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If you could change one rule at SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY, what would it be?
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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000427
SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY
100 Marilyn Mae Drive, SPARKS, NV 89441 · (775) 425-7710 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
99 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
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
60.6%
NV avg 45.8% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
67.1%
NV avg 35.6% . +10.7pp since 2023
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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
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
558
-309 (-36%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.7:1
% White
68%
was 67%
% Hispanic
19%
was 20%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY
SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY is an elementary campus of mid-tier scale in SPARKS, Nevada, overseen by Washoe County, teacheing 558 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Washoe County runs 113 schools in total, collectively educating 63,412 students. SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. The state averages about 18.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Washoe County (around 56%), the school's rate is south of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.0%, the actual is 48.2%, a residual of -2.8 points.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Washoe County indicate the typical household earns roughly $88,096 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY is one of 127 public schools in Washoe County (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students).
Nearest neighbor: ALYCE TAYLOR ELEMENTARY, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 46.6%.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Five-year trend. SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY's enrollment has declined 36% since 2018, when it stood at 867 (now 558).
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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 SPARKS
- SPANISH SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,131 students
- EDWARD C. REED HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,092 students
- PROCTER R. HUG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,008 students
- SPARKS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,211 students
- SKY RANCH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,206 students
- Pinecrest Academy of Northern NevadaElementary · 1,033 students
Nearby schools
- ALYCE TAYLOR ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 469
- VAN GORDER ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 649
- YVONNE SHAW MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 785
- Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada2.0 mi · 1,033
- SPANISH SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 2,131
- JESSE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARYHow many students attend SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY?
SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 558 students in grades PK-05.
Is SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY have?
SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY are roughly 68% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY?
SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.