Elko Institute for Academic Achievement

Elko Institute for Academic Achievement, a compact elementary campus in Elko, Nevada, run under State Sponsored Charter Schools, works with 398 students, covering grades K through 8.

Across the 83 schools in State Sponsored Charter Schools (64,162 students total), Elko Institute for Academic Achievement accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Elko Institute for Academic Achievement logs that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 31% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the resource side, On paper, Elko Institute for Academic Achievement has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting Elko Institute for Academic Achievement higher than the state norm the norm. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Elko County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Elko Institute for Academic Achievement performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 56.6%, a residual of +8.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Elko County shows median household earnings sit near $86,487, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Elko County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,984 students), Elko Institute for Academic Achievement is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Northside Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Elko Institute for Academic Achievement. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elko Institute for Academic Achievement ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area. Elko Institute for Academic Achievement operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elko Institute for Academic Achievement has ticked up 130%, going from 173 students in 2018 to 398 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 17% to 31% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 23.4:1 today.

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