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What's the most underrated thing about ESTHER BENNETT ELEMENTARY that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000481
Esther Bennett Elementary
5900 Sidehill Drive, SPARKS, NV 89433 · (775) 674-4444 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
528 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 85%
Community
1
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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
43%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
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
NV avg 45.8% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
26.9%
NV avg 35.6% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.5% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 22.5% | 16.9% |
% 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 →
Schools most like Esther Bennett Elementary
Esther Bennett Elementary's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esther Bennett Elementary this school | 529 | 99.8% | 24.9% |
| Southside Elementary School Elko | 511 | 100.0% | 39.4% |
| Lois Allen Elementary SPARKS | 478 | 100.0% | 17.1% |
| Empire Elementary Carson City | 445 | 100.0% | 22.7% |
| Virginia Palmer Elementary SPARKS | 419 | 100.0% | 33.6% |
| Sun Valley Elementary SPARKS | 520 | 100.0% | 23.7% |
Matched among Nevada elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Esther Bennett Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #288 of 367 | #47 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #276 of 388 ▲ 62 | #53 of 75 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #274 of 390 ▲ 69 | #55 of 76 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #179 of 442 | #12 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #114 of 379 | #15 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #323 of 381 | #62 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #315 of 386 | #37 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #302 of 304 | #64 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
529
+119 (+29%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 529 | 34.2 | 15.5:1 | 100% (528) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 100% (557) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 32.1 | 16.8:1 | 100% (538) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 100% (410) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 70% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 79% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 516 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 80% (412) |
| 2000-01 | 550 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 59% (324) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Esther Bennett Elementary.
About Esther Bennett Elementary
Esther Bennett Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in SPARKS, Nevada. Federal data show 529 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
The 114 schools in Washoe County enroll 63,959 students altogether, Esther Bennett Elementary among them.
The share of Hispanic students at Esther Bennett Elementary is 73%, a majority. After that, the student body is 20% White and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Washoe County is about 26% Hispanic. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Esther Bennett Elementary are from different groups.
Esther Bennett Elementary has 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.5:1. Elementary schools in Nevada have an average ratio of 18.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. The rate at public schools in Washoe County averages 56%, lower than here.
Esther Bennett Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 24.9%, compared with a predicted 32.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Nevada schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Washoe County area, the median household earns about $88,096 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Esther Bennett Elementary shares Washoe County with 126 other public schools.
Sun Valley Elementary is the nearest public school to Esther Bennett Elementary, about 1.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 24.9% is above the 23.2% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 29%, from 410 to 529.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Washoe County
- North Valleys High SchoolHigh · 2,307 students
- Spanish Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Edward C. Reed High SchoolHigh · 2,092 students
- Procter R. Hug High SchoolHigh · 2,008 students
- Reno High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Damonte Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,738 students
Other schools in SPARKS
- Spanish Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Edward C. Reed High SchoolHigh · 2,092 students
- Procter R. Hug High SchoolHigh · 2,008 students
- Sparks High SchoolHigh · 1,211 students
- Sky Ranch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,206 students
- Pinecrest Academy of Northern NevadaElementary · 1,033 students
Nearby schools
- Sun Valley Elementary1.2 mi · 520
- Virginia Palmer Elementary1.2 mi · 419
- Desert Skies Middle School1.4 mi · 875
- Lois Allen Elementary2.0 mi · 478
- North Valleys High School2.1 mi · 2,307
- Tmcc Magnet School2.6 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Esther Bennett ElementaryHow large is Esther Bennett Elementary?
Esther Bennett Elementary enrolls approximately 529 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Esther Bennett Elementary serve?
Esther Bennett Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Esther Bennett Elementary have?
Esther Bennett Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Esther Bennett Elementary?
Student demographics at Esther Bennett Elementary are roughly 20% White, 73% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Esther Bennett Elementary?
Esther Bennett Elementary is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
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