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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the CAUGHLIN RANCH ELEMENTARY administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000389
Caughlin Ranch Elementary
4885 VILLAGE GREEN PKWY, RENO, NV 89519 · (775) 689-2600 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
32 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 | 10 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
48%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
84.5%
NV avg 45.8% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
83.3%
NV avg 35.6% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.5% | 83.3% |
| 2023-24 | 81.4% | 82.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NV schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Nevada's top 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 Caughlin Ranch Elementary
Caughlin Ranch Elementary's state test result (73.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caughlin Ranch Elementary this school | 466 | 6.9% | 73.6% |
| Ted Hunsberger Elementary RENO | 566 | 8.0% | 65.7% |
| Elizabeth Lenz Elementary RENO | 366 | 15.3% | 59.3% |
| Rollan Melton Elementary RENO | 477 | 18.0% | 58.5% |
| Roy Gomm Elementary RENO | 407 | 15.7% | 55.7% |
| 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 Caughlin Ranch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #4 of 367 | #1 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #1 of 388 ▲ 2 | #1 of 75 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #4 of 390 ▲ 1 | #1 of 76 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #242 of 442 | #28 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #321 of 379 | #60 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #294 of 381 | #55 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.9% | #386 of 386 | #67 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #157 of 304 | #42 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
466
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+87% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 466 | 22.2 | 21.0:1 | 7% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 23 | 20.3:1 | 5% (23) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 25 | 19.2:1 | 7% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 7% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 26.6 | 22.3:1 | 7% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 23 | 24.4:1 | 11% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 26 | 20.0:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 27 | 18.5:1 | 2% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 13 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caughlin Ranch Elementary.
About Caughlin Ranch Elementary
The public elementary school Caughlin Ranch Elementary is located in RENO, Nevada. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 466 students.
Besides Caughlin Ranch Elementary, Washoe County runs 113 other schools. The district enrolls 63,959 students.
At Caughlin Ranch Elementary, 70% of students are White. Other students are 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 7% Asian. The diversity index for Caughlin Ranch Elementary is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Caughlin Ranch Elementary is 21.0:1, based on 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Nevada average 18.1:1. Lunch program data show 7% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Washoe County average 56%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Caughlin Ranch Elementary would score about 53.4%. It scores 73.6%, a top-10% result among Nevada schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Washoe County, median household income comes to about $88,096, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 127, with about 68,279 students.
Roy Gomm Elementary is about 1.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Caughlin Ranch Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Caughlin Ranch Elementary ranks 1st of 5 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Caughlin Ranch Elementary's location as City: Large.
Enrollment went from 469 in 2020-21 to 466 in 2024-25, a change of 3 students. By 2024-25, the school had 21.0 students per teacher, compared with 17.4 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Caughlin Ranch Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Roy Gomm Elementary1.7 mi · 407
- Darrel Swope Middle School2.0 mi · 1,027
- Hunter Lake Elementary2.3 mi · 319
- Jessie Beck Elementary2.3 mi · 462
- enCompass Academy2.6 mi · 153
- Turning Point2.6 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About Caughlin Ranch ElementaryHow many students attend Caughlin Ranch Elementary?
Caughlin Ranch Elementary enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Caughlin Ranch Elementary serve?
Caughlin Ranch Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Caughlin Ranch Elementary?
Approximately 21.0:1 students per teacher at Caughlin Ranch Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Caughlin Ranch Elementary?
Student demographics at Caughlin Ranch Elementary are roughly 70% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Caughlin Ranch Elementary public or private?
Caughlin Ranch Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.