Coral Academy Elementary

Coral Academy Elementary is a moderately sized elementary-level community in RENO, Nevada, one of the schools within Washoe County. The school hosts 433 students in grades K through 4.

Within Washoe County, which oversees 113 schools and 63,412 students, Coral Academy Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Coral Academy Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Washoe County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Coral Academy Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Washoe County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Coral Academy Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.0%, the actual is 54.6%, a residual of +5.6 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Washoe County indicate median household income runs about $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), Coral Academy Elementary is one campus in the mix.

DOROTHY LEMELSON S.T.E.M. ACADEMY ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Coral Academy Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 28.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. As a public charter, Coral Academy Elementary runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Coral Academy Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 493 (now 433). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 28% to 36%.

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