Yerington Intermediate School

Yerington Intermediate School is one of the cozy 6-8 campuss in Yerington, Nevada, overseen by Lyon, with 402 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. That puts it 48% below the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 767 students.

Within Lyon, which oversees 19 schools and 9,169 students, Yerington Intermediate School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Yerington Intermediate School shows that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 39% Hispanic, 10% Native American, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Yerington Intermediate School records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.4:1, putting Yerington Intermediate School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Yerington Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Yerington Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lyon County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,812 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Lyon County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,169 students), of which Yerington Intermediate School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Yerington High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Yerington Intermediate School comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 26.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 410 students in 2018 compared to 402 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

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