Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000240
RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY
2450 Cannan Street, RENO, NV 89512 · (775) 353-5750 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
405 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 85%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
NV avg 45.8% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
26.4%
NV avg 35.6% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nevada's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
405
-115 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 15.3:1
% White
13%
was 16%
% Hispanic
70%
was 64%
% Black
8%
was 7%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Washoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
497,200
Census ACS
Median income
$88,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
68,279 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washoe County
- NORTH VALLEYS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,307 students
- SPANISH SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,131 students
- EDWARD C. REED HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,092 students
- PROCTER R. HUG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,008 students
- RENO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,741 students
- DAMONTE RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,738 students
Other schools in RENO
- NORTH VALLEYS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,307 students
- RENO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,741 students
- DAMONTE RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,738 students
- ROBERT MCQUEEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,727 students
- GALENA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,345 students
- EARL WOOSTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,338 students
Nearby schools
- High Desert Montessori0.1 mi · 529
- BERNICE MATHEWS ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 398
- FRED W. TRANER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 530
- AGNES RISLEY ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 363
- GLENN DUNCAN S.T.E.M. ACADEMY0.8 mi · 348
- Mater Academy of Northern Nevada0.9 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARYHow large is RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY?
RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 405 students in grades PK-05.
Is RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY is approximately 18.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY are roughly 13% White, 70% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY in?
RITA CANNAN ELEMENTARY is part of Washoe County.
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