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What's one thing BERNICE MATHEWS ELEMENTARY gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000466
Bernice Mathews Elementary
2750 ELEMENTARY DR, RENO, NV 89512 · (775) 353-5950 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
398 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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
53%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
26.0%
NV avg 45.8% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
23.6%
NV avg 35.6% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 23.6% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 25.6% |
% 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Bernice Mathews Elementary
Bernice Mathews Elementary's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernice Mathews Elementary this school | 398 | 100.0% | 26.5% |
| Smith Helen M Elementary School Las Vegas | 452 | 100.0% | 41.0% |
| Keller Charlotte & Jerry Elementary School Las Vegas | 434 | 100.0% | 38.9% |
| Anderson Elementary RENO | 319 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
| Innovations Int'l Charter Elementary School Las Vegas | 365 | 100.0% | 31.8% |
| Rita Cannan Elementary RENO | 405 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
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 Bernice Mathews Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #271 of 367 | #43 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #307 of 388 ▼ 41 | #60 of 75 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #337 of 390 ▼ 67 | #65 of 76 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #304 of 442 | #41 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #76 of 379 | #11 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #268 of 381 | #49 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #308 of 386 | #33 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.5% | #59 of 304 | #21 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
398
-91 (-19%) vs 2020
-49% since 2000-01, when it was 782
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 398 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 100% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 23 | 18.8:1 | 100% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 29.2 | 15.1:1 | 100% (441) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 44 | 11.1:1 | 100% (489) |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 39.2 | 15.1:1 | 99% (587) |
| 2015-16 | 666 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 88% (586) |
| 2010-11 | 788 | 48 | 16.4:1 | 90% (710) |
| 2000-01 | 782 | 49 | 16.0:1 | 73% (573) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bernice Mathews Elementary.
About Bernice Mathews Elementary
Bernice Mathews Elementary runs as a small elementary school in RENO, Nevada. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 398 students in pre-K through 5.
Washoe County has 114 schools and 63,959 students, and Bernice Mathews Elementary is one of those schools.
A majority of students at Bernice Mathews Elementary, 67%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 8% White, 7% Pacific Islander, 6% Black, and 6% Asian. Washoe County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Bernice Mathews Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
Teachers at the school number 27 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.7:1. The 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Washoe County is 56%.
Compared with Nevada schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bernice Mathews Elementary's results are 6.0 points below predicted: 26.5% against 32.5%.
Census estimates describe Washoe County this way: median household income is about $88,096, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 127 public schools in Washoe County, with a combined enrollment of about 68,279.
The closest public school, Mater Academy of Northern Nevada, is about 0.3 miles from Bernice Mathews Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Bernice Mathews Elementary is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Bernice Mathews Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 19%, from 489 to 398. The school's ratio rose from 11.1:1 to 14.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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 RENO
- North Valleys High SchoolHigh · 2,307 students
- Reno High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Damonte Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,738 students
- Robert McQueen High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Galena High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- Earl Wooster High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
Nearby schools
- Mater Academy of Northern Nevada0.3 mi · 501
- High Desert Montessori0.5 mi · 529
- Kate Smith Elementary0.6 mi · 186
- Rita Cannan Elementary0.7 mi · 405
- Fred W. Traner Middle School0.7 mi · 530
- Agnes Risley Elementary0.8 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Bernice Mathews ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bernice Mathews Elementary?
Bernice Mathews Elementary enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bernice Mathews Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bernice Mathews Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bernice Mathews Elementary have?
Bernice Mathews Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bernice Mathews Elementary?
At Bernice Mathews Elementary, the student body is approximately 8% White, 67% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Bernice Mathews Elementary?
Bernice Mathews Elementary is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.