Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000250
Verdi Elementary
250 Bridge Street, VERDI, NV 89439 · (775) 345-8100 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Nevada public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nevada public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
29 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 85%
Community
0
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
30%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
67.7%
NV avg 45.8% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
70.9%
NV avg 35.6% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.7% | 70.9% |
| 2023-24 | 69.7% | 65.5% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Verdi Elementary
Verdi Elementary's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdi Elementary this school | 256 | 11.3% | 57.0% |
| Pinon Hills Elementary School Minden | 256 | 20.3% | 59.6% |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary RENO | 289 | 24.6% | 53.0% |
| Spring Creek Elementary School Spring Creek | 400 | 21.8% | 32.0% |
| Roy Gomm Elementary RENO | 407 | 15.7% | 55.7% |
| Learning Bridge Ely | 166 | 18.7% | 33.0% |
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 Verdi Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #31 of 367 | #10 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #19 of 388 ▲ 8 | #8 of 75 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #43 of 390 ▼ 20 | #9 of 76 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #364 of 442 | #63 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #241 of 379 | #34 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #367 of 381 | #71 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.3% | #383 of 386 | #64 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #249 of 304 | #55 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
256
+12 (+5%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 256 | 14.6 | 17.5:1 | 11% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 13.6 | 17.1:1 | 12% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 229 | 15 | 15.3:1 | 12% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 15% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 15.6 | 18.3:1 | 16% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 237 | 13 | 18.2:1 | 25% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 9 | 22.1:1 | 16% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 15 | 22.1:1 | 6% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 306 | 15 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Verdi Elementary.
About Verdi Elementary
Verdi Elementary is one of the public schools in VERDI, Nevada. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 256 students. Enrollment is 47% lower than the average for elementary schools in Nevada, which is about 480.
The district, Washoe County, has 63,959 students enrolled across 114 schools.
The student body at Verdi Elementary is 83% White. Enrollment also includes 11% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Washoe County, the White share is about 63%. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1 at Verdi Elementary, with 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada fairly closely. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 11% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Washoe County is 56%.
Verdi Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of Nevada public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Verdi Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.0% is 4.6 points above the 52.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Washoe County has these Census figures: the median household income is $88,096, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Washoe County has 127 public schools and roughly 68,279 students.
The closest public school, Billinghurst Middle School, is about 5.1 miles from Verdi Elementary. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Verdi Elementary is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Verdi Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Verdi Elementary's enrollment grew from 244 in 2020-21 to 256 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.5:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- Billinghurst Middle School5.1 mi · 993
- George Westergard Elementary5.2 mi · 461
- Rollan Melton Elementary5.4 mi · 477
- Robert McQueen High School5.7 mi · 1,727
- Sarah Winnemucca Elementary5.9 mi · 496
- Roy Gomm Elementary7.0 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Verdi ElementaryHow large is Verdi Elementary?
Verdi Elementary enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Verdi Elementary serve?
Verdi Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Verdi Elementary?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Verdi Elementary.
How diverse is Verdi Elementary?
Verdi Elementary reports a student body of 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Verdi Elementary?
Verdi Elementary is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
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