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What's the one class at MICHAEL INSKEEP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000960
Michael Inskeep Elementary School
18001 Briar Drive, RENO, NV 89508 · (775) 677-3800 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
179 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
50.2%
NV avg 45.8% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
44.2%
NV avg 35.6% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.2% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 35.1% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Michael Inskeep Elementary School
Michael Inskeep Elementary School's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Inskeep Elementary School this school | 451 | 39.7% | 35.1% |
| Jesse Hall Elementary School SPARKS | 480 | 38.5% | 41.0% |
| C. C. Meneley Elementary School Gardnerville | 363 | 40.2% | 33.9% |
| Battle Mountain Elementary School Battle Mountain | 432 | 46.3% | 25.6% |
| Jacks Valley Elementary School Carson City | 364 | 44.0% | 31.1% |
| Minden Elementary School Minden | 371 | 32.1% | 37.0% |
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 Michael Inskeep Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #171 of 367 | #32 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #144 of 388 ▲ 33 | #32 of 75 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #144 of 390 ▲ 21 | #30 of 76 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #263 of 442 | #32 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #296 of 379 | #53 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #256 of 381 | #45 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #337 of 386 | #41 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 451 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 40% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 24 | 20.7:1 | 29% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 24 | 20.4:1 | 29% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Michael Inskeep Elementary School.
About Michael Inskeep Elementary School
The public elementary school Michael Inskeep Elementary School is located in RENO, Nevada. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 451 students.
Michael Inskeep Elementary School is a school in Washoe County. The district has 114 schools and 63,959 students.
White students are the majority at Michael Inskeep Elementary School, with 60% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 30% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. County-wide, about 63% of residents are White. Michael Inskeep Elementary School's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 24 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Michael Inskeep Elementary School was 18.8:1. That matches the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada fairly closely. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 40%. Across public schools in Washoe County, the average is 56%.
A school with Michael Inskeep Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Nevada is predicted to score 46.0%. Michael Inskeep Elementary School scores 35.1%, 10.9 points below that line.
Washoe County has these Census figures: the median household income is $88,096, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washoe County is home to 127 public schools and about 68,279 public school students.
Cold Springs Middle School is the public school closest to Michael Inskeep Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Michael Inskeep Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Washoe County
- North Valleys High SchoolHigh · 2,307 students
- Spanish Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Edward C. Reed High SchoolHigh · 2,092 students
- Procter R. Hug High SchoolHigh · 2,008 students
- Reno High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Damonte Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,738 students
Other schools in RENO
- North Valleys High SchoolHigh · 2,307 students
- Reno High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Damonte Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,738 students
- Robert McQueen High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Galena High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- Earl Wooster High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
Nearby schools
- Cold Springs Middle School0.6 mi · 612
- Nancy Gomes Elementary1.1 mi · 259
- Desert Heights Elementary5.6 mi · 474
- Sierra Nevada Academy Charter5.7 mi · 251
- Silver Lake Elementary5.7 mi · 491
- Stead Elementary6.9 mi · 647
Frequently asked questions
About Michael Inskeep Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Michael Inskeep Elementary School?
Michael Inskeep Elementary School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
Is Michael Inskeep Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Michael Inskeep Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Michael Inskeep Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Michael Inskeep Elementary School is approximately 18.8:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Michael Inskeep Elementary School?
Michael Inskeep Elementary School reports a student body of 60% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Michael Inskeep Elementary School?
Michael Inskeep Elementary School is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
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