BERNICE MATHEWS ELEMENTARY

BERNICE MATHEWS ELEMENTARY is a K-5 school of tight-knit scale in RENO, Nevada, one of the schools within Washoe County, teacheing 398 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Washoe County runs 113 schools in total, collectively educating 63,412 students. BERNICE MATHEWS ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On demographics, BERNICE MATHEWS ELEMENTARY records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% White, 7% Pacific Islander, 6% Black, 6% Asian. By comparison, Washoe County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting BERNICE MATHEWS ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at BERNICE MATHEWS ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Washoe County's rate of about 56%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BERNICE MATHEWS 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 26.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Washoe County) logs that median household earnings sit near $88,096, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Washoe County's 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), BERNICE MATHEWS ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mater Academy of Northern Nevada, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BERNICE MATHEWS ELEMENTARY at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 24.0%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. BERNICE MATHEWS ELEMENTARY's enrollment has declined 33% since 2018, when it stood at 590 (now 398). Hispanic enrollment moved from 73% to 67% across the same window.

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