Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELKO·NCES 320012000135
Northside Elementary School
1645 Sewell Drive, Elko, NV 89801 · (775) 738-7255 · Elko County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
341 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (61).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Northside Elementary School→Flagview Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Elko. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
NV avg 45.8% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
28.9%
NV avg 35.6% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 28.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 34.7% |
% 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Northside Elementary School
Northside Elementary School's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Elementary School this school | 341 | 100.0% | 34.1% |
| Winnemucca Grammar School Winnemucca | 305 | 100.0% | 47.9% |
| Grass Valley Elementary Winnemucca | 406 | 99.8% | 32.4% |
| Sutro Elementary School Dayton | 426 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
| David E Norman Elementary Ely | 362 | 100.0% | 24.2% |
| Lovelock Elementary School Lovelock | 301 | 100.0% | 25.1% |
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 Northside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Elko County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #183 of 367 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #261 of 388 ▼ 81 | #9 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #279 of 390 ▼ 87 | #8 of 11 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #332 of 442 | #9 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #81 of 379 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #253 of 381 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #248 of 386 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #170 of 304 | #5 of 7 |
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
341
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 776
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 100% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 20 | 17.7:1 | 100% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 24 | 16.2:1 | 39% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 47% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 44% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 36% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 30% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 656 | 39 | 16.8:1 | 25% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 776 | 33 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Elementary School.
About Northside Elementary School
At 1645 Sewell Drive in Elko, Nevada, Northside Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. A federal count lists 341 students at the school, in pre-K through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Nevada) has about 480 students.
Across its 35 schools, Elko enrolls 9,546 students. Northside Elementary School is one of those schools.
Northside Elementary School's enrollment is 54% White. Next come 39% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 66% White among all Elko County residents. By the diversity index, Northside Elementary School comes in at 55%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.8:1, with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Nevada average 18.1:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. The average for public schools in Elko County is 48%.
Northside Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.1% is 1.6 points above the 32.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Elko County show that median household income is about $86,487, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 38 public schools operate in Elko County, serving about 9,984 students.
Of nearby public schools, Grammar School 2 is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Northside Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (344) and 2024-25 (341).
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Elko County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,047
Census ACS
Median income
$86,487
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
9,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elko
- Elko High SchoolHigh · 1,407 students
- Spring Creek High SchoolHigh · 880 students
- Spring Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 708 students
- Flagview Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Adobe Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Liberty Peak Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
Other schools in Elko
- Elko High SchoolHigh · 1,407 students
- Flagview Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Adobe Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Elko Institute for Academic AchievementElementary · 398 students
Other Northside Elementary schools
42 other US public schools in 19 states are named Northside Elementary. Northside Elementary School is the 32nd largest of the 43.
- Northside Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 1,073 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolClinton, MS · 683 students
- Northside ElementaryPEARL, MS · 665 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolDallas, GA · 626 students
- Northside ElementarySeneca, SC · 616 students
Nearby schools
- Grammar School 20.6 mi · 341
- Early Childhood GBC0.6 mi · 20
- Early Childhood0.6 mi · 7
- Northeastern Nevada Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 47
- Mountain View Elementary School0.7 mi · 507
- Elko Institute for Academic Achievement0.8 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Northside Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northside Elementary School?
Northside Elementary School enrolls approximately 341 students in grades PK-04.
Is Northside Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northside Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Northside Elementary School have?
Northside Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northside Elementary School?
At Northside Elementary School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 39% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Northside Elementary School public or private?
Northside Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elko.
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