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Schools in Empire

Empire’s public schools

Washoe County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Empire. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?54/94schools above Nevada’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Nevada’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
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
0
58,708 students on the public path
In brief

Empire’s schools, in brief

School by school

54 of Empire’s 94 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nevada’s 656 public schools. Roy Gomm Elementary places highest (better than 99%); Sparks High School lowest (2%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

67 elementary schools serve Empire, graded from D− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 19 middle schools and 14 high schools: 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. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Empire, with each school’s own grade.

67 schools teach K in Empire’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
John Bohach Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A+
686 students21:1Rate it →
Van Gorder Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A+
649 students18:1Rate it →
Stead Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C
647 students18:1Rate it →
Lemmon Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B
635 students18:1Rate it →
Jwood Raw Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
602 students19:1Rate it →
Bud Beasley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A
571 students18:1Rate it →
Ted Hunsberger Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Reno
A+
566 students21:1Rate it →
Spanish Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A
558 students18:1Rate it →
Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A−
532 students18:1Rate it →
Esther Bennett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
C−
529 students15:1Rate it →
Sun Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sparks
D
520 students17:1Rate it →
Brown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A
514 students18:1Rate it →
Alice Smith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C+
512 students16:1Rate it →
Sarah Winnemucca Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B
496 students18:1Rate it →
Smithridge S.T.E.M. Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C+
494 students16:1Rate it →
Silver Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B+
491 students21:1Rate it →
Nick Poulakidas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A+
487 students18:1Rate it →
Jesse Hall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A
480 students21:1Rate it →
Lois Allen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
C−
478 students18:1Rate it →
Rollan Melton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A+
477 students18:1Rate it →
Desert Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Reno
C
474 students18:1Rate it →
Alyce Taylor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A
469 students20:1Rate it →
Caughlin Ranch Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A+
466 students21:1Rate it →
Jessie Beck Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A
462 students18:1Rate it →
Katherine Dunn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
B+
462 students18:1Rate it →
George Westergard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A
461 students18:1Rate it →
Michael Inskeep Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
451 students19:1Rate it →
Double Diamond Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B
444 students16:1Rate it →
Lincoln Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
D
438 students17:1Rate it →
Mount Rose K-8 Academy of Languages
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Reno
A+
420 students22:1Rate it →
Virginia Palmer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
C
419 students15:1Rate it →
Donner Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B
414 students15:1Rate it →
Roy Gomm Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Reno
A+
407 students22:1Rate it →
Rita Cannan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
D
405 students19:1Rate it →
Bernice Mathews Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C
398 students15:1Rate it →
Huffaker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B+
377 students17:1Rate it →
Lena Juniper Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sparks
B
372 students15:1Rate it →
Grace Warner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C+
369 students22:1Rate it →
Alice Maxwell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
B+
368 students15:1Rate it →
Elizabeth Lenz Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A+
366 students17:1Rate it →
Agnes Risley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
D−
363 students16:1Rate it →
Glenn Duncan S.T.E.M. Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
D
348 students17:1Rate it →
Peavine Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A−
345 students19:1Rate it →
Robert Mitchell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
C+
336 students16:1Rate it →
Echo Loder Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C−
325 students16:1Rate it →
Greenbrae Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
B−
323 students16:1Rate it →
Roger Corbett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C
323 students17:1Rate it →
Libby Booth Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C
321 students15:1Rate it →
Anderson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C
319 students14:1Rate it →
Hunter Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A
319 students23:1Rate it →
Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A−
312 students16:1Rate it →
Marvin Moss Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A−
308 students14:1Rate it →
Mamie Towles Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A
305 students18:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A
289 students16:1Rate it →
Elmcrest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C+
287 students17:1Rate it →
Nancy Gomes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B
259 students17:1Rate it →
Verdi Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Verdi
A−
256 students18:1Rate it →
Florence Drake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A
254 students18:1Rate it →
Dorothy Lemelson S.T.E.M. Academy Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C−
253 students14:1Rate it →
Edwin S. Dodson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B
241 students13:1Rate it →
Veterans Memorial S.T.E.M. Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Reno
C
236 students14:1Rate it →
Jerry Whitehead Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sparks
B+
234 students14:1Rate it →
Hidden Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B+
222 students13:1Rate it →
Incline Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Incline Village
B+
221 students13:1Rate it →
Kate Smith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
B−
186 students15:1Rate it →
Natchez Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wadsworth
D
121 students8:1Rate it →
Gerlach K-12 School
Grades PK–12 · Gerlach
22 students11:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–567 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–819 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
9–1214 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Washoe County School 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

Empire vs. its neighbors

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

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Empire—Washoe County

Every school in Empire

97 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).

Also serving Empirein other towns
John Bohach Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A+
686 students21:1Rate it →
Van Gorder Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A+
649 students18:1Rate it →
Stead Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C
647 students18:1Rate it →
Lemmon Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B
635 students18:1Rate it →
Jwood Raw Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
602 students19:1Rate it →
Bud Beasley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A
571 students18:1Rate it →
Spanish Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A
558 students18:1Rate it →
Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A−
532 students18:1Rate it →
Esther Bennett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
C−
529 students15:1Rate it →
Brown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A
514 students18:1Rate it →
Alice Smith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C+
512 students16:1Rate it →
Sarah Winnemucca Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B
496 students18:1Rate it →
Smithridge S.T.E.M. Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C+
494 students16:1Rate it →
Silver Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B+
491 students21:1Rate it →
Nick Poulakidas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A+
487 students18:1Rate it →
Jesse Hall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A
480 students21:1Rate it →
Lois Allen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
C−
478 students18:1Rate it →
Rollan Melton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A+
477 students18:1Rate it →
Alyce Taylor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A
469 students20:1Rate it →
Caughlin Ranch Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A+
466 students21:1Rate it →
Jessie Beck Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A
462 students18:1Rate it →
Katherine Dunn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
B+
462 students18:1Rate it →
George Westergard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A
461 students18:1Rate it →
Michael Inskeep Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
451 students19:1Rate it →
Double Diamond Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B
444 students16:1Rate it →
Lincoln Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
D
438 students17:1Rate it →
Virginia Palmer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
C
419 students15:1Rate it →
Donner Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B
414 students15:1Rate it →
Rita Cannan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
D
405 students19:1Rate it →
Bernice Mathews Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C
398 students15:1Rate it →
Huffaker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B+
377 students17:1Rate it →
Grace Warner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C+
369 students22:1Rate it →
Alice Maxwell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
B+
368 students15:1Rate it →
Elizabeth Lenz Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A+
366 students17:1Rate it →
Agnes Risley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
D−
363 students16:1Rate it →
Glenn Duncan S.T.E.M. Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
D
348 students17:1Rate it →
Peavine Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A−
345 students19:1Rate it →
Robert Mitchell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
C+
336 students16:1Rate it →
Echo Loder Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C−
325 students16:1Rate it →
Greenbrae Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
B−
323 students16:1Rate it →
Roger Corbett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C
323 students17:1Rate it →
Libby Booth Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C
321 students15:1Rate it →
Anderson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C
319 students14:1Rate it →
Hunter Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A
319 students23:1Rate it →
Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A−
312 students16:1Rate it →
Marvin Moss Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A−
308 students14:1Rate it →
Mamie Towles Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A
305 students18:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
A
289 students16:1Rate it →
Elmcrest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C+
287 students17:1Rate it →
Nancy Gomes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B
259 students17:1Rate it →
Verdi Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Verdi
A−
256 students18:1Rate it →
Florence Drake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A
254 students18:1Rate it →
Dorothy Lemelson S.T.E.M. Academy Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C−
253 students14:1Rate it →
Edwin S. Dodson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B
241 students13:1Rate it →
Hidden Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B+
222 students13:1Rate it →
Incline Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Incline Village
B+
221 students13:1Rate it →
Kate Smith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
B−
186 students15:1Rate it →
Gerlach K-12 School
Grades PK–12 · Gerlach
22 students11:1Rate it →
Ted Hunsberger Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Reno
A+
566 students21:1Rate it →
Sun Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sparks
D
520 students17:1Rate it →
Desert Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Reno
C
474 students18:1Rate it →
Mount Rose K-8 Academy of Languages
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Reno
A+
420 students22:1Rate it →
Roy Gomm Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Reno
A+
407 students22:1Rate it →
Lena Juniper Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sparks
B
372 students15:1Rate it →
Veterans Memorial S.T.E.M. Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Reno
C
236 students14:1Rate it →
Jerry Whitehead Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sparks
B+
234 students14:1Rate it →
Natchez Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wadsworth
D
121 students8:1Rate it →
Sky Ranch Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sparks
A
1,206 students25:1Rate it →
William Obrien Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Reno
C
1,067 students22:1Rate it →
Darrel Swope Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Reno
A
1,027 students28:1Rate it →
Billinghurst Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Reno
B+
993 students23:1Rate it →
Lou Mendive Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sparks
B−
964 students21:1Rate it →
Marce Herz Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Reno
A
957 students23:1Rate it →
Kendyl Depoali Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Reno
A−
921 students26:1Rate it →
Desert Skies Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sun Valley
C−
875 students19:1Rate it →
Yvonne Shaw Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sparks
A−
785 students24:1Rate it →
Edward L. Pine Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Reno
C+
740 students26:1Rate it →
Archie Clayton Pre-A.P. Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Reno
B
667 students22:1Rate it →
Sparks Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sparks
C−
622 students19:1Rate it →
George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sparks
C−
613 students18:1Rate it →
Cold Springs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Reno
C+
612 students26:1Rate it →
E. Otis Vaughn Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Reno
D
554 students18:1Rate it →
Fred W. Traner Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Reno
D
530 students18:1Rate it →
Incline Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Incline Village
C+
122 students8:1Rate 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 Empire’s schools

Are Empire’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Empire. Washoe County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Empire. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 54 of its 94 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nevada’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Empire in?

Washoe County School District.

Where do Empire 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.

Parents talk

What Empire families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.