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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the VIRGINIA PALMER ELEMENTARY administration to hear?
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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000324
Virginia Palmer Elementary
5890 KLONDIKE, SPARKS, NV 89433 · (775) 674-4400 · Washoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Nevada public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
15.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
419 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 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
43%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
38.0%
NV avg 45.8% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
30.7%
NV avg 35.6% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 30.7% |
| 2023-24 | 34.1% | 31.6% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Virginia Palmer Elementary
Virginia Palmer Elementary's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Palmer Elementary this school | 419 | 100.0% | 33.6% |
| Empire Elementary Carson City | 445 | 100.0% | 22.7% |
| West Wendover Elementary School West Wendover | 419 | 100.0% | 28.9% |
| Alice Maxwell Elementary SPARKS | 368 | 100.0% | 44.3% |
| Lois Allen Elementary SPARKS | 478 | 100.0% | 17.1% |
| Southside Elementary School Elko | 511 | 100.0% | 39.4% |
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 Virginia Palmer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #192 of 367 | #37 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #248 of 388 ▼ 37 | #47 of 75 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #231 of 390 ▲ 13 | #47 of 76 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #286 of 442 | #37 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #102 of 379 | #13 of 73 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #319 of 381 | #61 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #302 of 386 | #27 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #144 of 304 | #39 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
419
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 419 | 27.5 | 15.2:1 | 100% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 100% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 100% (432) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 100% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 67% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 26 | 19.7:1 | 81% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 77% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 624 | 31 | 20.1:1 | 37% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 25 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Virginia Palmer Elementary.
About Virginia Palmer Elementary
Virginia Palmer Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in SPARKS, Nevada. Enrollment is 419 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
The 114 schools of Washoe County, including Virginia Palmer Elementary, enroll 63,959 students.
At Virginia Palmer Elementary, Hispanic students make up 72% of the student body. Next come 21% White and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 26% Hispanic. Virginia Palmer Elementary's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Virginia Palmer Elementary is 27.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.2:1. That is lower than the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. The school counts 419 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. Across public schools in Washoe County, the average is 56%.
allk12 grades Virginia Palmer Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Nevada public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Virginia Palmer Elementary would score about 32.5%. It scores 33.6%, 1.1 points above that figure.
Washoe County has these Census figures: the median household income is $88,096, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Washoe County is home to 127 public schools and about 68,279 public school students.
The nearest public school is Desert Skies Middle School, at about 1.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Virginia Palmer Elementary comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Virginia Palmer Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Virginia Palmer Elementary's enrollment dropped 5%, to 419.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Virginia Palmer Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Desert Skies Middle School1.1 mi · 875
- Esther Bennett Elementary1.2 mi · 529
- Sun Valley Elementary1.3 mi · 520
- John Bohach Elementary School2.0 mi · 686
- Sky Ranch Middle School2.1 mi · 1,206
- Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School2.2 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Virginia Palmer ElementaryHow many students attend Virginia Palmer Elementary?
Virginia Palmer Elementary enrolls approximately 419 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Virginia Palmer Elementary serve?
Virginia Palmer Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Virginia Palmer Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Virginia Palmer Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Virginia Palmer Elementary?
At Virginia Palmer Elementary, the student body is approximately 21% White, 72% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Virginia Palmer Elementary public or private?
Virginia Palmer Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.