Enrollment
236
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000251
Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy
1200 Locust Street, RENO, NV 89502 · (775) 333-5090 · Washoe County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
236 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
44%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
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Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
29.4%
NV avg 45.8% . +11.1pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
NV avg 35.6% . +15.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 16 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.4% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 18.3% | 10.2% |
% 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
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 →
Schools most like Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy
Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy this school | 236 | 100.0% | 20.9% |
| Kate Smith Elementary SPARKS | 186 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
| Greenbrae Elementary SPARKS | 323 | 100.0% | 25.9% |
| Roger Corbett Elementary RENO | 323 | 100.0% | 22.8% |
| Echo Loder Elementary School RENO | 325 | 100.0% | 12.3% |
| Robert Mitchell Elementary SPARKS | 336 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
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 Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #328 of 367 | #57 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #293 of 388 ▲ 86 | #56 of 75 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #318 of 390 ▲ 52 | #63 of 76 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #371 of 442 | #68 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #59 of 379 | #7 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #314 of 381 | #60 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #299 of 386 | #24 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.2% | #12 of 304 | #5 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
236
-78 (-25%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 236 | 16.4 | 14.4:1 | 100% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 100% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 17 | 16.7:1 | 100% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 26 | 12.1:1 | 100% (314) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 99% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 97% (412) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 99% (400) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 73% (355) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 25 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy.
About Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy
Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy, located in RENO, Nevada, is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school enrolls 236 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Nevada enroll around 480, and this school is 51% below that mark.
Washoe County includes 114 schools. Together they enroll 63,959 students.
More than half of enrollment at Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy is Hispanic: 73%. Other groups make up 14% White, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. Washoe County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy scores 44%.
Staffing at Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy comes to 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4:1. Elementary schools in Nevada average 18.1:1, 3.7 more students per teacher than here. Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy counts 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Washoe County average 56%.
Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.9% is 11.6 points below the 32.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Washoe County, median household income comes to about $88,096, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 127, with about 68,279 students.
Among nearby public schools, E. Otis Vaughn Middle School is closest at about 0.4 miles. Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 29.7% proficiency; Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy posts 20.9%.
Under the NCES locale system, Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy is City: Large.
The school shrank from 314 students in 2020-21 to 236 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.4:1.
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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
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- Rise Academy for Adult Achievement0.5 mi · 547
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- Echo Loder Elementary School0.8 mi · 325
- Roger Corbett Elementary0.8 mi · 323
- Mount Rose K-8 Academy of Languages0.9 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy?
Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy enrolls approximately 236 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy serve?
Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy.
How diverse is Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy?
Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy reports a student body of 14% White, 73% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy?
Veterans Memorial S.t.e.m. Academy is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.