7 students; the school has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 100%. The average for public schools in Lyon County is similar, at 100%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Dayton Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Nevada schools: 30.5% actual against 32.5% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lyon County show that median household income comes to about $80,812, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lyon County counts 20 public schools with about 9,169 students.
Dayton Intermediate School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Dayton Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Dayton Elementary School's location as Town: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Dayton Elementary School enrolled 433 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 451. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.5:1 in 2020-21, and 16.7:1 in 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,680
Census ACS
Median income
$80,812
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
9,169 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lyon
- Fernley High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Silverland Middle SchoolMiddle · 677 students
- Fernley Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 658 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- East Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Other schools in Dayton
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Sutro Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Dayton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 356 students
Other Dayton Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Dayton Elementary. Dayton Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Dayton ElementaryDAYTON, MN · 556 students
- Dayton Elementary SchoolDayton, IN · 390 students
- Dayton ElementarySan Leandro, CA · 340 students
- Dayton Elementary SchoolDayton, PA · 194 students
- Dayton Elementary SchoolDayton, WA · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Dayton Intermediate School0.2 mi · 356
- Dayton High School0.4 mi · 748
- Sutro Elementary School2.5 mi · 426
- Riverview Elementary School5.8 mi · 452
- Virginia City High School5.8 mi · 131
- Hugh Gallagher Elementary School6.1 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About Dayton Elementary SchoolHow large is Dayton Elementary School?
Dayton Elementary School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-06.
Is Dayton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dayton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Dayton Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Dayton Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dayton Elementary School?
At Dayton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 27% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Dayton Elementary School public or private?
Dayton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lyon.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.