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What's the most underrated thing about STEAD ELEMENTARY that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
647
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000248
STEAD ELEMENTARY
10580 Stead Blvd, RENO, NV 89506 · (775) 677-5480 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL647 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
647 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
35.9%
NV avg 45.8% . +11.4pp since 2023
Math
23.7%
NV avg 35.6% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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
22.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
647
-86 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 20.4:1
% White
22%
was 30%
% Hispanic
56%
was 53%
% Black
5%
was 3%
% Asian
6%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About STEAD ELEMENTARY
STEAD ELEMENTARY operates as a mid-tier elementary-level community in RENO, Nevada, operated by Washoe County. Current enrollment sits at 647 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 35% bigger than the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 480 students.
Within Washoe County, which oversees 113 schools and 63,412 students, STEAD ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
On demographics, STEAD ELEMENTARY lists that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 22% White, 6% Asian, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 36 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. Roughly 100% of students at STEAD ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Washoe County (around 56%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, STEAD ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.5%, the actual is 22.2%, a residual of -10.3 points.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Washoe County put the typical household earns roughly $88,096 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. STEAD ELEMENTARY is one of 127 public schools in Washoe County (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students).
The closest other public school is WILLIAM OBRIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, STEAD ELEMENTARY comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 20.7%.
STEAD ELEMENTARY operates from a downtown location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STEAD ELEMENTARY has shrank 12%, going from 733 students in 2018 to 647 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 30% to 22% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.
On the community side, members of the STEAD ELEMENTARY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- WILLIAM OBRIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,067
- SILVER LAKE ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 491
- Sierra Nevada Academy Charter1.9 mi · 251
- DESERT HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 474
- ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY2.6 mi · 512
- LEMMON VALLEY ELEMENTARY2.7 mi · 635
Frequently asked questions
About STEAD ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at STEAD ELEMENTARY?
STEAD ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 647 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does STEAD ELEMENTARY serve?
STEAD ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at STEAD ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at STEAD ELEMENTARY is approximately 17.8:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at STEAD ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at STEAD ELEMENTARY are roughly 22% White, 56% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees STEAD ELEMENTARY?
STEAD 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.