B
Washoe County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Reno and Sparks.
Reno’s School Grade B better than 63% of Nevada school districts
Students
63,412
Schools
113
Spent per student
$13,902
NV $14,868
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$1.2B
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Washoe County School District
- Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Nevada districts
- Spends 6% less per student than the NV average
- 20 students per teacher
- Debt of $1.2B, about $18,680 per student
The School Grade
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B: better than 63% of the 19 Nevada school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
BGraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C−The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Reno. Grade by grade →
PK–532 elementary schoolsThis district
6–89 middle schoolsThis district
9–126 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. NV
2021–22 · class of 2023Math proficiency32%
State average 28.4% · 33,274 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 43.5% · 33,288 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 81.4% · 5,168 in the class
100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,902 per student · 6% below NV
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 75%Federal 11%
Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
64,560’20
65,327’21
64,442’22
63,765’23
63,412’24
About steady since 2020–21.
Students
Hispanic 44%White 40%Two or more races 6%Asian 4%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%
Schools in the district
113 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nevada’s other public schools.
John Bohach Elementary School
A+686 students21:1
Van Gorder Elementary
A+649 students18:1
Stead Elementary
C647 students18:1
Lemmon Valley Elementary
B635 students18:1
Jwood Raw Elementary School
602 students19:1
Bud Beasley Elementary
A571 students18:1
Spanish Springs Elementary
A558 students18:1
Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School
A−532 students18:1
Esther Bennett Elementary
C−529 students15:1
High Desert Montessori
C+529 students
Brown Elementary
A514 students18:1
Alice Smith Elementary
C+512 students16:1
Sarah Winnemucca Elementary
B496 students18:1
Smithridge S.T.E.M. Academy
C+494 students16:1
Silver Lake Elementary
B+491 students21:1
Nick Poulakidas Elementary School
A+487 students18:1
Jesse Hall Elementary School
A480 students21:1
Lois Allen Elementary
C−478 students18:1
Rollan Melton Elementary
A+477 students18:1
Alyce Taylor Elementary
A469 students20:1
Caughlin Ranch Elementary
A+466 students21:1
Jessie Beck Elementary
A462 students18:1
Katherine Dunn Elementary
B+462 students18:1
George Westergard Elementary
A461 students18:1
Michael Inskeep Elementary School
451 students19:1
Double Diamond Elementary
B444 students16:1
Lincoln Park Elementary
D438 students17:1
Virginia Palmer Elementary
C419 students15:1
Donner Springs Elementary
B414 students15:1
Rita Cannan Elementary
D405 students19:1
Bernice Mathews Elementary
C398 students15:1
Huffaker Elementary
B+377 students17:1
Grace Warner Elementary
C+369 students22:1
Alice Maxwell Elementary
B+368 students15:1
Elizabeth Lenz Elementary
A+366 students17:1
Agnes Risley Elementary
D−363 students16:1
Glenn Duncan S.T.E.M. Academy
D348 students17:1
Peavine Elementary
A−345 students19:1
Robert Mitchell Elementary
C+336 students16:1
Echo Loder Elementary School
C−325 students16:1
Greenbrae Elementary
B−323 students16:1
Roger Corbett Elementary
C323 students17:1
Libby Booth Elementary
C321 students15:1
Anderson Elementary
C319 students14:1
Hunter Lake Elementary
A319 students23:1
Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary
A−312 students16:1
Marvin Moss Elementary
A−308 students14:1
Mamie Towles Elementary
A305 students18:1
Pleasant Valley Elementary
A289 students16:1
Elmcrest Elementary
C+287 students17:1
Nancy Gomes Elementary
B259 students17:1
Verdi Elementary
A−256 students18:1
Florence Drake Elementary
A254 students18:1
Dorothy Lemelson S.T.E.M. Academy Es
C−253 students14:1
Edwin S. Dodson Elementary
B241 students13:1
Hidden Valley Elementary
B+222 students13:1
Incline Elementary
B+221 students13:1
Mariposa Language and Learning Academy
C+210 students33:1
Kate Smith Elementary
B−186 students15:1
Marvin Picollo Elementary
C+91 students5:1
Gerlach K-12 School
22 students11:1
North Star Online School
A+575 students26:1
Ted Hunsberger Elementary
A+566 students21:1
Coral Academy Elementary-South
521 students33:1
Sun Valley Elementary
D520 students17:1
Desert Heights Elementary
C474 students18:1
Coral Academy Elementary
A−433 students22:1
Mount Rose K-8 Academy of Languages
A+420 students22:1
Roy Gomm Elementary
A+407 students22:1
Lena Juniper Elementary
B372 students15:1
Sierra Nevada Academy Charter
C251 students
Veterans Memorial S.T.E.M. Academy
C236 students14:1
Jerry Whitehead Elementary
B+234 students14:1
Coral Academy Elementary-Northwest
232 students33:1
Bailey Charter School
D−174 students14:1
Natchez Elementary
D121 students8:1
Turning Point
14 students1:1
Coral Academy Middle School
A588 students28:1
Sky Ranch Middle School
A1,206 students25:1
William Obrien Middle School
C1,067 students22:1
Darrel Swope Middle School
A1,027 students28:1
Billinghurst Middle School
B+993 students23:1
Lou Mendive Middle School
B−964 students21:1
Marce Herz Middle School
A957 students23:1
Kendyl Depoali Middle School
A−921 students26:1
Desert Skies Middle School
C−875 students19:1
Yvonne Shaw Middle School
A−785 students24:1
Edward L. Pine Middle School
C+740 students26:1
Archie Clayton Pre-A.P. Academy
B667 students22:1
Sparks Middle School
C−622 students19:1
George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy
C−613 students18:1
Cold Springs Middle School
C+612 students26:1
E. Otis Vaughn Middle School
D554 students18:1
Fred W. Traner Middle School
D530 students18:1
Incline Middle School
C+122 students8:1
Washoe Inspire Academy
C113 students
North Valleys High School
C+2,307 students25:1
Spanish Springs High School
B−2,131 students26:1
Edward C. Reed High School
B2,092 students24:1
Procter R. Hug High School
D2,008 students21:1
Reno High School
A1,741 students25:1
Damonte Ranch High School
A−1,738 students24:1
Robert McQueen High School
B+1,727 students26:1
Galena High School
A1,345 students26:1
Earl Wooster High School
C+1,338 students19:1
Sparks High School
D−1,211 students20:1
Academy of Arts Careers & Tech
A+572 students20:1
Coral Academy High School
A+396 students22:1
Incline High School
A304 students13:1
Academy For Career Education
B275 students24:1
enCompass Academy
D−153 students
Innovations High School
D149 students10:1
TMCC Magnet School
A+245 students
Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Nevada.