Enrollment
6
Elementary
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELKO·NCES 320012000139
Ruby Valley Elementary School
1129 Lake Avenue, Wells, NV 89835 · (775) 779-2289 · Elko County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL6 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
2.0:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 3 | 50% |
| Grade 3 | 1 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 17% |
Student demographics
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
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Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Elko County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6 | #436 of 442 | #17 of 19 |
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
6
-12 (-67%) vs 2020
-85% since 1990-91, when it was 40
Student : Teacher
2.0:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 6 | 3 | 2.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 8 | 1 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 11 | 1 | 11.0:1 | 27% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 18 | 1 | 18.0:1 | 17% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 14 | 1 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 15 | 1 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 11 | 1 | 11.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 19 | 2 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 40 | 3 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruby Valley Elementary School.
About Ruby Valley Elementary School
Families in Wells, Nevada, are served by Ruby Valley Elementary School, a very small elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 6 students. The school is 99% below the average for elementary schools in Nevada.
Elko runs Ruby Valley Elementary School along with 34 other schools, enrolling 9,546 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Ruby Valley Elementary School is 100% White. Elko County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school's share is higher.
Ruby Valley Elementary School has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 2.0:1. Elementary schools in Nevada average 18.1:1, 16.1 more students per teacher than here.
For Elko County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $86,487, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 38 public schools and about 9,984 students.
Mound Valley Elementary School is the nearest public school to Ruby Valley Elementary School, about 19.4 miles away.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 18 to 6. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 18.0:1 to 2.0:1.
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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
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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 Wells
- Wells Elementary SchoolElementary · 141 students
- Wells High SchoolHigh · 100 students
- Wells Jr High SchoolMiddle · 54 students
Nearby schools
- Mound Valley Elementary School19.4 mi · 9
- Liberty Peak Elementary School20.0 mi · 579
- Spring Creek Elementary School20.8 mi · 400
- Spring Creek High School23.3 mi · 880
- Sage Elementary School23.5 mi · 413
- Spring Creek Middle School23.5 mi · 708
Frequently asked questions
About Ruby Valley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ruby Valley Elementary School?
Ruby Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 6 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Ruby Valley Elementary School serve?
Ruby Valley Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Ruby Valley Elementary School have?
Ruby Valley Elementary School employs 3 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 2.0:1.
How diverse is Ruby Valley Elementary School?
Ruby Valley Elementary School reports a student body of 100% White.
Who oversees Ruby Valley Elementary School?
Ruby Valley Elementary School is overseen by Elko in Elko County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.