HUNTER LAKE ELEMENTARY

HUNTER LAKE ELEMENTARY operates as a low-enrollment primary school in RENO, Nevada, operated by Washoe County. Current enrollment sits at 319 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 34% below typical.

Across the 113 schools in Washoe County (63,412 students total), HUNTER LAKE ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, HUNTER LAKE ELEMENTARY reports that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school lists 24% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, HUNTER LAKE ELEMENTARY lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Washoe County's rate of about 56%.

After controlling for student poverty, HUNTER LAKE ELEMENTARY sits in the top 10% of Nevada schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.5%; actual is 59.0%, +26.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Washoe County shows median household earnings sit near $88,096, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Washoe County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), of which HUNTER LAKE ELEMENTARY is one.

enCompass Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HUNTER LAKE ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 60.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. HUNTER LAKE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has shrank 24% since 2018, when it stood at 418 (now 319). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 today.

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