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Enrollment
622
Middle
DISTRICT 769 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000247
Sparks Middle School
2275 18th Street, SPARKS, NV 89431 · (775) 353-5770 · Washoe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Nevada public middle schools
- DTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
622 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 85%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 202 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 222 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 198 | 32% |
Student demographics
36%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
20.3%
NV avg 45.8% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
11.3%
NV avg 35.6% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.3% | 11.3% |
| 2023-24 | 16.9% | 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
16.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.4pp
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 Sparks Middle School
Sparks Middle School's state test result (16.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparks Middle School this school | 622 | 100.0% | 16.1% |
| E. Otis Vaughn Middle School RENO | 554 | 100.0% | 17.1% |
| Desert Skies Middle School SUN VALLEY | 875 | 100.0% | 18.6% |
| Edward L. Pine Middle School RENO | 740 | 100.0% | 16.8% |
| George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy SPARKS | 613 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
| Robison Dell H Middle School Las Vegas | 626 | 100.0% | 15.8% |
Matched among Nevada middle 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 Sparks Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #81 of 94 | #16 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #77 of 98 ▼ 4 | #13 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #92 of 98 no change | #16 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #73 of 113 | #12 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #27 of 94 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #87 of 94 | #17 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #75 of 95 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #36 of 68 | #7 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
622
-120 (-16%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 772
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 622 | 32 | 19.4:1 | 100% (622) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 31 | 19.6:1 | 100% (606) |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 30.5 | 21.5:1 | 100% (655) |
| 2020-21 | 742 | 45 | 16.5:1 | 100% (742) |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 40 | 18.4:1 | 65% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 29 | 26.2:1 | 73% (556) |
| 2010-11 | 778 | 40 | 19.4:1 | 77% (601) |
| 2000-01 | 952 | 43 | 22.1:1 | 28% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 772 | 33 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sparks Middle School.
About Sparks Middle School
Sparks Middle School is a small middle-grades school in SPARKS, Nevada, one of the schools in Washoe County. It enrolls 622 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
Washoe County oversees Sparks Middle School and 113 other schools, with 63,959 students in total.
The largest group at Sparks Middle School is Hispanic students, at 79%. The remaining students are 10% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander, and 2% Black. Among people living in Washoe County, the Hispanic share is about 26%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sparks Middle School scores 36%.
With 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.4:1. Middle schools in Nevada have an average ratio of 22.4:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Sparks Middle School, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Washoe County report 56%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sparks Middle School lands at D, ahead of 12% of Nevada public middle schools.
Sparks Middle School is 16.4 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Nevada.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Washoe County show that the median household earns about $88,096 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Washoe County has 127 public schools with about 68,279 students, including Sparks Middle School.
The closest school to Sparks Middle School is Agnes Risley Elementary, located about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sparks Middle School. On proficiency, Sparks Middle School is behind the 30.1% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Sparks Middle School enrolled 742 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 622. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.5:1 to 19.4:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Sparks Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other Sparks Middle schools
One other US public school is named Sparks Middle. Sparks Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Sparks MiddleLa Puente, CA · 600 students
Nearby schools
- Agnes Risley Elementary0.1 mi · 363
- Alice Maxwell Elementary0.4 mi · 368
- Sparks High School0.8 mi · 1,211
- High Desert Montessori0.9 mi · 529
- Procter R. Hug High School0.9 mi · 2,008
- Rita Cannan Elementary0.9 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Sparks Middle SchoolHow large is Sparks Middle School?
Sparks Middle School enrolls approximately 622 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sparks Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sparks Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Sparks Middle School have?
Sparks Middle School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
How diverse is Sparks Middle School?
Sparks Middle School reports a student body of 10% White, 79% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sparks Middle School?
Sparks Middle School is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.