Duckwater Shoshone Elementary School

Duckwater Shoshone Elementary School operates as a rural-scale elementary school in Duckwater, Nevada, one of the schools within Duckwater Shoshone Elementary School. Current enrollment sits at 12 students spanning grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 98% smaller than the state mean of about 480.

Duckwater Shoshone Elementary School sits inside Duckwater Shoshone Elementary School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Duckwater Shoshone Elementary School lists that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. Roughly 75% of students at Duckwater Shoshone Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Nye County (around 100%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Around the school, Nye County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,714, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Nye County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,733 students), of which Duckwater Shoshone Elementary School is one.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Duckwater Shoshone Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 29% since 2018, when it stood at 17 (now 12).

On this page, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.