Best Public Schools in Sparks, Nevada & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2022)				Ranking (2021)				ACT Mathematics (2022)	ACT English (2022)	EOC Science Exam Science (2022)			SBAC Mathematics (2022)							SBAC Reading (2022)							SBAC Science (2022)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science 9th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science 10th 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-5	1900 Sullivan Lane	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5760	397	32	13.1	100.0%	34 (8.6%)	12 (3.0%)	312 (78.6%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	8 (2.0%)	10.1	361^st of 380 public elementary schools	5.0%					(n/a)						21.3	16.9					14.8	20.0		14.3				16.3				$10,751	$1,003	$9,748
Alice Maxwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 North Rock Blvd	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5580	413	29	14.4	100.0%	88 (21.3%)	5 (1.2%)	295 (71.4%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	57.5	130^th of 380 public elementary schools	65.8%		44.8	145^th of 324 public elementary schools	55.2%	15						47.8	44.4	40.7				44.4	40.3	38.1	50.8				42.9				$11,892	$1,390	$10,502
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	2,218	120	18.5	24.0%	969 (43.7%)	61 (2.8%)	847 (38.2%)	125 (5.6%)	40 (1.8%)	42 (1.9%)	133 (6.0%)	50	42^nd of 96 public high schools	56.3%		35.7	58^th of 101 public high schools	42.6%	16	26.9	56.4	21.4		21.6																		$7,373	$559	$6,814
Florence Drake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2755 Fourth Street	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5510	218	19	11.1	100.0%	69 (31.7%)	2 (0.9%)	125 (57.3%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	13 (6.0%)	82.6	60^th of 380 public elementary schools	84.2%		79.1	47^th of 324 public elementary schools	85.5%	13						86.7	37.5	41.4				59.4	84.4	59.4	58.6				69.8				$14,901	$1,827	$13,074
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	629	51	12.9	100.0%	125 (19.9%)	33 (5.2%)	403 (64.1%)	14 (2.2%)	7 (1.1%)	11 (1.7%)	36 (5.7%)	13.9	125^th of 151 public middle schools	17.2%		14.2	122^nd of 145 public middle schools	15.9%	3									11.8	11.8	15.1	13.0				18.4	27.7	26.9	24.3		21.7	21.7	$9,680	$962	$8,718
Greenbrae Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1840 4th Street	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5530	337	22	15.0	100.0%	62 (18.4%)	5 (1.5%)	239 (70.9%)	9 (2.7%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.5%)	28.6	250^th of 380 public elementary schools	34.2%		29.1	212^th of 324 public elementary schools	34.6%	38						31.0	27.5	26.8				28.5	29.3	32.7	35.1				32.3				$12,501	$1,430	$11,071
Marvin Moss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Primio Way	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5507	325	25	13.0	31.7%	155 (47.7%)	12 (3.7%)	104 (32.0%)	11 (3.4%)	5 (1.5%)	5 (1.5%)	33 (10.2%)	70.3	86^th of 380 public elementary schools	77.4%		64.6	89^th of 324 public elementary schools	72.5%	3						49.0	42.2	44.1				45.4	51.0	54.3	62.9				55.3	29.4		29.4	$11,749	$731	$11,017
Kate Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	1925 F Street	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5720	219	16	14.0	100.0%	27 (12.3%)	8 (3.7%)	156 (71.2%)	6 (2.7%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.0%)	9 (4.1%)	41.9	188^th of 380 public elementary schools	50.5%		33.4	192^nd of 324 public elementary schools	40.7%	4								38.9				29.4	28.6	34.2	41.7				34.9	27.8		27.8	$13,266	$2,118	$11,148
Lena Juniper Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Queen Way	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5540	412	27	15.2	33.7%	171 (41.5%)	6 (1.5%)	194 (47.1%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	22 (5.3%)	67.5	94^th of 380 public elementary schools	75.3%		41.7	159^th of 324 public elementary schools	50.9%	65						58.3	51.9	31.3				47.1	56.7	51.2	44.3				50.5				$9,723	$711	$9,013
Lincoln Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Lincoln Way	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5570	415	28	13.9	100.0%	106 (25.5%)	20 (4.8%)	229 (55.2%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	22 (5.3%)	27 (6.5%)	17.4	318^th of 380 public elementary schools	16.3%					(n/a)						24.7		20.7				19.0	26.0		24.1				22.2				$10,660	$1,062	$9,597
Robert Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-5	1216 Prater Way	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5590	320	22	15.7	100.0%	80 (25.0%)	20 (6.3%)	178 (55.6%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	19 (5.9%)	14.6	336^th of 380 public elementary schools	11.6%		30	207^th of 324 public elementary schools	36.1%	129							21.4					14.8		27.6	19.3				21.7				$10,854	$1,473	$9,381
Sparks High School	Public	9-12	820 15th St	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5550	1,298	77	15.8	47.8%	158 (12.2%)	35 (2.7%)	990 (76.3%)	42 (3.2%)	10 (0.8%)	29 (2.2%)	34 (2.6%)	7.6	95^th of 96 public high schools	1.0%		7.4	100^th of 101 public high schools	1.0%	5	5.4	10.2	7.9		6.7																		$9,699	$1,180	$8,518
Sparks Middle School	Public	6-8	2275 18th Street	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5770	673	45	16.4	99.9%	101 (15.0%)	12 (1.8%)	511 (75.9%)	19 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.9%)	13 (1.9%)	8.4	145^th of 151 public middle schools	4.0%		11.8	129^th of 145 public middle schools	11.0%	16									9.5	9.1	5.6	7.9				16.9	21.1	22.8	20.5		16.9	16.9	$9,409	$959	$8,450
Sun Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	5490 Leon Drive	Sparks	89433	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 674-4420	512	34	14.6	100.0%	76 (14.8%)	4 (0.8%)	411 (80.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.3%)	10	363^rd of 380 public elementary schools	4.5%		8.4	317^th of 324 public elementary schools	2.2%	46						15.9	13.1					12.7		26.2	20.2				18.8				$10,582	$1,223	$9,359
Katherine Dunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1135 O Callaghan Dr	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5520	480	32	15.4	45.8%	157 (32.7%)	17 (3.5%)	250 (52.1%)	11 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.7%)	28 (5.8%)	42.5	185^th of 380 public elementary schools	51.3%		44.1	147^th of 324 public elementary schools	54.6%	38						46.4	33.8	28.2				35.7	43.5	36.4	37.2				38.8	21.8		21.8	$9,169	$437	$8,733
Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary	Public	K-5	1735 Del Rosa Way	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5730	378	22	16.6	34.9%	176 (46.6%)	8 (2.1%)	134 (35.4%)	16 (4.2%)	5 (1.3%)	9 (2.4%)	30 (7.9%)	63.8	110^th of 380 public elementary schools	71.1%		66.1	82^nd of 324 public elementary schools	74.7%	28						42.6	37.0	52.3				43.5	55.7	49.4	49.2				51.2	28.1		28.1	$10,194	$585	$9,609
Virginia Palmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5890 Klondike	Sparks	89433	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 674-4400	428	28	15.7	100.0%	127 (29.7%)	6 (1.4%)	257 (60.0%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.8%)	17 (4.0%)	25.3	267^th of 380 public elementary schools	29.7%		18.2	273^rd of 324 public elementary schools	15.7%	6						39.3	19.2	16.4				24.5	42.6	26.9	21.3				30.0				$11,318	$1,435	$9,883
Jerry Whitehead Elementary	Public	K-5	3570 Waterfall Dr	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 626-5200	275	23	13.3	30.5%	144 (52.4%)	2 (0.7%)	92 (33.5%)	11 (4.0%)	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	18 (6.5%)	39.8	196^th of 380 public elementary schools	48.4%		52.3	121^st of 324 public elementary schools	62.7%	75						28.3	26.3	18.9				24.4	54.3	48.3	35.8				45.9				$10,605	$700	$9,905
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	474	33	13.0	23.4%	319 (67.3%)	2 (0.4%)	84 (17.7%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.5%)	67.2	97^th of 380 public elementary schools	74.5%		84	39^th of 324 public elementary schools	88.0%	58						38.2	53.8	57.0				50.2	33.8	62.8	54.4				51.1	27.8		27.8	$10,948	$572	$10,376
Lois Allen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5155 McGuffy Road	Sparks	89433	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 674-4430	435	28	14.7	100.0%	75 (17.2%)	17 (3.9%)	309 (71.0%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.1%)	15 (3.4%)	15.2	329^th of 380 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.3	282^nd of 324 public elementary schools	13.0%	47						20.0	21.5					13.6		24.6					15.7				$11,555	$1,305	$10,250
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	487	35	14.2	11.1%	350 (71.9%)	2 (0.4%)	81 (16.6%)	16 (3.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	85.3	52^nd of 380 public elementary schools	86.3%		77.2	57^th of 324 public elementary schools	82.4%	5						71.8	48.4	48.9				55.6	69.2	57.1	68.5				64.7	38.9		38.9	$11,338	$676	$10,662
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	641	45	13.9	22.6%	365 (56.9%)	14 (2.2%)	172 (26.8%)	21 (3.3%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.4%)	55 (8.6%)	90.5	35^th of 380 public elementary schools	90.8%		88.2	28^th of 324 public elementary schools	91.4%	7						69.2	58.8	54.4				61.0	69.2	61.2	64.1				65.1	46.1		46.1	$10,234	$623	$9,611
Lou Mendive Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Whitewood Drive	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5990	862	43	20.6	33.3%	350 (40.6%)	16 (1.9%)	357 (41.4%)	37 (4.3%)	18 (2.1%)	20 (2.3%)	63 (7.3%)	36.3	88^th of 151 public middle schools	41.7%		39.5	80^th of 145 public middle schools	44.8%	8									24.7	22.0	20.1	22.3				39.3	51.6	35.5	42.1		28.4	28.4	$7,979	$412	$7,566
Esther Bennett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5900 Sidehill Drive	Sparks	89433	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 674-4444	409	27	15.1	100.0%	109 (26.7%)	5 (1.2%)	278 (68.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	12.1	352^nd of 380 public elementary schools	7.4%		19.6	263^rd of 324 public elementary schools	18.8%	89						29.1						17.8	13.9	22.0	18.8				17.7				$12,221	$1,319	$10,902
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	615	40	15.3	14.6%	416 (67.6%)	14 (2.3%)	104 (16.9%)	12 (2.0%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	58 (9.4%)	93.6	21^st of 380 public elementary schools	94.5%		93.2	16^th of 324 public elementary schools	95.1%	5						61.8	70.7	63.4				65.5	59.8	69.8	80.4				70.0	47.5		47.5	$9,857	$504	$9,353
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	1,305	78	16.6	17.2%	721 (55.2%)	33 (2.5%)	349 (26.7%)	72 (5.5%)	8 (0.6%)	10 (0.8%)	112 (8.6%)	82.4	24^th of 151 public middle schools	84.1%		79.4	27^th of 145 public middle schools	81.4%	3									43.6	45.2	39.6	42.7				60.5	65.6	60.0	61.9		55.7	55.7	$8,070	$363	$7,707
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	697	29	18.5	16.2%	334 (47.9%)	24 (3.4%)	217 (31.1%)	51 (7.3%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.1%)	57 (8.2%)	92.5	26^th of 380 public elementary schools	93.2%		92.7	18^th of 324 public elementary schools	94.4%	8						61.5	58.8	66.4				62.1	60.7	71.1	70.4				67.2	59.8		59.8	$7,830	$279	$7,551
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	135	6	19.3	8.1%	82 (60.7%)	1 (0.7%)	42 (31.1%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (3.0%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)			34.4		40.9																		$7,031	$393	$6,638
Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada	Public, Charter	K-8	1150 Silent Sparrow Drive	Sparks	89441	Washoe County	State-Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 376-1444	868	34	20.1	14.6%	569 (65.6%)	17 (2.0%)	172 (19.8%)	13 (1.5%)	29 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (7.5%)	76	73^rd of 380 public elementary schools	80.8%		79	48^th of 324 public elementary schools	85.2%	25						44.9	59.6	61.1	49.0	50.8	28.6	50.5	34.6	63.3	58.3	46.0	55.4	50.8	51.3	53.4	46.8	50.9	$6,501	$325	$6,176
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	704	48	15.9	15.3%	454 (64.5%)	9 (1.3%)	136 (19.3%)	8 (1.1%)	34 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	60 (8.5%)	78.4	34^th of 151 public middle schools	77.5%		67.3	48^th of 145 public middle schools	66.9%	14									44.3	41.5	49.0	45.1				54.3	64.0	60.0	59.3		43.7	43.7	$8,624	$393	$8,231
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	578	37	15.1	28.5%	264 (45.7%)	17 (2.9%)	201 (34.8%)	28 (4.8%)	8 (1.4%)	7 (1.2%)	53 (9.2%)	54.8	141^st of 380 public elementary schools	62.9%		55.4	113^th of 324 public elementary schools	65.1%	28						32.3	49.4	45.7				42.2	30.4	57.8	48.9				45.3	23.1		23.1	$9,992	$392	$9,599
Jesse Hall Elementary School	Public	K-5	185 Shelby Drive	Sparks	89436	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 425-7755	445	30	14.9	27.9%	268 (60.2%)	5 (1.1%)	92 (20.7%)	3 (0.7%)	49 (11.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.8%)	56.1	135^th of 380 public elementary schools	64.5%		73	65^th of 324 public elementary schools	79.9%	70						42.1	48.7	39.2				43.5	45.6	46.2	51.4				47.8	15.1		15.1	$9,567	$424	$9,143
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	49	3	17.0	100.0%	31 (63.3%)	2 (4.1%)	12 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.2%)								(n/a)																			45.5				$18,714	$4,814	$13,901
Spanish Springs High School	Public	9-12	1065 Eagle Canyon Drive	Sparks	89436	Washoe County	Washoe County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 425-7733	2,472	126	20.5	20.6%	1,234 (49.9%)	39 (1.6%)	916 (37.1%)	67 (2.7%)	53 (2.1%)	9 (0.4%)	154 (6.2%)	50.8	40^th of 96 public high schools	58.3%		30.7	68^th of 101 public high schools	32.7%	28	22.3	55.9	27.3	13.2	25.5																		$7,618	$479	$7,139

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Reno	1.84 mi	87	18^th
Sun Valley	5.38 mi	1	36^th
Verdi	13.75 mi	1	1^st
Virginia City	17.15 mi	3	12^th
Dayton	20.61 mi	5	26^th

Best Public Schools in Sparks, NV

Van Gorder Elementary

John Bohach Elementary School

Bud Beasley Elementary

Spanish Springs Elementary

Florence Drake Elementary

Sky Ranch Middle School

Yvonne Shaw Middle School

Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada

Marvin Moss Elementary

Lena Juniper Elementary

Alyce Taylor Elementary

Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary

Alice Maxwell Elementary

Jesse Hall Elementary School

Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School

Spanish Springs High School

Edward C. Reed High School

Katherine Dunn Elementary

Kate Smith Elementary

Jerry Whitehead Elementary

Lou Mendive Middle School

Greenbrae Elementary

Virginia Palmer Elementary

Lincoln Park Elementary

Lois Allen Elementary

Robert Mitchell Elementary

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

Esther Bennett Elementary

Agnes Risley Elementary

Sun Valley Elementary

Sparks Middle School

Sparks High School

Alpine Academy High School

Hillside Elementary School

Cities Near Sparks