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Pahranagat Valley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
107th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools
Better than 72% of Nevada elementary schools
Summary

Pahranagat Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Alamo, Nevada, serving grades PK-5 with 167 students. The school consistently ranks in the top 30% of Lincoln district elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pahranagat Valley Elementary School has demonstrated strong academic performance, outperforming the Lincoln district and state of Nevada in both mathematics and reading proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's mathematics proficiency rate was 44.2%, compared to 42.6% for the district and 35.4% for the state. Similarly, the school's reading proficiency rate was 54.2%, exceeding the district's 56.6% and the state's 45.6%. The school's 3rd-grade students performed particularly well, with 55.5% proficient in mathematics and 48.1% in reading.

However, Pahranagat Valley Elementary School has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.9% in 2022-2023 to 26.6% in 2024-2025, in contrast to overall improvements at the district and state levels. The school serves a relatively high proportion of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 42.51% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Despite this, the school's performance for these students is on par with the district and state averages, suggesting effective support and resource allocation.

161
Students ?
19.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,884
Per pupil spending ?
42.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 593 Broadway
       Alamo, NV  89001

(775) 725-3351

District: Lincoln


Students who attend Pahranagat Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Pahranagat Valley Middle School
High:    Pahranagat Valley High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
85.1%
Hispanic:
8.1%
Two or more races:
5.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2009 → 72nd in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Nevada average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2009
✓Above the Nevada median (72nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school49%
District avg50%
Nevada avg41%
107th of 379
Nevada public elementary schools ?
Top 28%▲ up 14 pts since 2018
From top 42% (2018) to top 28% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Lincoln
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
202567.0107 of 37971.8%★★★★☆
202466.5107 of 37771.6%★★★★☆
202367.899 of 38474.2%★★★★☆
202267.595 of 38075.0%★★★★☆
201959.0149 of 38861.6%★★★☆☆
201855.5144 of 34157.8%★★★☆☆
201466.6114 of 33265.7%★★★☆☆
201320.7280 of 33015.2%★☆☆☆☆
200938.8170 of 29241.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201850.9157 of 33052.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201841.7187 of 32141.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201847.5164 of 33250.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201843.8141 of 24742.9%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Female (2018)52nd percentile-5 vs school
Male (2018)51st percentile-7 vs school
White (2018)43rd percentile-15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2018)42nd percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?
Reading54%+9 vs state
Mathematics44%+9 vs state

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Pahranagat Valley Elementary School ranks 107th of 379 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Pahranagat Valley Elementary School are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Students who attend Pahranagat Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pahranagat Valley Middle School
High : Pahranagat Valley High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 161 students attended Pahranagat Valley Elementary School.


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