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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000388
Alice Smith Elementary
1070 Beckwourth Drive, RENO, NV 89506 · (775) 677-5410 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
512 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 85%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.8%
NV avg 45.8% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
27.3%
NV avg 35.6% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.8% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 26.9% | 23.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nevada's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alice Smith Elementary
Alice Smith Elementary's state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Smith Elementary this school | 512 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
| Katherine Dunn Elementary SPARKS | 462 | 99.8% | 33.9% |
| Desert Heights Elementary RENO | 474 | 100.0% | 22.4% |
| Lemmon Valley Elementary RENO | 635 | 100.0% | 20.0% |
| Donner Springs Elementary RENO | 414 | 100.0% | 24.0% |
| Stead Elementary RENO | 647 | 100.0% | 22.2% |
Matched among Nevada elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alice Smith Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #310 of 367 | #50 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #271 of 388 ▲ 10 | #51 of 75 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #269 of 390 ▲ 45 | #54 of 76 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #196 of 442 | #17 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #144 of 379 | #19 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #218 of 381 | #33 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #304 of 386 | #29 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.5% | #58 of 304 | #20 of 64 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
512
-219 (-30%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 512 | 32.2 | 15.9:1 | 100% (512) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 28 | 19.0:1 | 100% (532) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 100% (501) |
| 2020-21 | 731 | 44 | 16.6:1 | 100% (731) |
| 2017-18 | 759 | 41 | 18.5:1 | 60% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 752 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 68% (508) |
| 2010-11 | 731 | 38 | 19.2:1 | 54% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 699 | 35 | 20.0:1 | 47% (329) |
| 1990-91 | 598 | 29 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alice Smith Elementary.
About Alice Smith Elementary
Alice Smith Elementary sits in RENO, Nevada, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment stands at 512 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Washoe County runs 114 schools with a combined 63,959 students. Alice Smith Elementary is one of them.
The largest group at Alice Smith Elementary is Hispanic students, at 57%. Enrollment also includes 28% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. Among people living in Washoe County, the Hispanic share is about 26%. The diversity index for Alice Smith Elementary is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Nevada average 18.1:1, 2.2 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Alice Smith Elementary, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Washoe County average 56%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Alice Smith Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Nevada schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.9%; the prediction is 32.5%.
The county, Washoe County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $88,096 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Washoe County has 127 public schools with about 68,279 students, including Alice Smith Elementary.
The closest school to Alice Smith Elementary is North Valleys High School, located about 0.7 miles away. Alice Smith Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 20.9% on proficiency, and Alice Smith Elementary is above that at 22.9%.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 30% decline took enrollment from 731 in 2020-21 to 512 in 2024-25.
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Washoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
497,200
Census ACS
Median income
$88,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
68,279 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washoe County
- North Valleys High SchoolHigh · 2,307 students
- Spanish Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Edward C. Reed High SchoolHigh · 2,092 students
- Procter R. Hug High SchoolHigh · 2,008 students
- Reno High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Damonte Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,738 students
Other schools in RENO
- North Valleys High SchoolHigh · 2,307 students
- Reno High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Damonte Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,738 students
- Robert McQueen High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Galena High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- Earl Wooster High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
Other Alice Smith Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Alice Smith Elementary. Alice Smith Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARYHOPKINS, MN · 467 students
Nearby schools
- North Valleys High School0.7 mi · 2,307
- William Obrien Middle School2.5 mi · 1,067
- Stead Elementary2.6 mi · 647
- Lemmon Valley Elementary2.7 mi · 635
- Esther Bennett Elementary2.8 mi · 529
- Tmcc Magnet School3.2 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Alice Smith ElementaryHow many students attend Alice Smith Elementary?
Alice Smith Elementary enrolls approximately 512 students in grades PK-05.
Is Alice Smith Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alice Smith Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Alice Smith Elementary?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Alice Smith Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alice Smith Elementary?
At Alice Smith Elementary, the student body is approximately 28% White, 57% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Alice Smith Elementary?
Alice Smith Elementary is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.