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Rita Cannan Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2450 Cannan Street, Reno, NV 89512 · (775) 353-5750 · Part of Washoe County School District

Reno’s School Grade B better than 63% of Nevada school districts

Directions
Students
405
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Rita Cannan Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Nevada’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Reno kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Rita Cannan ElementaryYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 42%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2450 Cannan Street, Reno

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K23
Kindergarten60
Grade 164
Grade 278
Grade 368
Grade 456
Grade 556
Enrollment over time
398’20
377’21
381’22
384’23
405’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 70%White 13%Black 8%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rita Cannan Elementary from Reno families.

Other schools in Washoe County School District

The district →
John Bohach Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A+
686 students21:1
Van Gorder Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A+
649 students18:1
Stead Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
C
647 students18:1
Lemmon Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
B
635 students18:1
Jwood Raw Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Reno
602 students19:1
Bud Beasley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A
571 students18:1

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; Reno’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.