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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARSON CITY·NCES 320039000286
Edith W. Fritsch Elementary
504 Bath St., Carson City, NV 89703 · (775) 283-1400 · Carson City
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Nevada public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
16.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
500 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
59%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
43.8%
NV avg 45.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NV avg 35.6% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 up about 7 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 43.2% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Edith W. Fritsch Elementary
Edith W. Fritsch Elementary's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edith W. Fritsch Elementary this school | 500 | 100.0% | 40.0% |
| Fernley Elementary School Fernley | 442 | 100.0% | 30.4% |
| Lahontan Elementary School Fallon | 436 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Cottonwood Elementary School Fernley | 572 | 100.0% | 27.9% |
| E C Best Elementary Fallon | 465 | 100.0% | 28.9% |
| Sutro Elementary School Dayton | 426 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
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 Edith W. Fritsch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Carson City |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #124 of 367 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #104 of 388 ▲ 22 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #190 of 390 ▼ 37 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #208 of 442 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #187 of 379 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #217 of 381 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #273 of 386 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #287 of 304 | #5 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
500
0 (0%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 762
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 500 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 100% (500) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 44% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 100% (470) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 49% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 34% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 46% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 30 | 18.5:1 | 41% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 38% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 762 | 39 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edith W. Fritsch Elementary.
About Edith W. Fritsch Elementary
This page covers Edith W. Fritsch Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in Carson City, Nevada. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 500 students enrolled.
Carson City oversees Edith W. Fritsch Elementary and 9 other schools, with 5,072 students in total.
At Edith W. Fritsch Elementary, White students make up 54% of the student body. It is also 34% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Carson City is roughly 68% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 16.7 students per teacher and 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Carson City averages 80%, lower than here.
Edith W. Fritsch Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of Nevada public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Edith W. Fritsch Elementary scores 40.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.5%.
Carson City has about 58,384 residents, and the median household income is $72,355, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Carson City has 13 public schools and roughly 5,072 students.
Carson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Edith W. Fritsch Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Edith W. Fritsch Elementary ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 40.0% against a local average of 31.2%.
Edith W. Fritsch Elementary falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's size has been steady, with 500 students in 2020-21 and 500 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.7:1) than in 2020-21 (15.6:1).
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Carson City at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,384
Census ACS
Median income
$72,355
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carson City
- Eagle Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 854 students
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Fremont ElementaryElementary · 553 students
- Bordewich/Bray ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Al Seeliger ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 497 students
Other schools in Carson City
- Eagle Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 854 students
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Fremont ElementaryElementary · 553 students
- Bordewich/Bray ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Al Seeliger ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 497 students
Nearby schools
- Carson Middle School0.8 mi · 833
- Bordewich/Bray Elementary0.9 mi · 539
- Early Childhood Center1.0 mi · 45
- Mark Twain Elementary1.1 mi · 497
- Fremont Elementary1.8 mi · 553
- Empire Elementary2.3 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Edith W. Fritsch ElementaryHow many students attend Edith W. Fritsch Elementary?
Edith W. Fritsch Elementary enrolls approximately 500 students in grades PK-05.
Is Edith W. Fritsch Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edith W. Fritsch Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Edith W. Fritsch Elementary have?
Edith W. Fritsch Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edith W. Fritsch Elementary?
At Edith W. Fritsch Elementary, the student body is approximately 54% White, 34% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Edith W. Fritsch Elementary in?
Edith W. Fritsch Elementary is part of Carson City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.