ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY

ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY is a primary school of mid-tier scale in RENO, Nevada, one of the schools within Washoe County, caters to 512 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Washoe County comprises 113 schools with combined enrollment of 63,412 students; ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment; the rest reads as 28% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Washoe County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY records 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Washoe County (around 56%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 22.9%.

In the surrounding community, Washoe County reports that median household income runs about $88,096, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY is one of 127 public schools in Washoe County (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students).

The closest other public school is NORTH VALLEYS HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 20.9%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 33%: 759 students in 2018 compared to 512 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 51% to 57%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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