RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY

RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY is an elementary-level community of low-enrollment scale in RENO, Nevada, part of Washoe County, works with 405 students in grades pre-K through 5.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY reports that 70% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 13% White, 8% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Washoe County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. The state averages about 18.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Washoe County (around 56%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 27.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Washoe County put the typical household earns roughly $88,096 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY is one of 127 public schools in Washoe County (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students).

High Desert Montessori is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 25.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY has declined 22%, going from 520 students in 2018 to 405 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 64% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

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