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If you had an hour of school board time for SARAH WINNEMUCCA ELEMENTARY, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000428
Sarah Winnemucca Elementary
1349 BACKER WY, RENO, NV 89523 · (775) 746-5810 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Nevada public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nevada public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 85%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
43.9%
NV avg 45.8% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
NV avg 35.6% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 40.2% | 38.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sarah Winnemucca Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #168 of 388 ▼ 11 | #35 of 75 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #188 of 390 ▼ 1 | #38 of 76 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #217 of 442 | #19 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #249 of 379 | #37 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #131 of 381 | #8 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.8% | #88 of 304 | #29 of 64 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
496
-99 (-17%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 841
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 496 | 28 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 42% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 27.4 | 17.8:1 | 44% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 43 | 13.8:1 | 38% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 42.5 | 16.4:1 | 35% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 676 | 36 | 18.8:1 | 43% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 29 | 20.9:1 | 33% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 841 | 44 | 19.1:1 | 13% (107) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sarah Winnemucca Elementary.
About Sarah Winnemucca Elementary
Sarah Winnemucca Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in RENO, Nevada. It enrolls 496 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Washoe County enrolls 63,959 students, and its 114 schools include Sarah Winnemucca Elementary.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Sarah Winnemucca Elementary is White, with 41% of students. Enrollment also includes 38% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 5% Black. The school's White share is 21 points below the 63% share among Washoe County residents. The diversity index for Sarah Winnemucca Elementary is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.7:1. The 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada is close to this figure.
On the allk12 Grade, Sarah Winnemucca Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 54% of Nevada public elementary schools.
The school is in Washoe County, where median household income comes to about $88,096, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Washoe County's 127 public schools enroll about 68,279 students and include Sarah Winnemucca Elementary.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, George Westergard Elementary, is the closest to Sarah Winnemucca Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Sarah Winnemucca Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Sarah Winnemucca Elementary enrolled 595 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 496. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.8:1 to 17.7:1.
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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
- George Westergard Elementary0.8 mi · 461
- Robert McQueen High School0.8 mi · 1,727
- Billinghurst Middle School0.8 mi · 993
- Coral Academy Elementary-Northwest1.1 mi · 232
- Grace Warner Elementary1.3 mi · 369
- Roy Gomm Elementary1.5 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Sarah Winnemucca ElementaryHow many students attend Sarah Winnemucca Elementary?
Sarah Winnemucca Elementary enrolls approximately 496 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sarah Winnemucca Elementary serve?
Sarah Winnemucca Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sarah Winnemucca Elementary?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Sarah Winnemucca Elementary.
How diverse is Sarah Winnemucca Elementary?
Sarah Winnemucca Elementary reports a student body of 41% White, 38% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Sarah Winnemucca Elementary?
Sarah Winnemucca Elementary is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
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