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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at ALYCE TAYLOR ELEMENTARY this year?
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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000390
Alyce Taylor Elementary
252 Egyptian Way, SPARKS, NV 89441 · (775) 425-7700 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Nevada public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nevada public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
99 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 | 15 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
49%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
57.2%
NV avg 45.8% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
59.2%
NV avg 35.6% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.2% | 59.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 53.3% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Alyce Taylor Elementary
Alyce Taylor Elementary's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alyce Taylor Elementary this school | 469 | 21.1% | 45.8% |
| Roy Gomm Elementary RENO | 407 | 15.7% | 55.7% |
| Spanish Springs Elementary SPARKS | 558 | 17.7% | 48.2% |
| Liberty Peak Elementary School Spring Creek | 579 | 15.5% | 32.6% |
| Van Gorder Elementary SPARKS | 649 | 20.3% | 48.8% |
| Spring Creek Elementary School Spring Creek | 400 | 21.8% | 32.0% |
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 Alyce Taylor Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #81 of 367 | #23 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #54 of 388 ▲ 16 | #17 of 75 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #99 of 390 ▼ 18 | #23 of 76 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #240 of 442 | #27 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #306 of 379 | #57 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #291 of 381 | #54 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #366 of 386 | #54 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.4% | #38 of 304 | #14 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
469
+39 (+9%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 469 | 24 | 19.5:1 | 21% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 23 | 19.1:1 | 21% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 27% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 33 | 13.0:1 | 23% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 738 | N/A | N/A | 18% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 670 | 32 | 20.9:1 | 21% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 34 | 18.9:1 | 16% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 659 | 33 | 20.0:1 | 6% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 22 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alyce Taylor Elementary.
About Alyce Taylor Elementary
Alyce Taylor Elementary is a public elementary school in SPARKS, Nevada. Enrolled students number 469 students, in pre-K through 5.
Washoe County has 63,959 students in 114 schools, and Alyce Taylor Elementary is one of those schools.
At Alyce Taylor Elementary, White students make up 69% of the student body. It is also 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Native American. Alyce Taylor Elementary's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
Alyce Taylor Elementary operates with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 19.5:1. That is higher than the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. About 21% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Washoe County, the average eligibility rate is 56%.
allk12 grades Alyce Taylor Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with Nevada public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Alyce Taylor Elementary are 4.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (45.8% actual, 50.2% predicted).
Federal survey data for Washoe County show that the median household income is $88,096, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Washoe County is home to 127 public schools and about 68,279 public school students.
Yvonne Shaw Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Alyce Taylor Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Alyce Taylor Elementary ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 45.8% versus a 47.0% average.
Alyce Taylor Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 39 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.0 to 19.5 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 SPARKS
- Spanish Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Edward C. Reed High SchoolHigh · 2,092 students
- Procter R. Hug High SchoolHigh · 2,008 students
- Sparks High SchoolHigh · 1,211 students
- Sky Ranch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,206 students
- Pinecrest Academy of Northern NevadaElementary · 1,033 students
Nearby schools
- Yvonne Shaw Middle School0.8 mi · 785
- Spanish Springs High School1.0 mi · 2,131
- Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada1.0 mi · 1,033
- Spanish Springs Elementary1.1 mi · 558
- Jesse Hall Elementary School1.8 mi · 480
- Van Gorder Elementary2.5 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About Alyce Taylor ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Alyce Taylor Elementary?
Alyce Taylor Elementary enrolls approximately 469 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Alyce Taylor Elementary serve?
Alyce Taylor Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Alyce Taylor Elementary?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at Alyce Taylor Elementary.
How diverse is Alyce Taylor Elementary?
Alyce Taylor Elementary reports a student body of 69% White, 18% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Alyce Taylor Elementary public or private?
Alyce Taylor Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.