Enrollment
186
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000227
Kate Smith Elementary
1925 F STREET, SPARKS, NV 89431 · (775) 353-5720 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
186 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 85%
Community
0
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 | 1 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
46%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
36.0%
NV avg 45.8% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
29.8%
NV avg 35.6% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 29.8% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 32.9% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Kate Smith Elementary
Kate Smith Elementary's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Smith Elementary this school | 186 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
| Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy RENO | 236 | 100.0% | 20.9% |
| Bailey Charter School RENO | 174 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School RENO | 253 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| Sandy Valley Elementary School Sandy Valley | 119 | 100.0% | 40.6% |
| Greenbrae Elementary SPARKS | 323 | 100.0% | 25.9% |
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 Kate Smith Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #187 of 367 | #36 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #254 of 388 ▼ 55 | #49 of 75 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #254 of 390 ▼ 31 | #52 of 76 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #383 of 442 | #75 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #287 of 386 | #12 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.2% | #24 of 304 | #10 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
186
-39 (-17%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 301
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 186 | 12.4 | 15.0:1 | 100% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 190 | 13 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 13.4 | 16.2:1 | 100% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 100% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 19.1 | 16.3:1 | 99% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 83% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 278 | 18 | 15.4:1 | 90% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 72% (250) |
| 1990-91 | 301 | 17 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kate Smith Elementary.
About Kate Smith Elementary
Kate Smith Elementary is a small elementary school with an address in SPARKS, Nevada. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 186 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Nevada average about 480 students.
Kate Smith Elementary falls under Washoe County, which has 114 schools enrolling 63,959 students.
Roughly 72% of students at Kate Smith Elementary are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander, and 2% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 26%. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 15.0:1 comes from the school's 12.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.1 students per teacher below the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Washoe County is 56%.
A school with Kate Smith Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Nevada is predicted to score 32.5%. Kate Smith Elementary scores 33.9%, 1.3 points above that line.
In the county around the school, Washoe County, the median household income is $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 Washoe County, enrolling about 68,279 students in all.
The closest other public school is Sparks High School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Kate Smith Elementary is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
Kate Smith Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 17% from its 2020-21 level of 225.
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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
- Sparks High School0.5 mi · 1,211
- Bernice Mathews Elementary0.6 mi · 398
- Robert Mitchell Elementary0.6 mi · 336
- Mater Academy of Northern Nevada0.6 mi · 501
- Agnes Risley Elementary0.8 mi · 363
- Sparks Middle School0.9 mi · 622
Frequently asked questions
About Kate Smith ElementaryHow many students attend Kate Smith Elementary?
Kate Smith Elementary enrolls approximately 186 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kate Smith Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kate Smith Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Kate Smith Elementary have?
Kate Smith Elementary employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is Kate Smith Elementary?
Kate Smith Elementary reports a student body of 14% White, 72% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Kate Smith Elementary?
Kate Smith Elementary is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
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