Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.5% | 20.2% |
| 2023-24 | 22.7% | 13.1% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy this school | 348 | 100.0% | 21.9% |
| Rita Cannan Elementary RENO | 405 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
| King Jr Martin Luther Elementary School Las Vegas | 349 | 100.0% | 15.9% |
| Adams Kirk Elementary School Las Vegas | 321 | 100.0% | 26.9% |
| Adcock O K Elementary School Las Vegas | 401 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
| Robert Mitchell Elementary SPARKS | 336 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
Where Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 348 | 20.8 | 16.7:1 | 100% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 100% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 21.4 | 16.4:1 | 100% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 100% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 100% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 99% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 99% (466) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 35 | 18.2:1 | 93% (591) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 27 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
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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