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Sonoma Heights Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

1500 Melarkey Street, Winnemucca, NV 89445 · (775) 623-8165 · Part of Humboldt County School District

Winnemucca’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Nevada school districts

Directions
Students
468
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Sonoma Heights Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of Nevada’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Winnemucca kids: Winnemucca Junior High School

On the path

Where Winnemucca kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Sonoma Heights ElementaryYou are here
7–8Winnemucca Junior High School481 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 42%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Nevada’s 656 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1500 Melarkey Street, Winnemucca

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten87
Grade 189
Grade 294
Grade 394
Grade 4104
Enrollment over time
475’20
486’21
464’22
469’23
468’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 47%White 44%Two or more races 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sonoma Heights Elementary from Winnemucca families.

Other schools in Humboldt County School District

The district →
Grass Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Winnemucca
C+
406 students16:1
Winnemucca Grammar School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Winnemucca
B
305 students22:1
McDermitt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McDermitt
D−
51 students26:1
Orovada School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Orovada
B−
34 students11:1
Paradise Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Paradise Valley
24 students12:1
Kings River
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Kings River
8 students8:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Nevada’s other public schools; Winnemucca’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.