Best Public Schools in Sparks, Nevada

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				ACT Mathematics (2021)	ACT English (2021)	EOC Science Exam Science (2021)		SBAC Mathematics (2021)							SBAC Reading (2021)							SBAC Science (2021)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science 9th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science All Grades	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 4th Grade	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 5th Grade	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Agnes Risley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 Sullivan Lane	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5760	420	32	13.1	100.0%	39 (9.3%)	7 (1.7%)	335 (79.8%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)											8.0							12.4				$9,361	$668	$8,694
Alice Maxwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2300 North Rock Blvd	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5580	418	29	14.4	100.0%	83 (19.9%)	5 (1.2%)	300 (71.8%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	44.8	145^th of 324 public elementary schools	55.2%		48.3	190^th of 388 public elementary schools	51.0%	45					44.2	36.4	28.1				35.7	39.6	47.3	35.9				40.7	17.2		17.2	$10,823	$1,089	$9,735
Edward C. Reed High School	Public	9-12	1350 Baring Blvd.	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5700	2,222	120	18.5	24.5%	983 (44.2%)	64 (2.9%)	830 (37.4%)	133 (6.0%)	47 (2.1%)	30 (1.4%)	135 (6.1%)	35.7	58^th of 101 public high schools	42.6%		45.3	71^st of 136 public high schools	47.8%	13	22.0	43.8	27.6	27.9																		$7,202	$319	$6,882
Florence Drake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2755 Fourth Street	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5510	211	19	11.1	100.0%	63 (29.9%)	2 (0.9%)	127 (60.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	12 (5.7%)	79.1	47^th of 324 public elementary schools	85.5%		62.7	132^nd of 388 public elementary schools	66.0%	85					85.7	51.6	37.1				56.4	82.8	56.3	45.7				60.4				$13,986	$1,220	$12,766
George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy	Public	6-8	255 Prater Way	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5740	658	51	12.9	100.0%	124 (18.8%)	26 (4.0%)	450 (68.4%)	14 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.8%)	28 (4.3%)	14.2	122^nd of 145 public middle schools	15.9%		23.7	121^st of 159 public middle schools	23.9%	1								9.7	10.5	13.4	11.4				21.1	26.8	26.0	24.9		24.6	24.6	$8,925	$752	$8,173
Greenbrae Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1840 4th Street	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5530	331	22	15.0	100.0%	63 (19.0%)	10 (3.0%)	228 (68.9%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	12 (3.6%)	29.1	212^th of 324 public elementary schools	34.6%		27.7	289^th of 388 public elementary schools	25.5%	77					27.5	26.3	25.9				26.5	22.6	28.1	42.6				31.1				$12,216	$969	$11,247
Marvin Moss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Primio Way	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5507	325	25	13.0	35.1%	161 (49.5%)	9 (2.8%)	109 (33.5%)	14 (4.3%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.4%)	64.6	89^th of 324 public elementary schools	72.5%		39.3	221^st of 388 public elementary schools	43.0%	132					60.5	47.1	25.9				42.7	51.2	55.9	50.9				52.3	25.9		25.9	$10,924	$403	$10,521
Kate Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 F Street	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5720	225	16	14.0	100.0%	22 (9.8%)	5 (2.2%)	174 (77.3%)	4 (1.8%)	3 (1.3%)	9 (4.0%)	8 (3.6%)	33.4	192^nd of 324 public elementary schools	40.7%		26.8	295^th of 388 public elementary schools	24.0%	103						34.2	29.7				28.1	25.0	28.9	37.8				30.4				$12,833	$1,156	$11,677
Lena Juniper Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Queen Way	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5540	412	27	15.2	45.6%	159 (38.6%)	9 (2.2%)	200 (48.5%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	25 (6.1%)	41.7	159^th of 324 public elementary schools	50.9%		48	191^st of 388 public elementary schools	50.8%	32					42.7	35.4	16.7				31.6	37.3	52.3	23.1				36.7				$8,801	$379	$8,423
Lincoln Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Lincoln Way	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5570	390	28	13.9	100.0%	83 (21.3%)	22 (5.6%)	239 (61.3%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	22 (5.6%)								(n/a)											11.5		22.4					16.0				$10,624	$904	$9,719
Robert Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1216 Prater Way	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5590	347	22	15.7	100.0%	86 (24.8%)	23 (6.6%)	190 (54.8%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)	23 (6.6%)	30	207^th of 324 public elementary schools	36.1%		31.9	265^th of 388 public elementary schools	31.7%	58					31.8						20.5	28.8	30.2	34.7				31.0				$10,205	$1,065	$9,139
Sparks High School	Public	9-12	820 15th St	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5550	1,224	77	15.8	48.4%	158 (12.9%)	42 (3.4%)	912 (74.5%)	47 (3.8%)	9 (0.7%)	20 (1.6%)	36 (2.9%)	7.4	100^th of 101 public high schools	1.0%		14.5	121^st of 136 public high schools	11.0%	21		15.1	12.4	12.0																		$9,110	$628	$8,482
Sparks Middle School	Public	6-8	2275 18th Street	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5770	742	45	16.4	100.0%	91 (12.3%)	19 (2.6%)	558 (75.2%)	22 (3.0%)	6 (0.8%)	18 (2.4%)	28 (3.8%)	11.8	129^th of 145 public middle schools	11.0%		23.7	122^nd of 159 public middle schools	23.3%	7								6.4	11.1	13.3	10.4				18.8	25.7	27.1	24.0		19.7	19.7	$8,509	$655	$7,854
Sun Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5490 Leon Drive	Sparks	89433	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 674-4420	497	34	14.6	100.0%	74 (14.9%)	5 (1.0%)	400 (80.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	8.4	317^th of 324 public elementary schools	2.2%		15	361^st of 388 public elementary schools	7.0%	44					18.8	10.6					12.5	20.0	17.0	13.0				16.8				$10,083	$880	$9,203
Katherine Dunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1135 O Callaghan Dr	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5520	493	32	15.4	47.7%	146 (29.6%)	14 (2.8%)	260 (52.7%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	38 (7.7%)	44.1	147^th of 324 public elementary schools	54.6%		42.6	212^th of 388 public elementary schools	45.4%	65					41.7	30.4	30.4				34.5	34.5	32.9	46.4				37.5	24.6		24.6	$8,745	$157	$8,588
Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary	Public	K-5	1735 Del Rosa Way	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5730	366	22	16.6	35.2%	170 (46.4%)	7 (1.9%)	132 (36.1%)	16 (4.4%)	6 (1.6%)	12 (3.3%)	23 (6.3%)	66.1	82^nd of 324 public elementary schools	74.7%		72.6	84^th of 388 public elementary schools	78.4%	2					36.6	43.3	40.3				39.7	42.7	55.0	55.2				50.2	33.8		33.8	$9,426	$205	$9,221
Virginia Palmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5890 Klondike	Sparks	89433	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 674-4400	441	28	15.7	100.0%	126 (28.6%)	5 (1.1%)	271 (61.5%)	5 (1.1%)	8 (1.8%)	11 (2.5%)	15 (3.4%)	18.2	273^rd of 324 public elementary schools	15.7%		35.5	243^rd of 388 public elementary schools	37.4%	30					27.1	20.6	17.6				21.9	23.9	22.2	28.4				24.9				$11,229	$821	$10,409
Jerry Whitehead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3570 Waterfall Dr	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 626-5200	307	23	13.3	33.9%	163 (53.1%)	5 (1.6%)	89 (29.0%)	14 (4.6%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	27 (8.8%)	52.3	121^st of 324 public elementary schools	62.7%		70.1	97^th of 388 public elementary schools	75.0%	24					52.7	25.0	33.3				37.7	45.5	47.9	39.6				44.4	20.8		20.8	$9,548	$390	$9,158
Alyce Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	252 Egyptian Way	Sparks	89441	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 425-7700	430	33	13.0	22.8%	300 (69.8%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (15.6%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.7%)	84	39^th of 324 public elementary schools	88.0%		86.8	43^rd of 388 public elementary schools	88.9%	4					56.2	55.4	51.4				54.3	55.4	54.1	59.5				56.3	36.5		36.5	$8,049	$230	$7,820
Lois Allen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5155 McGuffy Road	Sparks	89433	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 674-4430	414	28	14.7	100.0%	86 (20.8%)	15 (3.6%)	278 (67.1%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.7%)	16 (3.9%)	17.3	282^nd of 324 public elementary schools	13.0%		15.7	356^th of 388 public elementary schools	8.2%	74					26.2						11.8	32.8	16.2	18.2				21.8				$11,431	$965	$10,466
Spanish Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Marilyn Mae Drive	Sparks	89441	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 425-7710	500	35	14.2	13.2%	346 (69.2%)	7 (1.4%)	85 (17.0%)	15 (3.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.0%)	77.2	57^th of 324 public elementary schools	82.4%		81	58^th of 388 public elementary schools	85.1%	1					46.5	54.5	44.0				48.4	51.2	58.0	64.7				57.9	28.2		28.2	$8,661	$226	$8,436
Bud Beasley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Canyon Parkway	Sparks	89436	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 626-5250	628	45	13.9	25.2%	352 (56.1%)	11 (1.8%)	165 (26.3%)	19 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	69 (11.0%)	88.2	28^th of 324 public elementary schools	91.4%		74.7	76^th of 388 public elementary schools	80.4%	48					64.7	54.7	52.2				57.4	59.2	56.3	59.6				58.4	42.4		42.4	$9,329	$329	$9,000
Lou Mendive Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Whitewood Drive	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5990	886	43	20.6	34.2%	359 (40.5%)	18 (2.0%)	352 (39.7%)	40 (4.5%)	20 (2.3%)	18 (2.0%)	79 (8.9%)	39.5	80^th of 145 public middle schools	44.8%		76.5	35^th of 159 public middle schools	78.0%	45								12.7	20.3	22.9	18.8				39.3	39.5	43.5	40.9		43.2	43.2	$7,532	$209	$7,322
Esther Bennett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5900 Sidehill Drive	Sparks	89433	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 674-4444	410	27	15.1	100.0%	130 (31.7%)	6 (1.5%)	259 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	19.6	263^rd of 324 public elementary schools	18.8%		19.5	334^th of 388 public elementary schools	13.9%	71					36.4						17.1		19.0	22.2				19.4				$12,395	$939	$11,456
Van Gorder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7650 Campello Drive	Sparks	89436	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 425-7722	612	40	15.3	15.2%	403 (65.8%)	11 (1.8%)	111 (18.1%)	18 (2.9%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.8%)	93.2	16^th of 324 public elementary schools	95.1%		90.6	31^st of 388 public elementary schools	92.0%	15					82.2	71.3	51.0				68.1	76.6	77.0	66.0				73.1	36.5		36.5	$8,332	$242	$8,090
Alpine Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	605 Boxington Way Ste 112	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	State-Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 356-1166	116	6	19.3	13.8%	77 (66.4%)	2 (1.7%)	33 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)								(n/a)		29.7																				$8,726	$356	$8,370
Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada	Public, Charter	K-7	1150 Silent Sparrow Drive	Sparks	89441	Washoe County	State-Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 431-6260	685	34	20.1	17.2%	450 (65.7%)	11 (1.6%)	142 (20.7%)	11 (1.6%)	20 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	48 (7.0%)	79	48^th of 324 public elementary schools	85.2%					(n/a)					45.4	51.0	50.6	37.7	40.0		45.9	58.3	54.5	56.8	39.3	72.7		56.2	48.7		48.7
Yvonne Shaw Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Eagle Canyon Dr	Sparks	89441	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 425-7777	766	48	15.9	17.6%	493 (64.4%)	8 (1.0%)	146 (19.1%)	13 (1.7%)	45 (5.9%)	7 (0.9%)	54 (7.0%)	67.3	48^th of 145 public middle schools	66.9%		64.4	55^th of 159 public middle schools	65.4%	7								31.6	37.4	30.1	32.9				50.2	59.2	59.4	56.7		39.2	39.2	$7,639	$157	$7,482
Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5075 Ion Drive	Sparks	89436	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 626-5257	562	37	15.1	26.9%	277 (49.3%)	8 (1.4%)	188 (33.5%)	39 (6.9%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.2%)	38 (6.8%)	55.4	113^th of 324 public elementary schools	65.1%		57.1	155^th of 388 public elementary schools	60.1%	42					37.2	48.3	32.0				38.9	46.8	50.6	44.3				47.1	18.6		18.6	$8,195	$90	$8,105
Sky Ranch Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1200 Windmill Farms	Sparks	89436	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	Yes	No	No	(775) 626-0060	1,299	78	16.6	18.5%	728 (56.0%)	30 (2.3%)	351 (27.0%)	70 (5.4%)	6 (0.5%)	11 (0.8%)	103 (7.9%)	79.4	27^th of 145 public middle schools	81.4%					(n/a)								34.5	40.9	36.3	37.4				59.3	67.8	63.9	63.9		46.9	46.9	$7,174	$89	$7,085
John Bohach Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 Windmill Farms Pkwy	Sparks	89436	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 626-0062	537	29	18.5	17.7%	277 (51.6%)	20 (3.7%)	162 (30.2%)	28 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	44 (8.2%)	92.7	18^th of 324 public elementary schools	94.4%					(n/a)					58.0	54.8	66.7				59.4	69.3	63.5	69.0				67.1	46.4		46.4
Jesse Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	185 Shelby Drive	Sparks	89436	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 425-7755	448	30	14.9	27.9%	261 (58.3%)	4 (0.9%)	94 (21.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.5%)	73	65^th of 324 public elementary schools	79.9%		68	107^th of 388 public elementary schools	72.4%	42					53.4	41.7	48.1				47.8	50.7	47.2	65.8				54.9	26.6		26.6	$8,741	$108	$8,633
Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Peri Ranch Road	Sparks	89434	Storey County	Storey County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 342-0400	51	3	17.0	58.8%	37 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.8%)								(n/a)											54.2							79.2				$20,155	$3,999	$16,156
Spanish Springs High School	Public	9-12	1065 Eagle Canyon Drive	Sparks	89441	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 425-7733	2,595	126	20.5	22.0%	1,283 (49.4%)	46 (1.8%)	983 (37.9%)	64 (2.5%)	58 (2.2%)	10 (0.4%)	151 (5.8%)	30.7	68^th of 101 public high schools	32.7%		46.6	66^th of 136 public high schools	51.5%	2	17.8	41.4	26.4	26.9																		$7,383	$232	$7,151

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Reno	1.84 mi	84	12^th
Sun Valley	5.38 mi	1	35^th
Verdi	13.75 mi	1	3^rd
Virginia City	17.15 mi	3	10^th
Dayton	20.61 mi	5	25^th

Best Public Schools in Sparks, NV

Van Gorder Elementary

John Bohach Elementary School

Bud Beasley Elementary

Alyce Taylor Elementary

Sky Ranch Middle School

Florence Drake Elementary

Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada

Spanish Springs Elementary

Jesse Hall Elementary School

Yvonne Shaw Middle School

Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary

Marvin Moss Elementary

Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School

Jerry Whitehead Elementary

Alice Maxwell Elementary

Katherine Dunn Elementary

Lena Juniper Elementary

Lou Mendive Middle School

Edward C. Reed High School

Kate Smith Elementary

Spanish Springs High School

Robert Mitchell Elementary

Greenbrae Elementary

Esther Bennett Elementary

Virginia Palmer Elementary

Lois Allen Elementary

George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy

Sparks Middle School

Sun Valley Elementary

Sparks High School

Agnes Risley Elementary

Alpine Academy High School

Hillside Elementary School

Lincoln Park Elementary

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