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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
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Nevada public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
49%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
60.6%
NV avg 45.8% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
67.1%
NV avg 35.6% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.6% | 67.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.1% | 56.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
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
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Spanish Springs Elementary
Spanish Springs Elementary's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Springs Elementary this school | 558 | 17.7% | 48.2% |
| Van Gorder Elementary SPARKS | 649 | 20.3% | 48.8% |
| Alyce Taylor Elementary SPARKS | 469 | 21.1% | 45.8% |
| Roy Gomm Elementary RENO | 407 | 15.7% | 55.7% |
| Rollan Melton Elementary RENO | 477 | 18.0% | 58.5% |
| Brown Elementary RENO | 514 | 27.4% | 46.9% |
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 Spanish Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #64 of 367 | #20 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #29 of 388 ▲ 29 | #11 of 75 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #79 of 390 ▼ 13 | #16 of 76 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #153 of 442 | #10 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #254 of 379 | #41 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #285 of 381 | #52 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.7% | #375 of 386 | #58 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.6% | #42 of 304 | #17 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
558
+58 (+12%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 558 | 31.4 | 17.8:1 | 18% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 17% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 27.6 | 17.5:1 | 18% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 13% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 867 | 49 | 17.7:1 | 12% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 37 | 20.6:1 | 14% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 819 | 41 | 20.0:1 | 16% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 718 | 37 | 19.4:1 | 11% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spanish Springs Elementary.
About Spanish Springs Elementary
Spanish Springs Elementary is one of the public schools in SPARKS, Nevada. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 558 students, from pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 114 schools in Washoe County, with 63,959 students enrolled.
Spanish Springs Elementary is 68% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Spanish Springs Elementary's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.8:1, with 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Nevada average 18.1:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Spanish Springs Elementary is 18%. Among public schools in Washoe County, the average eligibility rate is 56%.
Measured against Nevada public elementary schools, Spanish Springs Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Nevada schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Spanish Springs Elementary's results are 2.8 points below predicted: 48.2% against 51.0%.
Federal survey data for Washoe County show that the median household income is $88,096, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Washoe County is home to 127 public schools and about 68,279 public school students.
The closest other public school is Alyce Taylor Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Spanish Springs Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Spanish Springs Elementary at 4th of 7.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
2024-25 enrollment was 558, a 12% increase from 500 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.3 to 17.8 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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.