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Van Gorder Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7650 Campello Drive, Sparks, NV 89436 · (775) 425-7722 · Part of Washoe County School District

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

Directions
Students
649
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Van Gorder Elementary

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Nevada’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 42 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Sparks kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Van Gorder ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency68%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts73%
State average 42%

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

Location

Directions ↗

7650 Campello Drive, Sparks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K21
Kindergarten101
Grade 178
Grade 2109
Grade 3110
Grade 4124
Grade 5106
Enrollment over time
612’20
615’21
604’22
558’23
649’24

Up 6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 7%Black 3%Asian 3%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 Van Gorder 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
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
Spanish Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparks
A
558 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.