Enrollment
251
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000503
Sierra Nevada Academy Charter
5600 Fox Ave, RENO, NV 89506 · (775) 677-4500 · Washoe County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL251 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Nevada public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
37.9:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
250 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 5% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
64%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
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Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
20.7%
NV avg 45.8% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
8.8%
NV avg 35.6% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.7% | 8.8% |
| 2023-24 | 22.8% | 11.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NV schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sierra Nevada Academy Charter
Sierra Nevada Academy Charter's state test result (15.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Nevada Academy Charter this school | 251 | 99.6% | 15.9% |
| Hidden Valley Elementary RENO | 222 | 100.0% | 38.3% |
| Elmcrest Elementary RENO | 287 | 100.0% | 36.2% |
| Peavine Elementary RENO | 345 | 100.0% | 44.3% |
| Dooley John Elementary School Henderson | 332 | 100.0% | 47.7% |
| Florence Drake Elementary SPARKS | 254 | 100.0% | 56.4% |
Matched among Nevada elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sierra Nevada Academy Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #361 of 367 | #63 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #387 of 388 ▼ 7 | #75 of 75 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #373 of 390 ▼ 33 | #71 of 76 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 251 | #368 of 442 | #66 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 37.9:1 | #371 of 379 | #73 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #160 of 381 | #15 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #319 of 386 | #40 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #77 of 304 | #27 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
251
-103 (-29%) vs 2020
+55% since 2000-01, when it was 162
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 | 251 | 6.6 | 37.9:1 | 100% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 6 | 43.3:1 | 100% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | N/A | N/A | 100% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | N/A | N/A | 44% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | N/A | N/A | 43% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | N/A | N/A | 51% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 227 | 9 | 25.2:1 | 45% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 162 | 7 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra Nevada Academy Charter.
About Sierra Nevada Academy Charter
Sierra Nevada Academy Charter is an elementary school in RENO, Nevada, and it is part of Washoe County. The school's enrollment of 251 students covers kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 48% lower than the average for elementary schools in Nevada, which is about 480.
Washoe County oversees Sierra Nevada Academy Charter and 113 other schools, with 63,959 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Sierra Nevada Academy Charter is White (44%). Enrollment also includes 39% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. The school's White share is 18 points below the 63% share among Washoe County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Sierra Nevada Academy Charter belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Sierra Nevada Academy Charter employs 6.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 37.9:1. That ratio is over the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Washoe County average 56%.
Measured against Nevada public elementary schools, Sierra Nevada Academy Charter receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Sierra Nevada Academy Charter falls short of its prediction by 16.7 points. The model expects 32.6% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Nevada; the school's rate is 15.9%.
Census estimates describe Washoe County this way: median household income is about $88,096, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Washoe County number 127 and enroll about 68,279.
The nearest public school is Desert Heights Elementary, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Sierra Nevada Academy Charter ranks 7th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 354 to 251.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Desert Heights Elementary0.2 mi · 474
- Silver Lake Elementary1.6 mi · 491
- Stead Elementary1.9 mi · 647
- William Obrien Middle School2.0 mi · 1,067
- Lemmon Valley Elementary2.4 mi · 635
- Alice Smith Elementary3.9 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Sierra Nevada Academy CharterHow large is Sierra Nevada Academy Charter?
Sierra Nevada Academy Charter enrolls approximately 251 students in grades KG-08.
Is Sierra Nevada Academy Charter an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sierra Nevada Academy Charter is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Sierra Nevada Academy Charter?
Approximately 37.9:1 students per teacher at Sierra Nevada Academy Charter.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sierra Nevada Academy Charter?
At Sierra Nevada Academy Charter, the student body is approximately 44% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Sierra Nevada Academy Charter public or private?
Sierra Nevada Academy Charter is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.