BROWN ELEMENTARY

Located at 13815 Spelling Court, in RENO, Nevada, BROWN ELEMENTARY is a reasonably sized K-5 school that teaches 514 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Washoe County.

BROWN ELEMENTARY is one of 113 schools operated by Washoe County, a district that educates 63,412 students overall.

On demographics, BROWN ELEMENTARY lists that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school records 25% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. Compared to Washoe County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, BROWN ELEMENTARY has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages about 18.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Washoe County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, BROWN ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.8%, the actual is 46.9%, a residual of -1.9 points.

In the surrounding community, Washoe County reports that median household earnings sit near $88,096, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washoe County's 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), BROWN ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JWOOD RAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BROWN ELEMENTARY comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 58.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. BROWN ELEMENTARY's enrollment has contracted 40% since 2018, when it stood at 862 (now 514). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 70% to 60%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.