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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the BUD BEASLEY ELEMENTARY administration to hear?
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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000432
Bud Beasley Elementary
2100 Canyon Parkway, SPARKS, NV 89436 · (775) 626-5250 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
178 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 | 47 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
59%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
59.6%
NV avg 45.8% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
54.8%
NV avg 35.6% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.6% | 54.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 50.6% |
% 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Bud Beasley Elementary
Bud Beasley Elementary's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Beasley Elementary this school | 571 | 31.2% | 48.8% |
| Brown Elementary RENO | 514 | 27.4% | 46.9% |
| High Desert Montessori RENO | 529 | 25.5% | 26.8% |
| George Westergard Elementary RENO | 461 | 28.2% | 47.0% |
| Elko Institute for Academic Achievement Elko | 398 | 28.6% | 56.6% |
| Jesse Hall Elementary School SPARKS | 480 | 38.5% | 41.0% |
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 Bud Beasley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #61 of 367 | #18 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #75 of 388 ▲ 8 | #23 of 75 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #84 of 390 ▲ 2 | #17 of 76 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #145 of 442 | #8 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #282 of 379 | #47 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #212 of 381 | #31 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.2% | #344 of 386 | #44 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.4% | #74 of 304 | #26 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
571
-57 (-9%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
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 | 571 | 31.2 | 18.3:1 | 31% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 31 | 20.2:1 | 23% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 34.2 | 17.9:1 | 25% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 628 | 45 | 14.0:1 | 25% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 820 | 44 | 18.6:1 | 20% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 817 | 43 | 19.0:1 | 26% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 728 | 38 | 19.2:1 | 20% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 40 | 17.8:1 | 4% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bud Beasley Elementary.
About Bud Beasley Elementary
Bud Beasley Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school for students in SPARKS, Nevada. The school enrolls 571 students, from pre-K through 5.
The district for Bud Beasley Elementary is Washoe County, with 114 schools and 63,959 students.
At 56%, White students outnumber all other groups at Bud Beasley Elementary combined. Smaller groups are 29% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By the diversity index, Bud Beasley Elementary comes in at 59%.
Bud Beasley Elementary counts 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18.3 students for each one. Elementary schools in Nevada average about 18.1:1, a similar figure. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 56% for public schools in Washoe County.
The model predicts 48.0% for a school in Nevada with Bud Beasley Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Bud Beasley Elementary posts 48.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Washoe County, median household income is about $88,096, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Bud Beasley Elementary is among the 127 public schools in Washoe County.
The closest other public school is Jerry Whitehead Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 48.7% on proficiency, and Bud Beasley Elementary is above that at 48.8%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The number of students declined from 628 to 571 over 4 years. Students per teacher rose from 14.0 in 2020-21 to 18.3 in 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 SPARKS
- Spanish Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Edward C. Reed High SchoolHigh · 2,092 students
- Procter R. Hug High SchoolHigh · 2,008 students
- Sparks High SchoolHigh · 1,211 students
- Sky Ranch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,206 students
- Pinecrest Academy of Northern NevadaElementary · 1,033 students
Nearby schools
- Jerry Whitehead Elementary1.1 mi · 234
- Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School1.4 mi · 532
- Edward C. Reed High School1.7 mi · 2,092
- Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary2.0 mi · 312
- Lou Mendive Middle School2.0 mi · 964
- Marvin Moss Elementary2.1 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Bud Beasley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bud Beasley Elementary?
Bud Beasley Elementary enrolls approximately 571 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bud Beasley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bud Beasley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bud Beasley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bud Beasley Elementary is approximately 18.3:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bud Beasley Elementary?
At Bud Beasley Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 29% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Bud Beasley Elementary?
Bud Beasley Elementary is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
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