Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada

Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada, a sprawling elementary school in Sparks, Nevada, run under State Sponsored Charter Schools, educates 1,033 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 480 students each, so Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada sits 115% larger than that benchmark.

State Sponsored Charter Schools comprises 83 schools with combined enrollment of 64,162 students; Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada is among them.

In terms of who attends, Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada reports that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 22% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Native American, 2% Asian. Compared to Washoe County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Washoe County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Washoe County reports 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%. Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada is one of 127 public schools in Washoe County (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students).

Nearest neighbor: ALYCE TAYLOR ELEMENTARY, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. As a public charter, Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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