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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
529
+118 (+29%) vs 2017
% White
55%
was 60%
% Hispanic
31%
was 29%
% Black
3%
was 1%
% Asian
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About High Desert Montessori
Set in RENO, Nevada, High Desert Montessori is a medium-sized elementary-level community, part of Washoe County. It hosts 529 students across grades pre-K through 8.
Within Washoe County, which oversees 113 schools and 63,412 students, High Desert Montessori is one campus in the system.
Demographically, High Desert Montessori records that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black.
On the income-and-resources front, Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Washoe County's rate of about 56%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, High Desert Montessori is in the bottom 10% of Nevada public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 49.2%; High Desert Montessori posts 26.8%, -22.4 points below that line.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Washoe County put the typical household earns roughly $88,096 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Washoe County's 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), High Desert Montessori is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), High Desert Montessori ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 25.5%.
High Desert Montessori operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, High Desert Montessori runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at High Desert Montessori has edged up 29%, going from 411 students in 2018 to 529 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 60% to 55% across the same window.
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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
- 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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