SPARKS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 2275 18th Street, in SPARKS, Nevada, SPARKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is an intimate intermediate school that hosts 622 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Washoe County.

Washoe County runs 113 schools in total, collectively educating 63,412 students. SPARKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SPARKS MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 10% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Black. By comparison, Washoe County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, SPARKS MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.4:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at SPARKS MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Washoe County's rate of about 56%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SPARKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Nevada public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 32.5%; SPARKS MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 16.1%, -16.4 points below that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Washoe County put the typical household earns roughly $88,096 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Washoe County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), of which SPARKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: AGNES RISLEY ELEMENTARY, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SPARKS MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SPARKS MIDDLE SCHOOL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 30.1%.

SPARKS MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 736 students in 2018 compared to 622 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 15% to 10% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.