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Sparks Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

2275 18th Street, Sparks, NV 89431 · (775) 353-5770 · Part of Washoe County School District

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

Directions
Students
622
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Sparks Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Nevada’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 16.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Sparks kids: 3 high schools

On the path

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

PK–516 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Sparks Middle SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
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 ↗

2275 18th Street, Sparks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6202
Grade 7222
Grade 8198
Enrollment over time
742’20
673’21
655’22
606’23
622’24

Down 16.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 79%White 10%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%Black 2%Asian 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 Sparks Middle 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.