PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY

PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school of small scale in RENO, Nevada, part of Washoe County, instructing 289 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 40% smaller than the state mean of about 480.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY records that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder reads as 12% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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 meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Washoe County indicate the typical household earns roughly $88,096 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY is one of 127 public schools in Washoe County (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students).

Nearest neighbor: GALENA HIGH SCHOOL, around 2.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 59.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY has edged down 37%, going from 457 students in 2018 to 289 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 80% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.