📍 100 Academic Way, Owyhee, Elko County, 89832
Owyhee Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Owyhee, Elko County. The school has 173 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elko County School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 28.8:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Owyhee Elementary School enrolls 173 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 28.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% American Indian or Alaska Native, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 145 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 4% |
| White | 2 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
173 of the school's 173 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 172 qualify for free lunch and 1 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 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.
Owyhee 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 173 students, Owyhee 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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