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Sparks High School
D−

Sparks High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

820 15th St, Sparks, NV 89431 · (775) 353-5550 · Part of Washoe County School District

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

Directions
Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,211
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Sparks High School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Nevada’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Sparks High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts15%
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 ↗

820 15th St, Sparks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9312
Grade 10303
Grade 11278
Grade 12311
Ungraded7
Enrollment over time
1,224’20
1,298’21
1,311’22
1,278’23
1,211’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 78%White 11%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 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 Sparks High School 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.