Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 163 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUMBOLDT·NCES 320021000158
Winnemucca Grammar School
522 Lay Street, Winnemucca, NV 89445 · (775) 623-8160 · Humboldt County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% 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.
- ABeats 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
21.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
305 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (69).
Student demographics
54%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
54.0%
NV avg 45.8% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NV avg 35.6% . +9.9pp 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 50 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 40.1% |
% 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
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Winnemucca Grammar School
Winnemucca Grammar School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnemucca Grammar School this school | 305 | 100.0% | 47.9% |
| Northside Elementary School Elko | 341 | 100.0% | 34.1% |
| David E Norman Elementary Ely | 362 | 100.0% | 24.2% |
| Lovelock Elementary School Lovelock | 301 | 100.0% | 25.1% |
| Dooley John Elementary School Henderson | 332 | 100.0% | 47.7% |
| Grass Valley Elementary Winnemucca | 406 | 99.8% | 32.4% |
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 Winnemucca Grammar School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #66 of 367 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #103 of 388 ▲ 36 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #116 of 390 ▲ 18 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #353 of 442 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #330 of 379 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #263 of 381 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #253 of 386 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #199 of 304 | N/A |
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
305
-32 (-9%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 305 | 14 | 21.8:1 | 100% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 39% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 53% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 58% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 59% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 58% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 57% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 21 | 15.0:1 | 37% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winnemucca Grammar School.
About Winnemucca Grammar School
Winnemucca Grammar School, located in Winnemucca, Nevada, is a small elementary school. A federal count lists 305 students at the school, in pre-K through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Nevada) has about 480 students.
Humboldt enrolls 3,233 students in 13 schools, including Winnemucca Grammar School.
White students account for 56% of enrollment at Winnemucca Grammar School. The remaining students are 38% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Humboldt County is about 68% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Winnemucca Grammar School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
Its 14 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 21.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Nevada is 18.1:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Humboldt County.
allk12 grades Winnemucca Grammar School an A. The grade compares the school only with Nevada public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Winnemucca Grammar School is 32.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.9%.
Across Humboldt County, median household income is about $81,073, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Winnemucca Grammar School is among the 15 public schools in Humboldt County.
The nearest public school is Winnemucca Junior High School, at about 0.4 miles. Winnemucca Grammar School has 5 other public schools within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 337 in 2020-21 and 305 in 2024-25, a decrease of 32 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.7:1 to 21.8:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Humboldt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,289
Census ACS
Median income
$81,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Humboldt
- Albert M. Lowry High SchoolHigh · 951 students
- Winnemucca Junior High SchoolMiddle · 481 students
- Sonoma Heights ElementaryElementary · 468 students
- French Ford Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Grass Valley ElementaryElementary · 406 students
- McDermitt ElementaryElementary · 51 students
Other schools in Winnemucca
- Albert M. Lowry High SchoolHigh · 951 students
- Winnemucca Junior High SchoolMiddle · 481 students
- Sonoma Heights ElementaryElementary · 468 students
- French Ford Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Grass Valley ElementaryElementary · 406 students
- Humboldt Adult Education ProgramCombined
Nearby schools
- Winnemucca Junior High School0.4 mi · 481
- Sonoma Heights Elementary0.7 mi · 468
- Albert M. Lowry High School1.4 mi · 951
- French Ford Middle School1.4 mi · 438
- Grass Valley Elementary3.6 mi · 406
- Imlay Elementary School30.5 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Winnemucca Grammar SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Winnemucca Grammar School?
Winnemucca Grammar School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Winnemucca Grammar School serve?
Winnemucca Grammar School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Winnemucca Grammar School have?
Winnemucca Grammar School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Winnemucca Grammar School?
Student demographics at Winnemucca Grammar School are roughly 56% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Winnemucca Grammar School in?
Winnemucca Grammar School is part of Humboldt.
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