Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000203
Anderson Elementary
1055 BERRUM LANE, RENO, NV 89509 · (775) 689-2500 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
319 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 85%
Community
0
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
61%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
24.8%
NV avg 45.8% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
21.2%
NV avg 35.6% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.8% | 21.2% |
| 2023-24 | 17.1% | 15.2% |
% 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
19.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 Anderson Elementary
Anderson Elementary's state test result (19.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Elementary this school | 319 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
| Bernice Mathews Elementary RENO | 398 | 100.0% | 26.5% |
| Gray R Guild Elementary School Las Vegas | 351 | 100.0% | 34.1% |
| Libby Booth Elementary RENO | 321 | 100.0% | 18.9% |
| Innovations Int'l Charter Elementary School Las Vegas | 365 | 100.0% | 31.8% |
| Tomiyasu Bill Y Elementary School Las Vegas | 412 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
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 Anderson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #342 of 367 | #59 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #333 of 388 ▲ 25 | #63 of 75 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #346 of 390 ▲ 31 | #67 of 76 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #346 of 442 | #55 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #44 of 379 | #6 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #190 of 381 | #23 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #279 of 386 | #4 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #115 of 304 | #33 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
319
-115 (-26%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 319 | 22.6 | 14.1:1 | 100% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 20 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 21.2 | 16.5:1 | 100% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 100% (434) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 100% (424) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 99% (449) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 99% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 78% (442) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 18 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anderson Elementary.
About Anderson Elementary
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Anderson Elementary serves students in RENO, Nevada. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 319 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Nevada average about 480 students, which makes this school 34% below average.
Anderson Elementary is a school in Washoe County. The district has 114 schools and 63,959 students.
More than half of enrollment at Anderson Elementary is Hispanic: 60%. Other groups make up 12% White, 8% Pacific Islander, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Washoe County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Anderson Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1, with 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Washoe County is 56%.
Anderson Elementary scores 19.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Washoe County show that median household income comes to about $88,096, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washoe County counts 127 public schools with about 68,279 students.
Anderson Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Bailey Charter School, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Anderson Elementary is 3rd of 5 on proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Anderson Elementary enrolled 434 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 319.
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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
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Other Anderson Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 15 states are named Anderson Elementary. Anderson Elementary is the 17th largest of the 23.
- Anderson Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 748 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 686 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolSPRING, TX · 635 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 585 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolBooneville, MS · 551 students
Nearby schools
- Bailey Charter School0.8 mi · 174
- Echo Loder Elementary School1.1 mi · 325
- Jessie Beck Elementary1.1 mi · 462
- Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy1.4 mi · 236
- Mount Rose K-8 Academy of Languages1.5 mi · 420
- Rise Academy for Adult Achievement1.6 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Anderson ElementaryHow many students attend Anderson Elementary?
Anderson Elementary enrolls approximately 319 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Anderson Elementary serve?
Anderson Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Anderson Elementary have?
Anderson Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Anderson Elementary?
Student demographics at Anderson Elementary are roughly 12% White, 60% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Anderson Elementary in?
Anderson Elementary is part of Washoe County.
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