Enrollment
64
Elementary
DISTRICT 126 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN·NCES 320027000173
Pioche Elementary School
651 Airport Road, Pioche, NV 89043 · (775) 962-5832 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL64 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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
12.0:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
30 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 | 13 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 6 | 9% |
Student demographics
20%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
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.3%
NV avg 45.8% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
46.6%
NV avg 35.6% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.3% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 41.6% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Pioche Elementary School
Pioche Elementary School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioche Elementary School this school | 64 | 46.9% | 47.9% |
| Caliente Elementary School Caliente | 87 | 55.2% | 63.9% |
| Pahranagat Valley Elementary School Alamo | 161 | 42.2% | 45.6% |
| Panaca Elementary School Panaca | 193 | 47.2% | 53.2% |
| Hugh Gallagher Elementary School Virginia City | 118 | 22.9% | 51.2% |
| Wells Elementary School Wells | 141 | 46.8% | 35.5% |
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 Pioche Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 64 | #408 of 442 |
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
64
+11 (+21%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 72
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 7.6:1
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 | 64 | 5.3 | 12.0:1 | 47% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 61 | 4.7 | 13.0:1 | 52% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 66 | 4.2 | 15.7:1 | 55% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 53 | 7 | 7.6:1 | 47% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 91 | 7 | 13.0:1 | 51% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 76 | 7 | 10.9:1 | 45% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 76 | 6 | 12.7:1 | 30% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 65 | 7 | 9.3:1 | 37% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 72 | 7 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pioche Elementary School.
About Pioche Elementary School
Federal records list Pioche Elementary School as an elementary school in Pioche, Nevada. The latest federal count shows 64 students in pre-K through 6. Against the 480-student average for elementary schools in Nevada, enrollment here is 87% lower.
Within Lincoln, Pioche Elementary School is one of 9 schools. The district enrolls 958 students.
The large majority of students at Pioche Elementary School, 89%, are White. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic. County-wide, about 85% of residents are White. Pioche Elementary School has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 5.3 full-time equivalents, or about 12.0 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Nevada, the typical ratio is 18.1:1. About 47% of students, or 30, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Lincoln County, the average is about the same, 47%.
Measured against Nevada public elementary schools, Pioche 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.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Pioche Elementary School would be expected to post about 44.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.9%.
In Lincoln County (population about 4,405), median household income is about $72,307, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 1% of people live in poverty. A total of 11 public schools operate in Lincoln County, serving about 958 students.
The closest public school to Pioche Elementary School is Lincoln County High School, about 10.7 miles away. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Pioche Elementary School is 3rd of 4 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 53 in 2020-21 and 64 in 2024-25, a 21% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 7.6:1 in 2020-21 to 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Pahranagat Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 161 students
- Lincoln County High SchoolHigh · 151 students
- Pahranagat Valley High SchoolHigh · 90 students
- Caliente Elementary SchoolElementary · 87 students
- Meadow Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 77 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln County High School10.7 mi · 151
- Panaca Elementary School10.8 mi · 193
- Meadow Valley Middle School10.8 mi · 77
- C O Bastian High School22.1 mi · 64
- Caliente Elementary School22.4 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Pioche Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pioche Elementary School?
Pioche Elementary School enrolls approximately 64 students in grades PK-06.
Is Pioche Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pioche Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Pioche Elementary School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Pioche Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pioche Elementary School?
At Pioche Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 9% Hispanic.
What district is Pioche Elementary School in?
Pioche Elementary School is part of Lincoln.
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