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Schools in Spanish Springs · Washoe County School District

Spanish Springs’s public schools outscore 63% of Nevada districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Spanish Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 32% of students in Spanish Springs’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Nevada average (28%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Nevada, not nationally.

#7of 42 Nevada townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Nevada state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
46%
▲ 2 pts vs NV 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 4 pts vs NV 28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
81%
▼ 0 pts vs NV 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
6
4,423 students on the public path
In brief

Spanish Springs’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 20 Nevada towns with household incomes within a quarter of Spanish Springs’s, its schools beat 30%, lower than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 44% and 28% statewide; 81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,902 per student, against $14,868 across Nevada (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Yvonne Shaw Middle School, then Spanish Springs High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada is in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Spanish Springs’s grade

B Test scoresC− Graduation

B: better than 63% of Nevada school districts, #7 of 42 Nevada towns. Test scores are above the Nevada average; graduation is below it.

Nevada school districts we grade (19)Better than 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
Nevada towns with similar household incomes (20)Better than 30%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 33,281 test results and a graduating class of 5,168 could put Spanish Springs anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Spanish Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (33,274 in math, 33,288 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Spanish Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
6–8Yvonne Shaw Middle SchoolWashoe County School DistrictA−
9–12Spanish Springs High SchoolWashoe County School DistrictB−

Spanish Springs’s public schools are run by Washoe County School District, which also serves Reno and Sparks. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the 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

Spanish Springs vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spanish SpringsBWashoe County
SparksBWashoe County

Every school in Spanish Springs

6 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).

District schools in Spanish Springsby address
Spanish Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A
558 students18:1Rate it →
Jesse Hall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A
480 students21:1Rate it →
Alyce Taylor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A
469 students20:1Rate it →
Yvonne Shaw Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sparks
A−
785 students24:1Rate it →
Spanish Springs High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sparks
B−
2,131 students26:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Sparks
A
Charter
1,033 students24:1Rate it →

Questions about Spanish Springs’s schools

Are Spanish Springs’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Nevada: the public schools Spanish Springs children attend outscore 63% of Nevada’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #7 of 42 Nevada towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Spanish Springs in?

Washoe County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 63,412 students in 113 schools (2024–25).

Where do Spanish Springs kids go to high school?

Spanish Springs High School in Sparks, with 2,131 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Spanish Springs’s graduation rate?

81% of the class of 2023 in Washoe County School District graduated in four years, against 81% across Nevada.

How much does Spanish Springs spend per student?

$13,902 in Washoe County School District (FY2024), against $14,868 across Nevada. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Nevada. Stars are from neighbors.