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Esmeralda Schools

Schools graded

Cities served

Students

Students per teacher

29.7

Grades

Pre-K to 12

Area

3,582 sq mi

State

Esmeralda is a public school district in Nevada, based in Esmeralda County (Dyer). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.

Esmeralda on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Esmeralda

Average SchoolGrade

D-

Meeting or exceeding expectations

Exceeding

Avg actual scores

18%

Avg projected

18%

1 of 4 schools in Esmeralda carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:

D: 1

Every school in Esmeralda

High schools (1)

Esmeralda Virtual High School, Dyer

Elementary and primary schools (3)

D- Dyer Elementary School, Dyer
Goldfield Elementary School, Goldfield
Silver Peak Elementary School, Silver Peak

Where Esmeralda schools are

Cities and towns served (3)

About this district

State: Best schools in Nevada
County: Esmeralda County
Type: regular local school district
Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
Enrollment: 89 students with 3 full-time-equivalent teachers and 15 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
NCES district ID: 3200150
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

Nearby school districts

Nye (25 schools, 65 mi)
Mineral (4 schools, 66 mi)
Lyon (18 schools, 121 mi)
Churchill (6 schools, 126 mi)
Douglas (14 schools, 133 mi)
Carson City (12 schools, 149 mi)
Lander (4 schools, 150 mi)
Lincoln (8 schools, 151 mi)

Questions about Esmeralda

How many schools are in Esmeralda?

SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in Esmeralda, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Esmeralda serve?

The largest by graded schools: Dyer, Goldfield, Silver Peak.

How good are the schools in Esmeralda?

Across the 1 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 18% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 18%. 0% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Esmeralda?

89 students were enrolled in Esmeralda in the 2023-24 school year, about 29.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Esmeralda?

Esmeralda is in Nevada, based in Esmeralda County, with its district office in Dyer. Its boundary covers about 3,582 sq mi.