MAMIE TOWLES ELEMENTARY

MAMIE TOWLES ELEMENTARY is an elementary school of small scale in RENO, Nevada, overseen by Washoe County, hosting 305 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 36% below typical.

Within Washoe County, which oversees 113 schools and 63,412 students, MAMIE TOWLES ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, MAMIE TOWLES ELEMENTARY logs that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Washoe County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MAMIE TOWLES ELEMENTARY has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. The state averages about 18.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Washoe County) shows that median household income runs about $88,096, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Washoe County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), of which MAMIE TOWLES ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: ARCHIE CLAYTON PRE-A.P. ACADEMY, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 326 students in 2018 compared to 305 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 25% to 32% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the MAMIE TOWLES ELEMENTARY community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.