LENA JUNIPER ELEMENTARY

Located at 225 QUEEN WAY, in SPARKS, Nevada, LENA JUNIPER ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment primary school that instructs 372 students (grades K through 5), run under Washoe County. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 23% leaner than typical.

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

On demographics, LENA JUNIPER ELEMENTARY records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 38% White, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Washoe County (around 56%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LENA JUNIPER ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.3%.

In the area at large, Washoe County reports that median household income runs about $88,096, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LENA JUNIPER ELEMENTARY is one of 127 public schools in Washoe County (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students).

Nearest neighbor: FLORENCE DRAKE ELEMENTARY, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LENA JUNIPER ELEMENTARY. On composite proficiency, LENA JUNIPER ELEMENTARY comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 32%: 550 students in 2018 compared to 372 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 44% to 50% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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