Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Sparks

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A

Sky Ranch Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1200 Windmill Farms, Sparks, NV 89436 · (775) 626-0060 · Part of Washoe County School District

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

Directions
Students
1,206
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Sky Ranch Middle School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Nevada’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 25 students per teacher
  • 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
6–8Sky Ranch Middle SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts63%
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 ↗

1200 Windmill Farms, Sparks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6391
Grade 7396
Grade 8419
Enrollment over time
1,299’20
1,305’21
1,289’22
1,339’23
1,206’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 50%Hispanic 32%Two or more races 8%Asian 5%Black 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 Sky Ranch 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.