📍 100 Academic Way, Owyhee, Elko County, 89832
Owyhee Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Owyhee, Elko County. The school has 50 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elko County School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Owyhee Jr High School enrolls 50 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4% Hispanic or Latino and 2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 46 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 4% |
| White | 1 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
50 of the school's 50 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 50 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 Jr 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 Jr 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 50 students, Owyhee Jr 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
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