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Which teacher or staff member at High Desert Montessori deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000561
High Desert Montessori
101 FANTASTIC DR, RENO, NV 89512 · (775) 624-2800 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Nevada public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
135 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 | 90 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 52% larger than its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
60%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
44.8%
NV avg 45.8% . +9.8pp since 2023
Math
17.1%
NV avg 35.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 17.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 14.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NV schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 High Desert Montessori
High Desert Montessori's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Desert Montessori this school | 529 | 25.5% | 26.8% |
| George Westergard Elementary RENO | 461 | 28.2% | 47.0% |
| Brown Elementary RENO | 514 | 27.4% | 46.9% |
| Bud Beasley Elementary SPARKS | 571 | 31.2% | 48.8% |
| Mount Rose K-8 Academy of Languages RENO | 420 | 24.3% | 72.5% |
| Mountain View Elementary School Elko | 507 | 21.7% | 41.4% |
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 High Desert Montessori ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #266 of 367 | #42 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #367 of 388 ▼ 3 | #71 of 75 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #185 of 390 ▲ 50 | #37 of 76 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #180 of 442 | #13 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #205 of 381 | #28 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.5% | #356 of 386 | #50 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.7% | #5 of 46 | N/A |
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
529
+149 (+39%) vs 2020
+57% since 2010-11, when it was 336
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 | 529 | N/A | N/A | 26% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 468 | N/A | N/A | 27% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | N/A | N/A | 31% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | N/A | N/A | 14% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | N/A | N/A | 22% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 13 | 25.9:1 | 36% (121) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for High Desert Montessori.
About High Desert Montessori
High Desert Montessori is a medium-sized elementary school in RENO, Nevada. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 529 students.
High Desert Montessori is one of the 114 schools that make up Washoe County (63,959 students in total).
White students are the majority at High Desert Montessori, with 55% of enrollment. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. High Desert Montessori's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 26%. Across public schools in Washoe County, the average is 56%.
The allk12 Grade for High Desert Montessori is D. Compared with Nevada public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 13% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Nevada, High Desert Montessori is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.8% compared with a predicted 49.2%.
Washoe County has about 497,200 residents, and the median household income is $88,096, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Washoe County has 127 public schools and roughly 68,279 students.
The nearest other public school, Rita Cannan Elementary, is about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. High Desert Montessori is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes High Desert Montessori as City: Large. High Desert Montessori holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Enrollment at High Desert Montessori grew 39% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 380 to 529 students.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Rita Cannan Elementary0.1 mi · 405
- Bernice Mathews Elementary0.5 mi · 398
- Fred W. Traner Middle School0.7 mi · 530
- Agnes Risley Elementary0.7 mi · 363
- Mater Academy of Northern Nevada0.7 mi · 501
- Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy0.7 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About High Desert MontessoriHow large is High Desert Montessori?
High Desert Montessori enrolls approximately 529 students in grades PK-08.
Is High Desert Montessori an elementary, middle, or high school?
High Desert Montessori is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does High Desert Montessori have?
High Desert Montessori employs 0 FTE teachers.
What is the student diversity at High Desert Montessori?
Student demographics at High Desert Montessori are roughly 55% White, 31% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is High Desert Montessori in?
High Desert Montessori is part of Washoe County.
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