ANDERSON ELEMENTARY

ANDERSON ELEMENTARY, an intimate primary school in RENO, Nevada, run under Washoe County, works with 319 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 34% below typical.

Across the 113 schools in Washoe County (63,412 students total), ANDERSON ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, ANDERSON ELEMENTARY lists that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 12% White, 8% Pacific Islander, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Washoe County (around 56%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ANDERSON ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Washoe County put median household earnings sit near $88,096, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY is one of 127 public schools in Washoe County (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students).

Bailey Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ANDERSON ELEMENTARY comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 30.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 25%: 424 students in 2018 compared to 319 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 20% to 12% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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