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Enrollment
402
Middle
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYON·NCES 320030000312
Yerington Intermediate School
215 Pearl Street, Yerington, NV 89447 · (775) 463-6833 · Lyon County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
402 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 85%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 106 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 26% |
Student demographics
65%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
28.4%
NV avg 45.8% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
17.6%
NV avg 35.6% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.4% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 20.8% |
% 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
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
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 Yerington Intermediate School
Yerington Intermediate School's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yerington Intermediate School this school | 402 | 100.0% | 22.5% |
| Hughes Charles Arthur Middle School Mesquite | 552 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
| Cold Springs Middle School RENO | 612 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| Silverland Middle School Fernley | 677 | 100.0% | 24.6% |
| Carson Middle School Carson City | 833 | 100.0% | 31.5% |
| Dayton Intermediate School Dayton | 356 | 100.0% | 23.7% |
Matched among Nevada middle 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 Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #62 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #63 of 98 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #63 of 98 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #86 of 113 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #6 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #35 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #63 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #67 of 68 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
402
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 402 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 100% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 22.5 | 17.8:1 | 100% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 22 | 18.3:1 | 100% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 100% (405) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 22 | 18.6:1 | 65% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 21 | 17.8:1 | 64% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 22 | 17.0:1 | 61% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 27 | 17.3:1 | 52% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 19 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yerington Intermediate School.
About Yerington Intermediate School
Yerington Intermediate School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Yerington, Nevada. Enrollment stands at 402 students, covering grades 5 through 8. That is 48% below the average of about 767 students for middle schools in Nevada.
Within Lyon, Yerington Intermediate School is one of 19 schools. The district enrolls 9,169 students.
Of every 100 students at Yerington Intermediate School, about 43 are White, the largest group. The school is also 39% Hispanic, 10% Native American, and 7% multiracial. That is lower than the 74% White share among all Lyon County residents. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Yerington Intermediate School are from different groups.
Yerington Intermediate School reports a ratio of 16.8 students per teacher, from 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 22.4:1 average for middle schools in Nevada is 5.7 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Yerington Intermediate School, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Lyon County is similar, at 100%.
Yerington Intermediate School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.5%, compared with a predicted 32.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Nevada schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Lyon County, the median household earns about $80,812 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Lyon County has 20 public schools with about 9,169 students, including Yerington Intermediate School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Yerington High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Yerington Intermediate School places 5th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 402, starting from 405.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Yerington High SchoolHigh · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Yerington High School0.1 mi · 413
- Yerington Elementary School0.2 mi · 465
- Smith Valley Schools15.8 mi · 178
- Schurz Elementary19.2 mi · 59
- Riverview Elementary School28.0 mi · 452
- Dayton High School28.0 mi · 748
Frequently asked questions
About Yerington Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Yerington Intermediate School?
Yerington Intermediate School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Yerington Intermediate School serve?
Yerington Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Yerington Intermediate School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Yerington Intermediate School.
What is the student diversity at Yerington Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Yerington Intermediate School are roughly 43% White, 39% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Yerington Intermediate School in?
Yerington Intermediate School is part of Lyon.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.