SILVER LAKE ELEMENTARY

As a mid-tier K-5 school in RENO, Nevada, SILVER LAKE ELEMENTARY teaches 491 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Washoe County.

Washoe County runs 113 schools in total, collectively educating 63,412 students. SILVER LAKE ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, SILVER LAKE ELEMENTARY logs that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 36% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Washoe County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.1:1 average.

In the area at large, 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 the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Washoe County's 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), SILVER LAKE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

STEAD ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SILVER LAKE ELEMENTARY.

SILVER LAKE ELEMENTARY operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SILVER LAKE ELEMENTARY has shrank 12%, going from 558 students in 2018 to 491 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 52% to 36% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.