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Schools in Cold Springs · Washoe County School District

Cold Springs’s public schools outscore 63% of Nevada districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Cold Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 32% of students in Cold Springs’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Nevada average (28%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Nevada, not nationally.

#7of 42 Nevada townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Nevada state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
46%
▲ 2 pts vs NV 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 4 pts vs NV 28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
81%
▼ 0 pts vs NV 81%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 6% vs NV $14.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.8
NV 19.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
20,103 students on the public path
In brief

Cold Springs’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 47 Nevada towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cold Springs’s, its schools beat 57%, lower than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 44% and 28% statewide; 81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,902 per student, against $14,868 across Nevada (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and 14 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cold Springs’s grade

B Test scoresC− Graduation

B: better than 63% of Nevada school districts, #7 of 42 Nevada towns. Test scores are above the Nevada average; graduation is below it.

Nevada school districts we grade (19)Better than 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
Nevada towns with similar household incomes (47)Better than 57%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 33,281 test results and a graduating class of 5,168 could put Cold Springs anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Cold Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (33,274 in math, 33,288 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cold Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
6–8Cold Springs Middle SchoolWashoe County School DistrictC+
9–1214 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+

Cold Springs’s public schools are run by Washoe County School District, which also serves Reno and Sparks. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Washoe County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 113 schools · 63,412 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 19.8 per teacher (NV 19.3)
$13,902NV $14,868 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 43.5% · 33288 students tested
Math32%
State average 28.4% · 33274 students tested

Cold Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nevada towns that share Cold Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cold SpringsBWashoe County
RenoBWashoe County

Every school in Cold Springs

17 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nevada’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Cold Springsby address
Michael Inskeep Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
451 students19:1Rate it →
Nancy Gomes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B
259 students17:1Rate it →
Cold Springs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Reno
C+
612 students26:1Rate it →
Also serving Cold Springsin other towns
Gerlach K-12 School
Grades PK–12 · Gerlach
22 students11:1Rate it →
North Valleys High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Reno
C+
2,307 students25:1Rate it →
Spanish Springs High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sparks
B−
2,131 students26:1Rate it →
Edward C. Reed High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sparks
B
2,092 students24:1Rate it →
Procter R. Hug High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sparks
D
2,008 students21:1Rate it →
Reno High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Reno
A
1,741 students25:1Rate it →
Damonte Ranch High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Reno
A−
1,738 students24:1Rate it →
Robert McQueen High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Reno
B+
1,727 students26:1Rate it →
Galena High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Reno
A
1,345 students26:1Rate it →
Earl Wooster High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Reno
C+
1,338 students19:1Rate it →
Sparks High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sparks
D−
1,211 students20:1Rate it →
Academy of Arts Careers & Tech
High · Grades 9–12 · Reno
A+
572 students20:1Rate it →
Incline High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Incline Village
A
304 students13:1Rate it →
TMCC Magnet School
High · Grades 10–12 · Reno
A+
245 studentsRate it →

Questions about Cold Springs’s schools

Are Cold Springs’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Nevada: the public schools Cold Springs children attend outscore 63% of Nevada’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #7 of 42 Nevada towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cold Springs in?

Washoe County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 63,412 students in 113 schools (2024–25).

Where do Cold Springs kids go to high school?

One of 14 high schools, depending on your address: North Valleys High School, Spanish Springs High School, Edward C. Reed High School, Procter R. Hug High School, Reno High School, Damonte Ranch High School, Robert McQueen High School, Galena High School, Earl Wooster High School, Sparks High School, Academy of Arts Careers & Tech, Incline High School, TMCC Magnet School and Gerlach K-12 School.

What is Cold Springs’s graduation rate?

81% of the class of 2023 in Washoe County School District graduated in four years, against 81% across Nevada.

How much does Cold Springs spend per student?

$13,902 in Washoe County School District (FY2024), against $14,868 across Nevada. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Nevada. Stars are from neighbors.