CAUGHLIN RANCH ELEMENTARY

CAUGHLIN RANCH ELEMENTARY operates as a reasonably sized primary school in RENO, Nevada, run under Washoe County. Current enrollment sits at 466 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 113 schools in Washoe County (63,412 students total), CAUGHLIN RANCH ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, CAUGHLIN RANCH ELEMENTARY lists that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% Asian.

On the resource side, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting CAUGHLIN RANCH ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 7% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Washoe County's rate of about 56%.

After controlling for student poverty, CAUGHLIN RANCH ELEMENTARY sits in the top 10% of Nevada schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 53.4%; actual is 73.6%, +20.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Washoe County reports that median household earnings sit near $88,096, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Washoe County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), of which CAUGHLIN RANCH ELEMENTARY is one.

ROY GOMM ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CAUGHLIN RANCH ELEMENTARY comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 46.7%.

CAUGHLIN RANCH ELEMENTARY operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CAUGHLIN RANCH ELEMENTARY has shrank 21%, going from 592 students in 2018 to 466 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment contracted from 13% to 7% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.