Enrollment
153
Elementary
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS·NCES 320009000124
Zephyr Cove Elementary School
226 Warrior Way, Zephyr Cove, NV 89448 · (775) 588-4574 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL153 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Nevada public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
36 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 6 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
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Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.2%
NV avg 45.8% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
48.6%
NV avg 35.6% . +15.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.2% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 33.3% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Zephyr Cove Elementary School
Zephyr Cove Elementary School's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zephyr Cove Elementary School this school | 153 | 23.5% | 41.8% |
| Learning Bridge Ely | 166 | 18.7% | 33.0% |
| Eureka Elementary School Eureka | 122 | 18.9% | 57.5% |
| Hugh Gallagher Elementary School Virginia City | 118 | 22.9% | 51.2% |
| Pinon Hills Elementary School Minden | 256 | 20.3% | 59.6% |
| Honors Academy of Literature Reno | 208 | 17.8% | 34.6% |
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 Zephyr Cove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #111 of 367 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #112 of 388 ▲ 80 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #163 of 390 ▲ 43 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 153 | #391 of 442 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #360 of 386 | #6 of 7 |
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
153
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 341
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 | 153 | N/A | N/A | 24% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 151 | N/A | N/A | 21% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 149 | 9.7 | 15.4:1 | 26% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 154 | 12 | 12.8:1 | 27% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 178 | 12.5 | 14.2:1 | 38% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 181 | 10 | 18.1:1 | 38% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 11 | 18.1:1 | 26% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 18 | 16.3:1 | 18% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 19 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zephyr Cove Elementary School.
About Zephyr Cove Elementary School
As a very small elementary school, Zephyr Cove Elementary School serves students in Zephyr Cove, Nevada. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 153 students. Across elementary schools in Nevada, the average enrollment is about 480.
Zephyr Cove Elementary School is one of the 15 schools that make up Douglas (4,927 students in total).
The student body at Zephyr Cove Elementary School is 74% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
The school reported 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Douglas County, the average is 34%.
Among Nevada public elementary schools, Zephyr Cove Elementary School outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.7% for Zephyr Cove Elementary School. The school posts 41.8%, 7.9 points below the prediction.
The school is in Douglas County, where median household income comes to about $90,754, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Douglas County counts 16 public schools with about 4,927 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, George Whittell High School, is the closest to Zephyr Cove Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Zephyr Cove Elementary School. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Zephyr Cove Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Zephyr Cove Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Zephyr Cove Elementary School had 154 students in 2020-21 and 153 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,623
Census ACS
Median income
$90,754
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,927 students
Quick facts
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- George Whittell High School0.2 mi · 139
- Bijou Community5.0 mi · 422
- Elevated Digital Learning Academy5.3 mi · 116
- South Tahoe Middle5.5 mi · 716
- Blue Ridge5.5 mi · 12
- Tahoe Valley Elementary7.0 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Zephyr Cove Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Zephyr Cove Elementary School?
Zephyr Cove Elementary School enrolls approximately 153 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Zephyr Cove Elementary School serve?
Zephyr Cove Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Zephyr Cove Elementary School?
Approximately unreported students per teacher at Zephyr Cove Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Zephyr Cove Elementary School?
Student demographics at Zephyr Cove Elementary School are roughly 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Zephyr Cove Elementary School?
Zephyr Cove Elementary School is overseen by Douglas in Douglas County.
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