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What's the biggest difference between BROWN ELEMENTARY and what you expected?
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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000205
Brown Elementary
13815 Spelling Court, RENO, NV 89521 · (775) 851-5600 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
141 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 | 34 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
58%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
55.6%
NV avg 45.8% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
NV avg 35.6% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 4 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 52.4% |
% 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Brown Elementary
Brown Elementary's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Elementary this school | 514 | 27.4% | 46.9% |
| George Westergard Elementary RENO | 461 | 28.2% | 47.0% |
| High Desert Montessori RENO | 529 | 25.5% | 26.8% |
| Bud Beasley Elementary SPARKS | 571 | 31.2% | 48.8% |
| Van Gorder Elementary SPARKS | 649 | 20.3% | 48.8% |
| Spanish Springs Elementary SPARKS | 558 | 17.7% | 48.2% |
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 Brown Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #74 of 367 | #22 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #69 of 388 ▲ 5 | #21 of 75 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #104 of 390 ▼ 13 | #24 of 76 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #194 of 442 | #16 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #245 of 379 | #35 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #231 of 381 | #40 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #353 of 386 | #47 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.4% | #22 of 304 | #9 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
514
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 514 | 29.2 | 17.6:1 | 27% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 29 | 19.3:1 | 26% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 36.4 | 18.6:1 | 20% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 19% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 862 | 47 | 18.3:1 | 10% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 922 | 46 | 20.0:1 | 12% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 787 | 39 | 20.2:1 | 12% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 28 | 18.4:1 | 11% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 30 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brown Elementary.
About Brown Elementary
Brown Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in RENO, Nevada. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 514 students enrolled.
Within Washoe County, Brown Elementary is one of 114 schools. The district enrolls 63,959 students.
At 60%, White students outnumber all other groups at Brown Elementary combined. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. The county population is about 63% White, within a few points of the school. Brown Elementary has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Brown Elementary was 17.6:1. Across elementary schools in Nevada, the average ratio is about 18.1:1. Brown Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 27%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Washoe County is 56%.
A school with Brown Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Nevada is predicted to score 48.8%. Brown Elementary scores 46.9%, 1.9 points below that line.
Washoe County census figures show that median household income is about $88,096, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Brown Elementary is among the 127 public schools in Washoe County.
The school nearest to Brown Elementary is Jwood Raw Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.1 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Brown Elementary is 6th among 6 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 552 in 2020-21 and 514 in 2024-25, a decrease of 38 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 17.6:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Brown Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Brown Elementary. Brown Elementary is the 4th largest of the 11.
- Brown Elementary SchoolIRVING, TX · 879 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolJonesboro, GA · 671 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolBrownsburg, IN · 555 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 497 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolHilliard, OH · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Jwood Raw Elementary School1.1 mi · 602
- Damonte Ranch High School1.6 mi · 1,738
- Double Diamond Elementary2.9 mi · 444
- Galena High School2.9 mi · 1,345
- Doral Academy of Northern Nevada3.0 mi · 996
- Nick Poulakidas Elementary School3.1 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About Brown ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Brown Elementary?
Brown Elementary enrolls approximately 514 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brown Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brown Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Brown Elementary?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Brown Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Brown Elementary?
Student demographics at Brown Elementary are roughly 60% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Brown Elementary in?
Brown Elementary is part of Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.