NANCY GOMES ELEMENTARY

Located at 3870 LIMKIN STREET, in RENO, Nevada, NANCY GOMES ELEMENTARY is a tight-knit elementary school that hosts 259 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Washoe County. Enrollment runs roughly 46% smaller than the state mean of about 480.

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

Looking at the student body, NANCY GOMES ELEMENTARY lists that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 27% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. Compared to Washoe County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, NANCY GOMES ELEMENTARY has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Washoe County (around 56%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NANCY GOMES ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Washoe County indicate median household earnings sit near $88,096, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washoe County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), of which NANCY GOMES ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is COLD SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NANCY GOMES ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 22.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. NANCY GOMES ELEMENTARY's enrollment has contracted 55% since 2018, when it stood at 579 (now 259). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 22% to 27%.

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