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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the JESSE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000723
Jesse Hall Elementary School
185 SHELBY DRIVE, SPARKS, NV 89436 · (775) 425-7755 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
185 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 | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
58%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
50.9%
NV avg 45.8% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
50.5%
NV avg 35.6% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 4 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 46.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Jesse Hall Elementary School
Jesse Hall Elementary School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Hall Elementary School this school | 480 | 38.5% | 41.0% |
| Michael Inskeep Elementary School RENO | 451 | 39.7% | 35.1% |
| C. C. Meneley Elementary School Gardnerville | 363 | 40.2% | 33.9% |
| Battle Mountain Elementary School Battle Mountain | 432 | 46.3% | 25.6% |
| Minden Elementary School Minden | 371 | 32.1% | 37.0% |
| Sage Elementary School Spring Creek | 413 | 40.9% | 29.8% |
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 Jesse Hall Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #118 of 367 | #28 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #102 of 388 ▲ 3 | #28 of 75 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #138 of 390 ▲ 26 | #28 of 76 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #232 of 442 | #23 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #319 of 379 | #59 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #221 of 381 | #35 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #339 of 386 | #42 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #112 of 304 | #32 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
480
+32 (+7%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 662
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 480 | 23 | 20.9:1 | 39% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 25% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 26% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 28% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 33 | 19.6:1 | 27% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 661 | 34 | 19.4:1 | 34% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 32 | 20.7:1 | 19% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jesse Hall Elementary School.
About Jesse Hall Elementary School
Jesse Hall Elementary School is an elementary school in SPARKS, Nevada, reachable at (775) 425-7755. It had 480 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Across its 114 schools, Washoe County enrolls 63,959 students. Jesse Hall Elementary School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Jesse Hall Elementary School is White students, at 59%. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 10% Native American, and 6% multiracial. Washoe County residents are about 63% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Jesse Hall Elementary School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 20.9:1 is based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Nevada average 18.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 39%. It compares with 56% for public schools in Washoe County.
Jesse Hall Elementary School scores 41.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 46.3%.
The school's county is Washoe County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $88,096, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 127 public schools in the county, enrolling about 68,279, Jesse Hall Elementary School among them.
A public school about 1.1 miles away, Yvonne Shaw Middle School, is the closest to Jesse Hall Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Jesse Hall Elementary School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 7% gain took enrollment from 448 in 2020-21 to 480 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 20.9:1.
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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 SPARKS
- Spanish Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Edward C. Reed High SchoolHigh · 2,092 students
- Procter R. Hug High SchoolHigh · 2,008 students
- Sparks High SchoolHigh · 1,211 students
- Sky Ranch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,206 students
- Pinecrest Academy of Northern NevadaElementary · 1,033 students
Nearby schools
- Yvonne Shaw Middle School1.1 mi · 785
- Spanish Springs High School1.1 mi · 2,131
- John Bohach Elementary School1.8 mi · 686
- Alyce Taylor Elementary1.8 mi · 469
- Sky Ranch Middle School1.8 mi · 1,206
- Desert Skies Middle School1.9 mi · 875
Frequently asked questions
About Jesse Hall Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jesse Hall Elementary School?
Jesse Hall Elementary School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-05.
Is Jesse Hall Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jesse Hall Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jesse Hall Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jesse Hall Elementary School is approximately 20.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jesse Hall Elementary School?
Student demographics at Jesse Hall Elementary School are roughly 59% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Jesse Hall Elementary School?
Jesse Hall Elementary School is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
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