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Virginia Palmer Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5890 Klondike, Sparks, NV 89433 · (775) 674-4400 · Part of Washoe County School District

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

Directions
Students
419
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Virginia Palmer Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Nevada’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 18 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 →

PK–5Virginia Palmer ElementaryYou are here
6–8Desert Skies Middle School875 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
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 ↗

5890 Klondike, Sparks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K21
Kindergarten66
Grade 144
Grade 271
Grade 369
Grade 462
Grade 586
Enrollment over time
441’20
428’21
432’22
408’23
419’24

Down 5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 72%White 21%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian 1%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 Virginia Palmer 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.