MARVIN PICOLLO ELEMENTARY

MARVIN PICOLLO ELEMENTARY is a K-12 campus of one-room-style scale in RENO, Nevada, part of Washoe County, enrolling 91 students in grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 92% leaner than the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 1,078 students.

Washoe County comprises 113 schools with combined enrollment of 63,412 students; MARVIN PICOLLO ELEMENTARY is among them.

Looking at the student body, MARVIN PICOLLO ELEMENTARY shows that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 41% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.1:1. The state averages around 22.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at MARVIN PICOLLO ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Washoe County (around 56%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Washoe County put the typical household earns roughly $88,096 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MARVIN PICOLLO ELEMENTARY is one of 127 public schools in Washoe County (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students).

The closest other public school is ELIZABETH LENZ ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

MARVIN PICOLLO ELEMENTARY operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 19%: 112 students in 2018 compared to 91 in 2025.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.