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Kate Smith Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1925 F Street, Sparks, NV 89431 · (775) 353-5720 · Part of Washoe County School District

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

Directions
Students
186
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Kate Smith Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Nevada’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 17.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Sparks kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Kate Smith ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 42%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1925 F Street, Sparks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten29
Grade 126
Grade 237
Grade 329
Grade 436
Grade 528
Enrollment over time
225’20
219’21
217’22
190’23
186’24

Down 17.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 72%White 14%Two or more races 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4%Black 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kate Smith Elementary from Sparks 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; Sparks’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.