LOIS ALLEN ELEMENTARY

LOIS ALLEN ELEMENTARY operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in SPARKS, Nevada, part of Washoe County. Current enrollment sits at 478 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

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

Looking at the student body, LOIS ALLEN ELEMENTARY records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder reads as 17% White, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Washoe County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, LOIS ALLEN ELEMENTARY has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Washoe County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, LOIS ALLEN ELEMENTARY sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 32.5%; actual is 17.1%, a gap of -15.4 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Washoe County) shows that median household income runs about $88,096, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Washoe County's 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), LOIS ALLEN ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: TMCC MAGNET SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LOIS ALLEN ELEMENTARY at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 23.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. LOIS ALLEN ELEMENTARY's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 555 (now 478). The White share of enrollment decreased from 26% to 17% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.