EDWIN S. DODSON ELEMENTARY

EDWIN S. DODSON ELEMENTARY is an elementary-level community of cozy scale in RENO, Nevada, run under Washoe County, serveing 241 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 50% smaller than the state mean of about 480.

Within Washoe County, which oversees 113 schools and 63,412 students, EDWIN S. DODSON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EDWIN S. DODSON ELEMENTARY reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%; the rest reads as 30% White, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Washoe County's rate of about 56%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, EDWIN S. DODSON ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 35.0%.

In the area at large, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Washoe County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), of which EDWIN S. DODSON ELEMENTARY is one.

DONNER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EDWIN S. DODSON ELEMENTARY. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EDWIN S. DODSON ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 28.6%.

EDWIN S. DODSON ELEMENTARY operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. EDWIN S. DODSON ELEMENTARY's enrollment has contracted 42% since 2018, when it stood at 418 (now 241). White enrollment moved from 34% to 30% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.