Liberty Peak Elementary School

Located at 250 Parkchester Drive, in Spring Creek, Nevada, Liberty Peak Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary-level community that educates 579 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Elko. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 21% larger than typical.

Liberty Peak Elementary School is one of 35 schools operated by Elko, a district that caters to 9,546 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Liberty Peak Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 80%; the rest breaks down as 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. Roughly 16% of students at Liberty Peak Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Elko County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Liberty Peak Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Nevada public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 51.5%; Liberty Peak Elementary School posts 32.6%, -18.8 points below that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Elko County put the typical household earns roughly $86,487 per year, 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), Liberty Peak Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Spring Creek Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Liberty Peak Elementary School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 35.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

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