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Desert Heights Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

13948 Mount Bismark Street, Reno, NV 89506 · (775) 677-5444 · Part of Washoe County School District

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

Directions
Students
474
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Desert Heights Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Nevada’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 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 →

K–5Desert Heights ElementaryYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts24%
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 ↗

13948 Mount Bismark Street, Reno

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten67
Grade 178
Grade 277
Grade 385
Grade 478
Grade 589
Enrollment over time
472’20
506’21
463’22
507’23
474’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 52%White 27%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 8%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Desert Heights 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.