For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 78 students in Esmeralda School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Nevada.
Public Middle Schools in Esmeralda School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Nevada public middle school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 45% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 51% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nevada public middle school average of 72% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NV)
# Schools
4 Schools
223 Schools
# Students
89 Students
152,135 Students
# Teachers
2 Teachers
5,989 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
34:1
34:1
District Rank
Esmeralda School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 20 school districts in Nevada (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#19 out of 20 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
26%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.71
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,157 Students
% American Indian Students
3%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
9,370 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
6%
# Hispanic Students
36 Students
66,431 Students
% Hispanic Students
41%
44%
# Black Students
2 Students
18,060 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
43 Students
42,810 Students
% White Students
48%
28%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
2,283 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
5 Students
11,899 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
8%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
13
355
# Students in K Grade:
4
4,048
# Students in 1st Grade:
7
4,357
# Students in 2nd Grade:
9
4,415
# Students in 3rd Grade:
9
4,400
# Students in 4th Grade:
5
4,519
# Students in 5th Grade:
8
4,920
# Students in 6th Grade:
6
34,882
# Students in 7th Grade:
8
36,619
# Students in 8th Grade:
9
36,952
# Students in 9th Grade:
1
4,434
# Students in 10th Grade:
4
4,438
# Students in 11th Grade:
4
4,174
# Students in 12th Grade:
2
3,431
# Ungraded Students:
-
191
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $33,045 is higher than the state median of $12,085. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $34,011 is higher than the state median of $12,248. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$5,795 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$5,873 MM
Revenue / Student
$33,045
$12,085
Spending / Student
$34,011
$12,248
Best Esmeralda School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Silver Peak Elementary School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50% )
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
500 Galena St.
Silverpeak, NV 89047
(775) 937-2261
Silverpeak, NV 89047
(775) 937-2261
Grades: PK-8
| 11 students
Rank: #22.
Goldfield Elementary School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
5th & Ramsey
Dyer, NV 89010
(775) 485-3215
Dyer, NV 89010
(775) 485-3215
Grades: PK-8
| 22 students
Rank: #33.
Dyer Elementary School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Hwy 264 Mm 11
Dyer, NV 89010
(775) 572-3250
Dyer, NV 89010
(775) 572-3250
Grades: PK-8
| 45 students
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