Sage Elementary School

Sage Elementary School operates as a mid-sized primary school in Spring Creek, Nevada, overseen by Elko. Current enrollment sits at 413 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 35 schools in Elko (9,546 students total), Sage Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Sage Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Elko County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Sage Elementary School records 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting Sage Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 41% of students at Sage Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Sage Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 45.8%; actual is 29.8%, a gap of -15.9 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Elko County) logs that median household income runs about $86,487, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Elko County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,984 students), Sage Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Spring Creek Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Sage Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sage Elementary School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.8%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 26%: 558 students in 2018 compared to 413 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 11% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Sage Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.