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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYON·NCES 320030000179
Yerington Elementary School
112 N. California Street, Yerington, NV 89447 · (775) 463-6844 · Lyon County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
465 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 85%
Community
1
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 | 29 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 32% smaller than its 4th grade class (98).
Student demographics
63%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
24.1%
NV avg 45.8% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
27.1%
NV avg 35.6% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.1% | 27.1% |
| 2023-24 | 22.7% | 23.1% |
% 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
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 Yerington Elementary School
Yerington Elementary School's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yerington Elementary School this school | 465 | 100.0% | 24.3% |
| Sonoma Heights Elementary Winnemucca | 468 | 100.0% | 44.5% |
| Bordewich/Bray Elementary Carson City | 539 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
| Hafen Elementary School Pahrump | 413 | 100.0% | 31.6% |
| Manse Elementary School Pahrump | 535 | 100.0% | 25.1% |
| Lena Juniper Elementary SPARKS | 372 | 100.0% | 41.3% |
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 Yerington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Lyon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #293 of 367 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #274 of 388 ▲ 12 | #3 of 8 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #351 of 390 ▼ 9 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #247 of 442 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #312 of 379 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #178 of 381 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #256 of 386 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #228 of 304 | #2 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
465
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 465 | 23 | 20.2:1 | 100% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 22 | 21.2:1 | 100% (464) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 26.5 | 18.1:1 | 100% (481) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 100% (450) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 73% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 73% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 63% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 59% (317) |
| 1990-91 | 530 | 24 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yerington Elementary School.
About Yerington Elementary School
Yerington Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Yerington, Nevada. It had 465 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 4.
District-wide, Lyon has 19 schools and 9,169 students.
The student body at Yerington Elementary School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 45%. The next largest groups are 41% White, 8% Native American, and 5% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 25 points above the 20% share among Lyon County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
Its ratio of 20.2:1 is based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Nevada have an average ratio of 18.1:1. In all, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Lyon County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Yerington Elementary School is 32.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.3%.
The county, Lyon County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $80,812 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Yerington Elementary School, Lyon County has 20 public schools.
Yerington Elementary School's nearest public school is Yerington Intermediate School (about 0.2 miles). In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Yerington Elementary School. Yerington Elementary School places 3rd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Yerington Elementary School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
The school grew from 450 students in 2020-21 to 465 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.1:1 to 20.2:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Yerington
- Yerington High SchoolHigh · 413 students
- Yerington Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 402 students
Nearby schools
- Yerington Intermediate School0.2 mi · 402
- Yerington High School0.2 mi · 413
- Smith Valley Schools15.6 mi · 178
- Schurz Elementary19.2 mi · 59
- Dayton High School28.1 mi · 748
- Riverview Elementary School28.1 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About Yerington Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Yerington Elementary School?
Yerington Elementary School enrolls approximately 465 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Yerington Elementary School serve?
Yerington Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Yerington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Yerington Elementary School is approximately 20.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Yerington Elementary School?
At Yerington Elementary School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 45% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Yerington Elementary School?
Yerington Elementary School is overseen by Lyon in Lyon County.
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