Washoe County School District
Public
Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Reno and Sparks.
At a glance
63,412Students enrolled
115Schools
2Towns served
$13,902Spent per student
20:1Student–teacher ratio
58%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs NV
Math proficiency30%
State average 25.5%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 42.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 83.4%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$13,902
per student each year · 6% below the NV average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
64,560’20
65,327’21
64,442’22
63,765’23
63,412’24
Students
Hispanic · 44%27,885
White · 40%25,337
Two or more races · 6%4,055
Asian · 4%2,729
Black · 3%1,724
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 2%999
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools115 in district
JOHN BOHACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 686 students · Sparks
A+PublicVAN GORDER ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 649 students · Sparks
A+PublicSTEAD ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 647 students · Reno
CPublicLEMMON VALLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 635 students · Reno
BPublicJWOOD RAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 602 students · Reno
PublicBUD BEASLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 571 students · Sparks
APublicTED HUNSBERGER ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–5 · 566 students · Reno
A+PublicSPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 558 students · Sparks
APublicMIGUEL SEPULVEDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 532 students · Sparks
A-PublicESTHER BENNETT ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 529 students · Sparks
C-PublicHigh Desert MontessoriElementary · Grades PK–8 · 529 students · Reno
C+CharterCoral Academy Elementary-SouthElementary · Grades K–5 · 521 students · Reno
CharterSUN VALLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–5 · 520 students · Sparks
C-PublicBROWN ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 514 students · Reno
APublicALICE SMITH ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 512 students · Reno
C+PublicSARAH WINNEMUCCA ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 496 students · Reno
BPublicSMITHRIDGE S.T.E.M. ACADEMYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 494 students · Reno
C+PublicSILVER LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 491 students · Reno
B+PublicNICK POULAKIDAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 487 students · Reno
A+PublicJESSE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 480 students · Sparks
APublicLOIS ALLEN ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 478 students · Sparks
C-PublicROLLAN MELTON ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 477 students · Reno
A+PublicDESERT HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–5 · 474 students · Reno
CPublicALYCE TAYLOR ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 469 students · Sparks
APublicCAUGHLIN RANCH ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 466 students · Reno
A+PublicJESSIE BECK ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 462 students · Reno
APublicKATHERINE DUNN ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 462 students · Sparks
B+PublicGEORGE WESTERGARD ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 461 students · Reno
APublicMICHAEL INSKEEP ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 451 students · Reno
PublicDOUBLE DIAMOND ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 444 students · Reno
BPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.