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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the GRACE WARNER ELEMENTARY administration to hear?
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Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000219
Grace Warner Elementary
3075 Heights Drive, RENO, NV 89503 · (775) 746-5830 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
369 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 | 22 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
64%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
31.9%
NV avg 45.8% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
20.2%
NV avg 35.6% . -1.1pp 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.9% | 20.2% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 21.3% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Grace Warner Elementary
Grace Warner Elementary's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Warner Elementary this school | 369 | 100.0% | 25.6% |
| Lena Juniper Elementary SPARKS | 372 | 100.0% | 41.3% |
| Elmcrest Elementary RENO | 287 | 100.0% | 36.2% |
| Hafen Elementary School Pahrump | 413 | 100.0% | 31.6% |
| Gibson James Elementary School Henderson | 409 | 100.0% | 43.7% |
| Bowler Joseph L Elementary School Bunkerville | 465 | 100.0% | 32.0% |
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 Grace Warner Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #282 of 367 | #46 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #345 of 388 ▼ 40 | #66 of 75 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #292 of 390 ▼ 9 | #57 of 76 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #314 of 442 | #44 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #332 of 379 | #66 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #166 of 381 | #18 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #284 of 386 | #9 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #259 of 304 | #57 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
369
+59 (+19%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 369 | 16.8 | 22.0:1 | 100% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 22 | 17.0:1 | 100% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 21.2 | 18.9:1 | 100% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 21 | 14.8:1 | 100% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 65% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 25 | 16.3:1 | 72% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 78% (372) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 26 | 20.3:1 | 43% (225) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 23 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grace Warner Elementary.
About Grace Warner Elementary
Grace Warner Elementary is a public elementary school in RENO, Nevada. The school serves 369 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Nevada is roughly 480 students; this school is 23% smaller than that.
Washoe County operates 114 schools. Combined enrollment is 63,959 students.
Grace Warner Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 49%. The school is also 34% White, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 26%. The chance that two students picked at random at Grace Warner Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Teachers at the school number 16.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.0:1. The 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Washoe County average 56%.
Grace Warner Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Nevada schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.6% and a predicted 32.5%.
Among Washoe County residents, median household income is about $88,096, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Grace Warner Elementary is one of 127 public schools in Washoe County, which together enroll about 68,279 students.
The shortest distance from Grace Warner Elementary to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Coral Academy Elementary-Northwest. The five-mile area around Grace Warner Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 47.1% proficiency; Grace Warner Elementary posts 25.6%.
Federal data place Grace Warner Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 310 to 369. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.0:1.
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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 RENO
- North Valleys High SchoolHigh · 2,307 students
- Reno High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Damonte Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,738 students
- Robert McQueen High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Galena High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- Earl Wooster High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
Nearby schools
- Coral Academy Elementary-Northwest0.3 mi · 232
- Mamie Towles Elementary0.7 mi · 305
- Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy0.7 mi · 667
- Elmcrest Elementary0.8 mi · 287
- Sarah Winnemucca Elementary1.3 mi · 496
- Darrel Swope Middle School1.4 mi · 1,027
Frequently asked questions
About Grace Warner ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Grace Warner Elementary?
Grace Warner Elementary enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-05.
Is Grace Warner Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grace Warner Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Grace Warner Elementary?
Approximately 22.0:1 students per teacher at Grace Warner Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Grace Warner Elementary?
Student demographics at Grace Warner Elementary are roughly 34% White, 49% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Grace Warner Elementary?
Grace Warner Elementary is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.