Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000322
Nancy Gomes Elementary
3870 LIMKIN STREET, RENO, NV 89508 · (775) 677-5440 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
259 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 85%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
53%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
40.3%
NV avg 45.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
34.9%
NV avg 35.6% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Nancy Gomes Elementary
Nancy Gomes Elementary's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Gomes Elementary this school | 259 | 100.0% | 36.9% |
| Hunter Lake Elementary RENO | 319 | 100.0% | 59.0% |
| Winnemucca Grammar School Winnemucca | 305 | 100.0% | 47.9% |
| Grammar School 2 Elko | 341 | 100.0% | 34.8% |
| Mitchell Andrew Elementary School Boulder City | 356 | 100.0% | N/A |
| David E Norman Elementary Ely | 362 | 100.0% | 24.2% |
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 Nancy Gomes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #151 of 367 | #30 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #205 of 388 ▼ 28 | #43 of 75 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #210 of 390 ▲ 9 | #44 of 76 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #362 of 442 | #62 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #226 of 379 | #30 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #265 of 381 | #47 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #301 of 386 | #26 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -55.3% | #3 of 304 | #2 of 64 |
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
259
-305 (-54%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 259 | 15 | 17.3:1 | 100% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 16 | 16.4:1 | 100% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 15 | 18.3:1 | 100% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 33% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 32 | 18.1:1 | 39% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 26 | 21.9:1 | 40% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 26 | 19.4:1 | 34% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 25 | 22.1:1 | 21% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 419 | 18 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nancy Gomes Elementary.
About Nancy Gomes Elementary
Nancy Gomes Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in RENO, Nevada. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 259 students. The school's enrollment is 46% smaller than the 480 average for elementary schools in Nevada.
In Washoe County, 114 schools enroll a combined 63,959 students.
A majority of students at Nancy Gomes Elementary, 63%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 27% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. That is close to the 63% White share among all Washoe County residents. By the diversity index, Nancy Gomes Elementary comes in at 53%.
Federal staffing data show 15 full-time-equivalent teachers at Nancy Gomes Elementary and a ratio of 17.3:1. That ratio is under the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. The rate at public schools in Washoe County averages 56%, lower than here.
Nancy Gomes Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.9%, compared with a predicted 32.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Nevada schools on BeatsExpectations.
Washoe County has about 497,200 residents, and 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. The public schools of Washoe County number 127 and enroll about 68,279.
Cold Springs Middle School is the public school closest to Nancy Gomes Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. On average proficiency, Nancy Gomes Elementary is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Reported enrollment: 564 (2020-21) and 259 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.3:1) than in 2020-21 (15.2:1).
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 School0.9 mi · 612
- Michael Inskeep Elementary School1.1 mi · 451
- Silver Lake Elementary4.8 mi · 491
- Desert Heights Elementary4.9 mi · 474
- Sierra Nevada Academy Charter5.0 mi · 251
- Stead Elementary6.1 mi · 647
Frequently asked questions
About Nancy Gomes ElementaryHow many students attend Nancy Gomes Elementary?
Nancy Gomes Elementary enrolls approximately 259 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Nancy Gomes Elementary serve?
Nancy Gomes Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nancy Gomes Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nancy Gomes Elementary is approximately 17.3:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Nancy Gomes Elementary?
Nancy Gomes Elementary reports a student body of 63% White, 27% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Nancy Gomes Elementary in?
Nancy Gomes Elementary is part of Washoe County.
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