Numa Elementary School

Numa Elementary School is a 455-student campus serving grades 4 and 5 at 601 Discovery Way in Fallon, Nevada. It is one of three elementary campuses in the Churchill County School District, and because it is the district's only tested campus at those grade levels, Numa's grade-level results are also the district's results at those grades. Students arrive from Lahontan Elementary (K–1) and E C Best Elementary (2–3), both less than two miles away.

Numa's statewide standing has fallen from the 53rd percentile in 2018–19 to the 18th percentile in 2025–26, and the school has held a 1-star rating for three consecutive years. Reading is its relative strength — 34.4% proficient versus 25.6% in math — while science is the clearest gap at 9.9% proficient, roughly 39% of the state rate; Numa has never exceeded 12.4% in science in any year of data. A key point for families: the school's own scores have stayed roughly flat while the state improved, which is why its statewide rank keeps dropping even though the numbers look similar year to year.

Compared with nearby E C Best Elementary, Numa posts similar math results but clearly stronger reading. Its attendance beat both district and state averages for four straight years before chronic absenteeism rose to 27.9% in 2025–26. Per-student spending grew 40% in four years and class sizes fell from 19.7 to 17.1 students per teacher, yet outcomes did not measurably improve. The wider picture is a community-wide pattern rather than one struggling school: all three Fallon elementaries report 100% free/reduced lunch eligibility, and Churchill County School District ranks 11th of 12 Nevada districts.