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Enrollment
613
Middle
DISTRICT 769 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000216
George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy
255 PRATER WAY, SPARKS, NV 89431 · (775) 353-5740 · Washoe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Nevada public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nevada public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
613 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 85%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 214 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 196 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 203 | 33% |
Student demographics
51%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
25.6%
NV avg 45.8% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
14.6%
NV avg 35.6% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.6% | 14.6% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 11.3% |
% 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
19.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy
George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy's state test result (19.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy this school | 613 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
| E. Otis Vaughn Middle School RENO | 554 | 100.0% | 17.1% |
| Edward L. Pine Middle School RENO | 740 | 100.0% | 16.8% |
| Desert Skies Middle School SUN VALLEY | 875 | 100.0% | 18.6% |
| Fred W. Traner Middle School RENO | 530 | 100.0% | 13.0% |
| Sparks Middle School SPARKS | 622 | 100.0% | 16.1% |
Matched among Nevada middle 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 George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #68 of 94 | #11 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #70 of 98 ▲ 4 | #12 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #78 of 98 ▲ 13 | #12 of 18 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #74 of 113 | #13 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #8 of 94 | #1 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #67 of 94 | #12 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #73 of 95 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #46 of 68 | #9 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
613
-45 (-7%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 613 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 100% (613) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 100% (598) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 100% (616) |
| 2020-21 | 658 | 51 | 12.9:1 | 100% (658) |
| 2017-18 | 679 | 38 | 17.9:1 | 76% (517) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 32 | 18.5:1 | 82% (488) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 64% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 629 | 33 | 19.1:1 | 39% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 561 | 28 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy.
About George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy
A small middle school in SPARKS, Nevada, George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy is part of Washoe County. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 613 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 20% below the 767-student average for middle schools in Nevada.
George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy is part of Washoe County, where 114 schools serve 63,959 students.
Hispanic students are 68% of those enrolled at George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy. Next come 17% White, 5% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Pacific Islander. That compares with about 26% Hispanic among all Washoe County residents. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy are from different groups.
Staffing at George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy comes to 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.5:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Nevada is 22.4:1. George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy counts 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 56% average for public schools in Washoe County is 44 points lower.
Among Nevada public middle schools, George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 32.5%.
In Washoe County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $88,096, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 127 public schools in the county, enrolling about 68,279, George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy among them.
George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy's nearest public school is Lincoln Park Elementary (about 0.2 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy is 7th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 613, down from 658 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.5:1, from 12.9:1.
George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Lincoln Park Elementary0.2 mi · 438
- Greenbrae Elementary0.5 mi · 323
- Robert Mitchell Elementary0.7 mi · 336
- Sparks High School0.8 mi · 1,211
- Florence Drake Elementary1.0 mi · 254
- Alice Maxwell Elementary1.1 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m AcademyHow many students attend George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy?
George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy enrolls approximately 613 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy serve?
George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy?
At George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy, the student body is approximately 17% White, 68% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy?
George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.