VAN GORDER ELEMENTARY

VAN GORDER ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized K-5 school in SPARKS, Nevada, overseen by Washoe County. The school hosts 649 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 480 students each, so VAN GORDER ELEMENTARY sits 35% bigger than that benchmark.

Washoe County runs 113 schools in total, collectively educating 63,412 students. VAN GORDER ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On demographics, VAN GORDER ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment; the rest looks like 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Washoe County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, VAN GORDER ELEMENTARY logs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.3:1. The state averages about 18.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Washoe County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, VAN GORDER ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 48.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Washoe County shows median household earnings sit near $88,096, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Washoe County's 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), VAN GORDER ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SPANISH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, VAN GORDER ELEMENTARY comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.8%.

VAN GORDER ELEMENTARY operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. VAN GORDER ELEMENTARY's enrollment has decreased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 835 (now 649). Hispanic enrollment moved from 15% to 24% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.