Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYON·NCES 320030000450
Sutro Elementary School
190 Dayton Village Parkway, Dayton, NV 89403 · (775) 246-6270 · Lyon County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
426 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
25.8%
NV avg 45.8% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
20.9%
NV avg 35.6% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.8% | 20.9% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 16.5% |
% 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 Sutro Elementary School
Sutro Elementary School's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutro Elementary School this school | 426 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
| Grass Valley Elementary Winnemucca | 406 | 99.8% | 32.4% |
| Lahontan Elementary School Fallon | 436 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Fernley Elementary School Fernley | 442 | 100.0% | 30.4% |
| Edith W. Fritsch Elementary Carson City | 500 | 100.0% | 40.0% |
| Northside Elementary School Elko | 341 | 100.0% | 34.1% |
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 Sutro Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Lyon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #314 of 367 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #337 of 388 ▲ 10 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #339 of 390 ▼ 14 | #6 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #280 of 442 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #251 of 379 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #255 of 381 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #259 of 386 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #273 of 304 | #4 of 8 |
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
426
+50 (+13%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 426 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 100% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 99% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 42% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 24 | 15.7:1 | 45% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 63% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 25 | 16.5:1 | 67% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 45% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | N/A | N/A | 33% (145) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sutro Elementary School.
About Sutro Elementary School
Sutro Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Nevada, with an address in Dayton. It had 426 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6.
Lyon serves 9,169 students across 19 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Sutro Elementary School is White: 55%. Next come 38% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 74% White. The diversity index for Sutro Elementary School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. The 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body. The figure for public schools in Lyon County is close, at 100%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Sutro Elementary School is 32.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.3%.
In the surrounding county, Lyon County, the median household earns about $80,812 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Lyon County has 20 public schools with about 9,169 students, including Sutro Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Dayton Intermediate School, is about 2.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 7. On average proficiency, Sutro Elementary School is 7th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school grew from 376 students in 2020-21 to 426 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.7:1 to 17.8:1.
On allk12, people connected to Sutro Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,680
Census ACS
Median income
$80,812
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
9,169 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lyon
- Fernley High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Silverland Middle SchoolMiddle · 677 students
- Fernley Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 658 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- East Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Other schools in Dayton
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Dayton Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Dayton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 356 students
Other Sutro Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sutro Elementary. Sutro Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Sutro ElementarySan Francisco, CA · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Dayton Intermediate School2.4 mi · 356
- Dayton High School2.5 mi · 748
- Dayton Elementary School2.5 mi · 451
- Virginia City High School4.0 mi · 131
- Hugh Gallagher Elementary School4.3 mi · 118
- Virginia City Middle School4.4 mi · 106
Frequently asked questions
About Sutro Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sutro Elementary School?
Sutro Elementary School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Sutro Elementary School serve?
Sutro Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Sutro Elementary School have?
Sutro Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Sutro Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sutro Elementary School are roughly 55% White, 38% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Sutro Elementary School in?
Sutro Elementary School is part of Lyon.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.