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.