North Nevada News

The majority of students in Elko County schools were white in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

Of the 5,077 students attending schools in the county, 56.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second most represented ethnicity, making up 35.1% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Elko County, representing 55.6% of the student body.

Elko High School had the most diverse student body in the county, which included white, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaskan Native, multiracial, Asian, and Black.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county dropped to 49.9% compared to the previous year.

Data indicates significant achievement gaps in Nevada, particularly for Hispanic and Black students. During the 2023-24 academic year, Hispanic students, representing 44.9% of the state's student body, achieved proficiency rates of 23.5% in math and 32.9% in English Language Arts (ELA). These rates lag approximately 20 percentage points behind their white peers.

The gap is even more pronounced for Black students, who demonstrated average math proficiency of 16.9% and ELA proficiency of 26.9%.

Currently, Nevada has roughly one teacher for every 22 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

School name	Most Prevalent Ethnic Group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Elko High School	White	47.4%	1,433
Spring Creek High School	White	80%	897
Spring Creek Middle School	White	81%	728
Flagview Intermediate School	White	51%	686
Adobe Middle School	White	50.5%	681
Liberty Peak Elementary School	White	82.9%	644
Mountain View Elementary School	White	59.1%	555
Southside Elementary School	Hispanic	67.6%	553
West Wendover Elementary School	Hispanic	77.2%	448
Sage Elementary School	White	77.2%	417
Spring Creek Elementary School	White	84.9%	411
Northside Elementary School	White	55.9%	354
Grammar School 2	White	54.5%	334
West Wendover High School	Hispanic	78.4%	310
Elko Institute for Academic Achievement	White	52.8%	309
West Wendover Middle School	Hispanic	82.2%	208
Carlin Elementary School	White	74.9%	183
Owyhee Elementary School	American Indian/Alaskan Native	85.5%	172
Wells Elementary School	White	52.3%	153
Wells High School	White	57.6%	99
Carlin High School	White	77.1%	96
Owyhee High School	American Indian/Alaskan Native	93.3%	89
Jackpot Elementary School	Hispanic	59.5%	74
Northeastern Nevada Virtual Academy	White	66.7%	60
Owyhee Junior High School	American Indian/Alaskan Native	89.5%	57
Carlin Junior High School	White	83.9%	56
Wells Junior High School	White	60.8%	51
Jackpot High School	Hispanic	65.2%	46
Independence High School	Black	58.7%	46
Battle Born Youth Challenge Academy	White	53.8%	39