Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000834
Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School
2001 SOARING EAGLE DR, RENO, NV 89512 · (775) 333-5080 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
253 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 85%
Community
0
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 | 11 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 17% |
Student demographics
56%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
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Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
20.8%
NV avg 45.8% . -7.2pp since 2023
Math
20.8%
NV avg 35.6% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.8% | 20.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 15.9% |
% 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
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Where Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #325 of 367 | #56 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #338 of 388 | #64 of 75 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #372 of 390 | #70 of 76 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #366 of 442 | #65 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #26 of 379 | #4 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #245 of 381 | #43 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.6% | #25 of 304 | #11 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
253
-166 (-40%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.1:1
% White
15%
was 16%
% Hispanic
63%
was 64%
% Black
10%
was 5%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 253 | 18.6 | 13.6:1 | 100% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 100% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 21.8 | 13.0:1 | 100% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 100% (419) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School.
About Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School
Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School is an elementary school located in RENO, Nevada, in Washoe County. The school's 253 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 47% lower than the average for elementary schools in Nevada, which is about 480.
Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School sits within Washoe County, which has 113 schools and 63,412 students.
Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School's enrollment is 63% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 15% White, 10% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Pacific Islander. Among people living in Washoe County, the Hispanic share is about 26%. Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School is 18.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.6:1. Among elementary schools in Nevada, the typical ratio is 18.1:1. The school counts 253 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. For comparison, public schools in Washoe County average 56%.
Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School is 11.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (21.4% versus 32.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Nevada.
Within Washoe County, median household income is about $88,096, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 127 public schools in Washoe County, with a combined enrollment of about 68,279.
The nearest other public school, Coral Academy Elementary, is about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 419 in 2017-18 and 253 in 2024-25, a 40% decrease. The Black share of enrollment grew from 5% to 10% over the same period. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.6:1.
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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
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- North Valleys High SchoolHigh · 2,307 students
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Other schools in RENO
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- 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
- Coral Academy Elementary0.2 mi · 433
- Davidson Academy0.6 mi · 169
- Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy0.8 mi · 348
- Coral Academy Middle School0.9 mi · 588
- Fred W. Traner Middle School0.9 mi · 530
- Rita Cannan Elementary1.3 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School?
Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School serve?
Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School.
How diverse is Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School?
Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School reports a student body of 15% White, 63% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School?
Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
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