Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 696 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE SPONSORED CHARTER SCHOOLS·NCES 320000100784
Elko Institute for Academic Achievement
905 W Main Street, Elko, NV 89801 · (775) 738-3422 · Elko County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY33-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Nevada public elementary schools
- ATest 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
23.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.0:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
114 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 26% larger than its 8th grade class (35).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
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Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.3%
NV avg 45.8% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
NV avg 35.6% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.3% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 59.4% |
% 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Elko Institute for Academic Achievement
Elko Institute for Academic Achievement's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elko Institute for Academic Achievement this school | 398 | 28.6% | 56.6% |
| Mount Rose K-8 Academy of Languages RENO | 420 | 24.3% | 72.5% |
| Minden Elementary School Minden | 371 | 32.1% | 37.0% |
| George Westergard Elementary RENO | 461 | 28.2% | 47.0% |
| Mountain View Elementary School Elko | 507 | 21.7% | 41.4% |
| High Desert Montessori RENO | 529 | 25.5% | 26.8% |
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 Elko Institute for Academic Achievement ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Elko County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #33 of 367 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #67 of 388 ▼ 24 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #41 of 390 ▲ 16 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #302 of 442 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #339 of 379 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #237 of 381 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #348 of 386 | #9 of 12 |
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
398
+208 (+109%) vs 2020
+131% since 2010-11, when it was 172
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 398 | 17 | 23.4:1 | 29% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 14 | 22.1:1 | 100% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 197 | 9 | 21.9:1 | 44% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 190 | 9 | 21.1:1 | 31% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 173 | 8 | 21.6:1 | 5% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 178 | 9 | 19.8:1 | 26% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 172 | 9 | 19.1:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elko Institute for Academic Achievement.
About Elko Institute for Academic Achievement
Elko Institute for Academic Achievement is an elementary school in Elko, Nevada, according to federal school records. Enrolled students number 398 students, in kindergarten through 8.
The 83 schools in State Sponsored Charter Schools enroll 64,162 students altogether, Elko Institute for Academic Achievement among them.
A majority of students at Elko Institute for Academic Achievement, 58%, are White. The remaining shares are 31% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Native American. Elko County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Elko Institute for Academic Achievement comes in at 57%.
The teaching staff at Elko Institute for Academic Achievement is 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 23.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Nevada is 18.1:1, lower than at this school. About 29% of students, or 114, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 19 points below the 48% average for public schools in Elko County.
Elko Institute for Academic Achievement is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Nevada public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Elko Institute for Academic Achievement scores 56.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Elko County show that median household income is about $86,487, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 38 public schools operate in Elko County, serving about 9,984 students.
The next-closest public school is Northside Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Elko Institute for Academic Achievement. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Elko Institute for Academic Achievement is 1st of 5 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Elko Institute for Academic Achievement the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area. Elko Institute for Academic Achievement is one of the charter schools in Nevada.
Federal data put enrollment at 190 in 2020-21 and 398 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The number of students per teacher rose from 21.1 to 23.4 over 4 years.
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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
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- Northside Elementary School0.8 mi · 341
- Grammar School 20.9 mi · 341
- Early Childhood1.1 mi · 7
- Northeastern Nevada Virtual Academy1.1 mi · 47
- Early Childhood GBC1.1 mi · 20
- Elko High School1.2 mi · 1,407
Frequently asked questions
About Elko Institute for Academic AchievementHow many students attend Elko Institute for Academic Achievement?
Elko Institute for Academic Achievement enrolls approximately 398 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Elko Institute for Academic Achievement serve?
Elko Institute for Academic Achievement serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elko Institute for Academic Achievement?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elko Institute for Academic Achievement is approximately 23.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elko Institute for Academic Achievement?
At Elko Institute for Academic Achievement, the student body is approximately 58% White, 31% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Elko Institute for Academic Achievement public or private?
Elko Institute for Academic Achievement is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by State Sponsored Charter Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.