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Alice Smith Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1070 Beckwourth Drive, Reno, NV 89506 · (775) 677-5410 · Part of Washoe County School District

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

Directions
Students
512
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Alice Smith Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Nevada’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 30% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Reno kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Alice Smith ElementaryYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 42%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1070 Beckwourth Drive, Reno

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten85
Grade 161
Grade 268
Grade 383
Grade 490
Grade 585
Enrollment over time
731’20
745’21
501’22
532’23
512’24

Down 30% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 57%White 28%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 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 Alice Smith 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.