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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 696 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE SPONSORED CHARTER SCHOOLS·NCES 320000100896
Mater Academy of Northern Nevada
2680 E. Ninth Street, Reno, NV 89512 · (775) 470-8950 · Washoe County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Nevada public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nevada public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.0:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
501 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 85%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (63).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 70% · US 70%
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
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
NV avg 45.8% . +14.7pp since 2023
Math
38.7%
NV avg 35.6% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 38.7% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 31.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Mater Academy of Northern Nevada
Mater Academy of Northern Nevada's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mater Academy of Northern Nevada this school | 501 | 100.0% | 30.6% |
| Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy RENO | 494 | 99.8% | 33.0% |
| Stanford Elementary School Las Vegas | 483 | 100.0% | 32.8% |
| Crestwood Elementary School Las Vegas | 551 | 100.0% | 33.2% |
| Griffith E W Elementary School Las Vegas | 608 | 100.0% | 23.2% |
| Sun Valley Elementary SPARKS | 520 | 100.0% | 23.7% |
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 Mater Academy of Northern Nevada ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #227 of 367 | #40 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #174 of 388 ▲ 37 | #37 of 75 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #165 of 390 ▲ 94 | #35 of 76 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #207 of 442 | #18 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #300 of 379 | #54 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #349 of 381 | #67 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #6 of 386 | #1 of 67 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
501
+69 (+16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 22.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 501 | 26 | 19.3:1 | 100% (501) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 100% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 23 | 21.3:1 | 100% (488) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 19 | 22.7:1 | 100% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 169 | 9.5 | 17.8:1 | 76% (129) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mater Academy of Northern Nevada.
About Mater Academy of Northern Nevada
Mater Academy of Northern Nevada runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Reno, Nevada. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 8, with 501 students enrolled.
State Sponsored Charter Schools runs Mater Academy of Northern Nevada along with 82 other schools, enrolling 64,162 students in total.
Hispanic students account for 79% of enrollment at Mater Academy of Northern Nevada. Other groups include 8% White, 4% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The county population is about 26% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Mater Academy of Northern Nevada comes in at 37%.
Federal staffing data show 26 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mater Academy of Northern Nevada and a ratio of 19.3:1. That ratio is over the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. On average, public schools in Washoe County report 56%.
Mater Academy of Northern Nevada is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of Nevada public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Mater Academy of Northern Nevada's average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.6% is 2.0 points below the 32.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Washoe County, median household income is about $88,096, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Mater Academy of Northern Nevada is among the 127 public schools in Washoe County.
The nearest other public school, Bernice Mathews Elementary, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Mater Academy of Northern Nevada is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Mater Academy of Northern Nevada as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Mater Academy of Northern Nevada is a public charter school.
Enrollment was 432 in 2020-21 and 501 in 2024-25, a gain of 69 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.3:1) than in 2020-21 (22.7:1).
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Washoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Nearby schools
- Bernice Mathews Elementary0.3 mi · 398
- Kate Smith Elementary0.6 mi · 186
- Fred W. Traner Middle School0.7 mi · 530
- High Desert Montessori0.7 mi · 529
- Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy0.8 mi · 348
- Coral Academy Middle School0.8 mi · 588
Frequently asked questions
About Mater Academy of Northern NevadaHow large is Mater Academy of Northern Nevada?
Mater Academy of Northern Nevada enrolls approximately 501 students in grades KG-08.
Is Mater Academy of Northern Nevada an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mater Academy of Northern Nevada is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Mater Academy of Northern Nevada?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Mater Academy of Northern Nevada.
How diverse is Mater Academy of Northern Nevada?
Mater Academy of Northern Nevada reports a student body of 8% White, 79% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Mater Academy of Northern Nevada?
Mater Academy of Northern Nevada is overseen by State Sponsored Charter Schools in Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.