Summary:
The city of Ely, Nevada is home to 6 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools, serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The schools in this area display a wide range of academic performance, with Learning Bridge, a public charter elementary/middle school, standing out as the highest-performing school in the data set. Meanwhile, the traditional public schools in the White Pine County School District face challenges with low proficiency rates, high poverty, and chronic absenteeism.
Learning Bridge is consistently ranked among the top 37-143 elementary schools in the state and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on SBAC math and reading assessments are significantly higher than the district and state averages. In contrast, David E Norman Elementary and White Pine Middle School have lower proficiency rates, with only 23.8% and 32.3% of students proficient in reading, respectively.
Across the district, schools face high rates of poverty, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism, at 26.6%. Spending per student and student-teacher ratios also vary significantly, from around $7,000 per student and a 21.9 student-teacher ratio at Learning Bridge to $15,914 per student and a 91.9 student-teacher ratio at White Pine Middle School. These resource differences may be contributing to the disparities in academic performance observed across the schools in Ely, Nevada.
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