Floyd Elementary School

As an average-sized elementary school in Pahrump, Nevada, Floyd Elementary School teaches 578 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Nye. Enrollment runs roughly 20% above the state mean of about 480.

Within Nye, which oversees 23 schools and 5,721 students, Floyd Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Floyd Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 18.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Floyd Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Nye County shows median household income runs about $60,714, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nye County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,733 students), of which Floyd Elementary School is one.

Hafen Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Floyd Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 25.8%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 12%: 517 students in 2018 compared to 578 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 65% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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