Enrollment
118
Elementary
DISTRICT 78 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOREY·NCES 320045000200
Hugh Gallagher Elementary School
191 South D Street, Virginia City, NV 89440 · (775) 847-0977 · Storey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL118 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Nevada public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.4:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
27 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 22 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Storey. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
NV avg 45.8% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
46.4%
NV avg 35.6% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 46.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% | 49.2% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Hugh Gallagher Elementary School
Hugh Gallagher Elementary School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Gallagher Elementary School this school | 118 | 22.9% | 51.2% |
| Zephyr Cove Elementary School Zephyr Cove | 153 | 23.5% | 41.8% |
| Eureka Elementary School Eureka | 122 | 18.9% | 57.5% |
| Learning Bridge Ely | 166 | 18.7% | 33.0% |
| Pahranagat Valley Elementary School Alamo | 161 | 42.2% | 45.6% |
| Pinon Hills Elementary School Minden | 256 | 20.3% | 59.6% |
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 Hugh Gallagher Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #52 of 367 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #128 of 388 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #103 of 390 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 118 | #401 of 442 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.9% | #361 of 386 |
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
118
-8 (-6%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 167
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 118 | 7.2 | 16.4:1 | 23% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 126 | 7 | 18.0:1 | 23% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 124 | 7 | 17.7:1 | 37% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 126 | 8 | 15.8:1 | 33% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 156 | 7.5 | 20.8:1 | 35% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 9 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 126 | 7 | 18.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 139 | 9 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 167 | 9 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hugh Gallagher Elementary School.
About Hugh Gallagher Elementary School
Hugh Gallagher Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in Virginia City, Nevada. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 118 students. The average among elementary schools in Nevada is roughly 480 students; this school is 75% smaller than that.
Storey, which runs Hugh Gallagher Elementary School, has 4 schools and 392 students.
At Hugh Gallagher Elementary School, White students make up 80% of the student body. Next come 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Native American. County-wide, about 81% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Hugh Gallagher Elementary School is 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. About 23% of students, or 27, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Storey County averages 31%, higher than here.
Measured against Nevada public elementary schools, Hugh Gallagher Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.8% at Hugh Gallagher Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.2%.
Hugh Gallagher Elementary School is located in Storey County, where the median household income is $93,409, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 2%. Besides Hugh Gallagher Elementary School, Storey County has 3 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Virginia City Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Hugh Gallagher Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 8 students since 2020-21, to 118.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Hugh Gallagher Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Storey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,140
Census ACS
Median income
$93,409
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Storey
- Virginia City High SchoolHigh · 131 students
- Virginia City Middle SchoolMiddle · 106 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 37 students
Other schools in Virginia City
- Virginia City High SchoolHigh · 131 students
- Virginia City Middle SchoolMiddle · 106 students
Nearby schools
- Virginia City Middle School0.1 mi · 106
- Virginia City High School0.4 mi · 131
- Sutro Elementary School4.3 mi · 426
- Dayton Elementary School6.1 mi · 451
- Dayton Intermediate School6.1 mi · 356
- Dayton High School6.3 mi · 748
Frequently asked questions
About Hugh Gallagher Elementary SchoolHow large is Hugh Gallagher Elementary School?
Hugh Gallagher Elementary School enrolls approximately 118 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hugh Gallagher Elementary School serve?
Hugh Gallagher Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hugh Gallagher Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Hugh Gallagher Elementary School.
How diverse is Hugh Gallagher Elementary School?
Hugh Gallagher Elementary School reports a student body of 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
What district is Hugh Gallagher Elementary School in?
Hugh Gallagher Elementary School is part of Storey.
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