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Sun Valley Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

5490 Leon Drive, Sparks, NV 89433 · (775) 674-4420 · Part of Washoe County School District

Sun Valley’s School Grade B better than 63% of Nevada school districts

Directions
Students
520
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Sun Valley Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Nevada’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Sun Valley kids: Desert Skies Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Sun Valley ElementaryYou are here
6–8Desert Skies Middle School875 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts17%
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 ↗

5490 Leon Drive, Sparks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten83
Grade 171
Grade 277
Grade 399
Grade 490
Grade 5100
Enrollment over time
497’20
512’21
502’22
482’23
520’24

Up 4.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 80%White 12%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Black <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 Sun Valley Elementary from Sun Valley 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; Sun Valley’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.