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Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy

1200 MONTELLO ST, RENO, NV 89512 · (775) 333-5190 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Nevada public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats 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 elementary schools

Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
348 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K278%
Kindergarten4513%
Grade 16218%
Grade 25716%
Grade 34312%
Grade 45616%
Grade 55817%

This year's kindergarten class (45) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).

Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
247%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 26% · US 43%
Hispanic
25072%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 46% · US 30%
Black
288%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
185%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 8% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
206%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
18653%
Female
16247%

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Test scores

Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
31.5%
NV avg 45.8% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
20.2%
NV avg 35.6% . +7.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 7 points.

Nevada SBAC results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2531.5%20.2%
2023-2422.7%13.1%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 22% 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 Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy

Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy this school348100.0%21.9%
Rita Cannan Elementary
RENO
405100.0%27.6%
King Jr Martin Luther Elementary School
Las Vegas
349100.0%15.9%
Adams Kirk Elementary School
Las Vegas
321100.0%26.9%
Adcock O K Elementary School
Las Vegas
401100.0%34.9%
Robert Mitchell Elementary
SPARKS
336100.0%26.4%
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 Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn NevadaIn Washoe County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
21.9%#321 of 367#54 of 64
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
20.2%#344 of 388
▲ 28
#65 of 75
▲ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
31.5%#296 of 390
▲ 46
#58 of 76
▲ 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
348#329 of 442#48 of 77
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.7:1#191 of 379#26 of 73
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
46.6%#302 of 381#56 of 74
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#283 of 386#8 of 67
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.7%#194 of 304#44 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 2024-25
Enrollment
348
-33 (-9%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534820.816.7:1100% (348)
2023-243482116.6:1100% (348)
2022-2335221.416.4:1100% (352)
2020-213812714.1:1100% (381)
2017-184182814.9:1100% (418)
2015-164223014.1:199% (418)
2010-114693115.1:199% (466)
2000-016373518.2:193% (591)
1990-915092718.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy.

About Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy

The public elementary school Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy is located in RENO, Nevada. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 348 students in 2024-25. The school is 28% below the average for elementary schools in Nevada.

Washoe County (114 schools, 63,959 students) runs Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy.

The largest group at Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy is Hispanic students, at 72%. The remaining students are 8% Black, 7% White, 6% Pacific Islander, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Washoe County, the Hispanic share is about 26%. The diversity index for Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1, with 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Washoe County is 56%.

Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 12% of Nevada public elementary schools.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy is 10.7 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 21.9% actual, 32.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Nevada.

In the wider Washoe County area, median household income comes to about $88,096, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washoe County's 127 public schools enroll about 68,279 students and include Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy.

Fred W. Traner Middle School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy at 7th of 9.

In the federal locale system, Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment fell 9% over 4 years, reaching 348 in 2024-25. The ratio was 14.1:1 in 2020-21 and 16.7:1 in 2024-25.

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Washoe County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy
District
Washoe County
Address
1200 MONTELLO ST, RENO, NV 89512
Phone
(775) 333-5190
County
Washoe County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
348
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
16.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
348 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
320048000218
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy
How large is Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy?
Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy enrolls approximately 348 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy serve?
Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy.
How diverse is Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy?
Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy reports a student body of 7% White, 72% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy?
Glenn Duncan 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.
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