YVONNE SHAW MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in SPARKS, Nevada, YVONNE SHAW MIDDLE SCHOOL is an average-sized junior high, overseen by Washoe County. It caters to 785 students across grades 6 through 8.

Across the 113 schools in Washoe County (63,412 students total), YVONNE SHAW MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, YVONNE SHAW MIDDLE SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Washoe County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, YVONNE SHAW MIDDLE SCHOOL has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.8:1. The state averages around 22.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Washoe County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), YVONNE SHAW MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.1%, the actual is 43.4%, a residual of -5.6 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Washoe County shows median household income runs about $88,096, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Washoe County's 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), YVONNE SHAW MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

SPANISH SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around YVONNE SHAW MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts YVONNE SHAW MIDDLE SCHOOL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 47.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at YVONNE SHAW MIDDLE SCHOOL has fell 18%, going from 955 students in 2018 to 785 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 20% to 26% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 23.8:1 today.

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