PEAVINE ELEMENTARY

PEAVINE ELEMENTARY is a primary school of close-knit scale in RENO, Nevada, operated by Washoe County, works with 345 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 28% below the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 480 students.

Across the 113 schools in Washoe County (63,412 students total), PEAVINE ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PEAVINE ELEMENTARY lists that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Washoe County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, PEAVINE ELEMENTARY reports 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.4:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at PEAVINE ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Washoe County (around 56%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PEAVINE ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.5%, the actual is 44.3%, a residual of +11.7 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Washoe County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $88,096 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Washoe County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), of which PEAVINE ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is ELMCREST ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PEAVINE ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 36.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. PEAVINE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 374 (now 345). The White share of enrollment edged down from 52% to 43% over that span.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.