📍 1378 Lake Avenue, Wells, Elko County, 89835
Wells Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wells, Elko County. The school has 171 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elko County School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wells Elementary School enrolls 171 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 83 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 9.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
96 of the school's 171 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 93 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wells Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-20, state senate district 19, state house district 33.
Wells Elementary School is one of 35 schools in Elko, based in ELKO, Nevada. The district serves 9,539 students district-wide and employs 523 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 171 students, Wells Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 273 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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