Northside Elementary School

Northside Elementary School is one of the tight-knit elementary-level communitys in Elko, Nevada, part of Elko, with 341 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 29% smaller than typical.

Northside Elementary School is one of 35 schools operated by Elko, a district that hosts 9,546 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Northside Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 39% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Northside Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Elko County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Northside Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Elko County reports that median household earnings sit near $86,487, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northside Elementary School is one of 38 public schools in Elko County (combined enrollment of about 9,984 students).

Nearest neighbor: Grammar School 2, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Northside Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Northside Elementary School comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Northside Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 20% since 2018, when it stood at 425 (now 341). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 32% to 39% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.