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Best Elementary Schools in Lyon County, NV

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Schools

3,724

Students

Top rankedDayton Elementary School236^th of 376 Nevada elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Dayton Elementary School up 37 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Fernley Elementary School 15.7 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2026)					SBAC Reading (2026)					SBAC Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 4th Grade	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 5th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dayton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	285 Dayton Valley Road	Dayton	89403	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 246-6262	451	27	16.7	37.7%	288 (63.9%)	2 (0.4%)	120 (26.6%)	13 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.9%)	32.5	236^th of 376 public elementary schools	37.2%		24.1	273^rd of 379 public elementary schools	28.0%	37	25.8	31.1	27.4	30.0	28.5	33.8	45.9	50.0	36.0	41.7			$13,893	$831	$13,062
Fernley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	450 Hardie Lane	Fernley	89408	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 575-3420	442	28	15.7	44.3%	238 (53.8%)	6 (1.4%)	143 (32.4%)	5 (1.1%)	10 (2.3%)	6 (1.4%)	34 (7.7%)	15.2	332^nd of 376 public elementary schools	11.7%		18.9	303^rd of 379 public elementary schools	20.1%	29	28.0	22.6			25.4	29.2	29.3			29.2			$15,525	$895	$14,629
Yerington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	112 N. California Street	Yerington	89447	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 463-6844	465	23	20.2	51.2%	190 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	207 (44.5%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.2%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.4%)	17.5	311^th of 376 public elementary schools	17.3%		14.4	333^rd of 379 public elementary schools	12.1%	22	30.5	16.4			23.0	35.2	30.3			32.6			$13,711	$998	$12,712
Silver Stage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3900 W. Spruce Avenue	Silver Springs	89429	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 577-5060	398	21	18.9	55.0%	297 (74.6%)	4 (1.0%)	75 (18.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	13.3	344^th of 376 public elementary schools	8.5%		6.4	376^th of 379 public elementary schools	0.8%	32	28.1	25.6			26.8	19.7	29.1			24.6			$16,830	$990	$15,840
Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	925 Farm District Road	Fernley	89408	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 575-3414	572	28	20.4	42.3%	306 (53.5%)	6 (1.0%)	209 (36.5%)	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.8%)	19.9	296^th of 376 public elementary schools	21.3%		16.2	322^nd of 379 public elementary schools	15.0%	26	28.3	40.2			33.5	21.9	31.0			25.8			$12,482	$881	$11,601
Sutro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	190 Dayton Village Parkway	Dayton	89403	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 246-6270	426	24	17.7	37.1%	236 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (37.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.6%)	25.1	271^st of 376 public elementary schools	27.9%		27.7	259^th of 379 public elementary schools	31.7%	12	44.0	26.7	15.9	17.6	25.3	50.0	28.5	30.4	32.3	35.0			$14,790	$868	$13,923
East Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4180 Farm District Road	Fernley	89408	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 575-3332	518	24	21.5	30.5%	296 (57.1%)	17 (3.3%)	135 (26.1%)	13 (2.5%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (8.9%)	29.4	247^th of 376 public elementary schools	34.3%		45.6	187^th of 379 public elementary schools	50.7%	60	38.7	36.8			37.6	34.4	33.3			33.8			$13,695	$839	$12,856
Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 Ferretto Parkway	Dayton	89403	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 246-6170	452	27	16.7	29.4%	298 (65.9%)	2 (0.4%)	120 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.1%)	25.1	272^nd of 376 public elementary schools	27.7%		22.4	283^rd of 379 public elementary schools	25.3%	11	41.5	31.4	20.3	17.9	26.8	30.1	29.6	50.0	29.8	35.2			$14,876	$833	$14,043

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