Enrollment
161
Elementary
DISTRICT 126 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN·NCES 320027000170
Pahranagat Valley Elementary School
593 Broadway, Alamo, NV 89001 · (775) 725-3351 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Nevada public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
19.3:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
68 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 33 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Pahranagat Valley Elementary School→Pahranagat Valley Middle School
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Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.2%
NV avg 45.8% . +16.2pp since 2023
Math
44.2%
NV avg 35.6% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Pahranagat Valley Elementary School
Pahranagat Valley Elementary School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pahranagat Valley Elementary School this school | 161 | 42.2% | 45.6% |
| Panaca Elementary School Panaca | 193 | 47.2% | 53.2% |
| Zephyr Cove Elementary School Zephyr Cove | 153 | 23.5% | 41.8% |
| G. L. Scarselli Elementary School Gardnerville | 305 | 39.3% | 38.2% |
| Hugh Gallagher Elementary School Virginia City | 118 | 22.9% | 51.2% |
| Caliente Elementary School Caliente | 87 | 55.2% | 63.9% |
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 Pahranagat Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #84 of 367 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #143 of 388 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #113 of 390 ▲ 94 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #390 of 442 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #332 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
161
+22 (+16%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 199
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 161 | 8.3 | 19.3:1 | 42% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 8 | 20.9:1 | 43% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 173 | 8 | 21.6:1 | 49% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 9 | 15.4:1 | 44% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 8 | 19.6:1 | 42% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 111 | 8 | 13.9:1 | 44% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 155 | 7 | 22.1:1 | 33% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 112 | 8 | 14.0:1 | 37% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 199 | 10 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pahranagat Valley Elementary School.
About Pahranagat Valley Elementary School
In Alamo, Nevada, Pahranagat Valley Elementary School is a very small elementary school. Federal data show 161 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Nevada enroll around 480, and this school is 66% below that mark.
Lincoln enrolls 958 students in 9 schools, including Pahranagat Valley Elementary School.
Roughly 85% of students at Pahranagat Valley Elementary School are White. Other students are 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Lincoln County residents are about 85% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
There are about 19.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Pahranagat Valley Elementary School, which has 8.3. The school's 19.3:1 compares with an average of 18.1:1 for elementary schools in Nevada. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, Pahranagat Valley Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 64% of Nevada public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 45.5%.
The county, Lincoln County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $72,307 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Pahranagat Valley Elementary School, Lincoln County has 11 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Pahranagat Valley High School, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 2 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Pahranagat Valley Elementary School had a net gain of 22 students, or 16%. By 2024-25, the school had 19.3 students per teacher, compared with 15.4 in 2020-21.
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Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,405
Census ACS
Median income
$72,307
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
1%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
958 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln
- Panaca Elementary SchoolElementary · 193 students
- Lincoln County High SchoolHigh · 151 students
- Pahranagat Valley High SchoolHigh · 90 students
- Caliente Elementary SchoolElementary · 87 students
- Meadow Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 77 students
- Pahranagat Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 71 students
Other schools in Alamo
- Pahranagat Valley High SchoolHigh · 90 students
- Pahranagat Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 71 students
Nearby schools
- Pahranagat Valley High School0.4 mi · 90
- Pahranagat Valley Middle School0.4 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About Pahranagat Valley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pahranagat Valley Elementary School?
Pahranagat Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 161 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pahranagat Valley Elementary School serve?
Pahranagat Valley Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Pahranagat Valley Elementary School have?
Pahranagat Valley Elementary School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Pahranagat Valley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pahranagat Valley Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Pahranagat Valley Elementary School?
Pahranagat Valley Elementary School is overseen by Lincoln in Lincoln County.
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