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Libby Booth Elementary

1450 STEWART ST, RENO, NV 89502 · (775) 333-5140 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
321 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K52%
Kindergarten3310%
Grade 15718%
Grade 24815%
Grade 35517%
Grade 47523%
Grade 54815%

This year's kindergarten class (33) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).

Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
7222%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 26% · US 43%
Hispanic
17153%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 46% · US 30%
Black
247%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
124%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
227%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 8% · US 5%
Native American
82%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
124%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
16752%
Female
15448%

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Test scores

Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
18.2%
NV avg 45.8% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
18.2%
NV avg 35.6% . -0.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

Nevada SBAC results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2518.2%18.2%
2023-2420.4%18.7%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 19% 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 Libby Booth Elementary

Libby Booth Elementary's state test result (18.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Libby Booth Elementary this school321100.0%18.9%
Donner Springs Elementary
RENO
414100.0%24.0%
Tomiyasu Bill Y Elementary School
Las Vegas
412100.0%35.8%
Gray R Guild Elementary School
Las Vegas
351100.0%34.1%
Smith Helen M Elementary School
Las Vegas
452100.0%41.0%
Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School
RENO
253100.0%21.4%
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 Libby Booth Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn NevadaIn Washoe County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
18.9%#345 of 367#60 of 64
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.2%#360 of 388
▼ 33
#70 of 75
▼ 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
18.2%#379 of 390
▼ 19
#73 of 76
▼ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
321#345 of 442#54 of 77
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.4:1#111 of 379#14 of 73
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.2%#146 of 381#11 of 74
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#290 of 386#15 of 67
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-26.0%#109 of 304#31 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 2024-25
Enrollment
321
-49 (-13%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532120.815.4:1100% (321)
2023-243432017.1:1100% (343)
2022-233742217.0:1100% (374)
2020-213702614.2:1100% (370)
2017-184342815.5:1100% (434)
2015-164332616.6:199% (430)
2010-114552915.7:199% (452)
2000-016183816.3:183% (511)
1990-914122119.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Libby Booth Elementary.

About Libby Booth Elementary

Libby Booth Elementary, located in RENO, Nevada, is a small elementary school. The school has 321 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 480 students for elementary schools in Nevada.

Washoe County enrolls 63,959 students in 114 schools, including Libby Booth Elementary.

Of every 100 students at Libby Booth Elementary, about 53 are Hispanic. It is also 22% White, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Washoe County's residents are about 26% Hispanic, 27 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.

Libby Booth Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1, with 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Nevada average 18.1:1. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Washoe County report 56%.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Libby Booth Elementary is 13.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 18.9%. Predicted: 32.5%.

The county, Washoe County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $88,096, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 127 public schools and about 68,279 students.

About 0.5 miles separate Libby Booth Elementary from the closest public school, E. Otis Vaughn Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Libby Booth Elementary ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 18.9% versus a 29.1% average.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 370 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 321 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.2 to 15.4 over 4 years.

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Washoe County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Libby Booth Elementary
District
Washoe County
Address
1450 STEWART ST, RENO, NV 89502
Phone
(775) 333-5140
County
Washoe County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
321
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
15.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
321 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
320048000230
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Libby Booth Elementary
How many students attend Libby Booth Elementary?
Libby Booth Elementary enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Libby Booth Elementary serve?
Libby Booth Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Libby Booth Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Libby Booth Elementary is approximately 15.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Libby Booth Elementary?
Libby Booth Elementary reports a student body of 22% White, 53% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Libby Booth Elementary public or private?
Libby Booth Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washoe County.
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