📍 100 Academic Way, Owyhee, Elko County, 89832
Owyhee High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Owyhee, Elko County. The school has 89 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elko County School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.4:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 69%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Owyhee High School enrolls 89 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% American Indian or Alaska Native, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 85 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 3.4% |
| White | 1 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
89 of the school's 89 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 89 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Owyhee High 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.
Owyhee High 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 89 students, Owyhee High 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