Coral Academy Elementary-South

Coral Academy Elementary-South is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in Reno, Nevada, one of the schools within Washoe County, with 521 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Washoe County runs 113 schools in total, collectively educating 63,412 students. Coral Academy Elementary-South is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Coral Academy Elementary-South lists that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 36% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 32.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Washoe County (around 56%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Coral Academy Elementary-South tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Washoe County put median household income runs about $88,096, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Coral Academy Elementary-South is one of 127 public schools in Washoe County (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students).

Nearest neighbor: Coral Academy High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Coral Academy Elementary-South at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 27.0%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. As a public charter, Coral Academy Elementary-South runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.