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What's one thing VAN GORDER ELEMENTARY gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
649
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000523
Van Gorder Elementary
7650 CAMPELLO DRIVE, SPARKS, NV 89436 · (775) 425-7722 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
132 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 | 21 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
55%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
64.0%
NV avg 45.8% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
57.3%
NV avg 35.6% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 down about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 57.3% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 59.8% |
% 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Van Gorder Elementary
Van Gorder Elementary's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Gorder Elementary this school | 649 | 20.3% | 48.8% |
| Spanish Springs Elementary SPARKS | 558 | 17.7% | 48.2% |
| High Desert Montessori RENO | 529 | 25.5% | 26.8% |
| Brown Elementary RENO | 514 | 27.4% | 46.9% |
| Alyce Taylor Elementary SPARKS | 469 | 21.1% | 45.8% |
| Mountain View Elementary School Elko | 507 | 21.7% | 41.4% |
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 Van Gorder Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #60 of 367 | #17 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #63 of 388 ▼ 22 | #19 of 75 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #63 of 390 ▼ 5 | #15 of 76 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #86 of 442 | #4 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #283 of 379 | #48 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #249 of 381 | #44 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.3% | #367 of 386 | #55 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #149 of 304 | #40 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
649
+37 (+6%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 649 | 35.4 | 18.3:1 | 20% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 31 | 18.0:1 | 14% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 15% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 15% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 835 | 44 | 19.0:1 | 9% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 791 | 35 | 22.6:1 | 11% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 883 | 43 | 20.5:1 | 10% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 26 | 21.0:1 | 7% (40) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Gorder Elementary.
About Van Gorder Elementary
Students in SPARKS, Nevada, attend Van Gorder Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 649 students. The school is 35% larger than the average for elementary schools in Nevada.
Washoe County is the local district for Van Gorder Elementary. It runs 114 schools with 63,959 students.
The largest group at Van Gorder Elementary is White students, at 62%. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Washoe County residents are about 63% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Van Gorder Elementary is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.3 students per teacher. The 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada is close to this figure. Of all students at Van Gorder Elementary, 20% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 56% for public schools in Washoe County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Van Gorder Elementary is 1.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 48.8% actual, 50.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Nevada.
For the population of Washoe County, the median household earns about $88,096 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Washoe County, 127 public schools serve about 68,279 students.
Van Gorder Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Spanish Springs Elementary, about 1.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 48.8% is above the 46.8% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Van Gorder Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 6% gain took enrollment from 612 in 2020-21 to 649 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.3:1 to 18.3:1.
Van Gorder Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Spanish Springs Elementary1.4 mi · 558
- Sky Ranch Middle School2.4 mi · 1,206
- Alyce Taylor Elementary2.5 mi · 469
- John Bohach Elementary School2.5 mi · 686
- Yvonne Shaw Middle School2.7 mi · 785
- Jesse Hall Elementary School2.9 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Van Gorder ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Van Gorder Elementary?
Van Gorder Elementary enrolls approximately 649 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Van Gorder Elementary serve?
Van Gorder Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Van Gorder Elementary?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Van Gorder Elementary.
How diverse is Van Gorder Elementary?
Van Gorder Elementary reports a student body of 62% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Van Gorder Elementary?
Van Gorder 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.