GEORGE L. DILWORTH S.T.E.M ACADEMY

Located at 255 PRATER WAY, in SPARKS, Nevada, GEORGE L. DILWORTH S.T.E.M ACADEMY is a cozy intermediate school that serves 613 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Washoe County. Compared to the state average of about 767 students per school, that is 20% smaller than typical.

GEORGE L. DILWORTH S.T.E.M ACADEMY is one of 113 schools operated by Washoe County, a district that teaches 63,412 students overall.

Demographically, GEORGE L. DILWORTH S.T.E.M ACADEMY logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%; the rest reads as 17% White, 5% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Pacific Islander. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

In terms of school funding signals, GEORGE L. DILWORTH S.T.E.M ACADEMY reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.4:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Washoe County's rate of about 56%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GEORGE L. DILWORTH S.T.E.M ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 19.8%.

Zooming out to the county, 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 the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Washoe County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), of which GEORGE L. DILWORTH S.T.E.M ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is LINCOLN PARK ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GEORGE L. DILWORTH S.T.E.M ACADEMY ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. GEORGE L. DILWORTH S.T.E.M ACADEMY's enrollment has fell 10% since 2018, when it stood at 679 (now 613).

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