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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000245
Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy
4801 Neil Road, RENO, NV 89502 · (775) 689-2560 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
493 students
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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
40%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
37.6%
NV avg 45.8% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
36.3%
NV avg 35.6% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.6% | 36.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 29.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 →
Schools most like Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy
Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy this school | 494 | 99.8% | 33.0% |
| Mater Academy of Northern Nevada Reno | 501 | 100.0% | 30.6% |
| Lois Allen Elementary SPARKS | 478 | 100.0% | 17.1% |
| Sun Valley Elementary SPARKS | 520 | 100.0% | 23.7% |
| Stanford Elementary School Las Vegas | 483 | 100.0% | 32.8% |
| Herr Helen Elementary School Las Vegas | 584 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
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 Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #197 of 367 | #38 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #190 of 388 ▲ 41 | #40 of 75 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #235 of 390 ▲ 48 | #49 of 76 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #220 of 442 | #20 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #147 of 379 | #21 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #336 of 381 | #64 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #316 of 386 | #38 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.1% | #83 of 304 | #28 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
494
-170 (-26%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 620
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 494 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 100% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 100% (513) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 100% (506) |
| 2020-21 | 664 | 44 | 15.1:1 | 100% (664) |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 46.5 | 15.0:1 | 100% (694) |
| 2015-16 | 730 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 96% (704) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 38 | 16.7:1 | 100% (630) |
| 2000-01 | 780 | 42 | 18.6:1 | 76% (596) |
| 1990-91 | 620 | 34 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy.
About Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy
As a medium-sized elementary school, Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy serves students in RENO, Nevada. It serves 494 students in pre-K through 5.
Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy is one of the 114 schools that make up Washoe County (63,959 students in total).
A majority of students at Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy, 76%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 10% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. Washoe County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy comes in at 40%.
The teaching staff at Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy is 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Nevada is 18.1:1, higher than at this school. About 100% of students, or 493, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 44 points above the 56% average for public schools in Washoe County.
Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy scores 33.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Washoe County show that median household income is about $88,096, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 127 public schools operate in Washoe County, serving about 68,279 students.
The closest other public school is Edward L. Pine Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy at 2nd of 4.
NCES assigns Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 664 to 494 over 4 years.
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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
- Edward L. Pine Middle School0.1 mi · 740
- North Star Online School0.6 mi · 575
- Mariposa Language and Learning Academy0.7 mi · 210
- Coral Academy Elementary-South0.7 mi · 521
- Coral Academy High School0.8 mi · 396
- Bailey Charter School1.2 mi · 174
Frequently asked questions
About Smithridge S.t.e.m. AcademyHow many students attend Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy?
Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy serve?
Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy.
How diverse is Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy?
Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy reports a student body of 10% White, 76% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy?
Smithridge S.t.e.m. Academy is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
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