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Elmcrest Elementary

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Elmcrest Elementary ranks 248 th of 376 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 376 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Elmcrest Elementary is a small PK–5 neighborhood school at 855 McDonald Dr in northwest Reno (89503), serving 287 students — about 40 per grade — within the Washoe County School District. In 2025–26 it ranked 248th of 376 Nevada elementary schools (34th percentile, 2 stars), below its own district on every core measure: 32.0% math proficiency and 38.4% reading proficiency, versus 37.0% and 44.4% district-wide, with science results suppressed by the state. Its 26.4% chronic absenteeism rate was also above the state average.

Elmcrest Elementary is not the area's lowest performer, but it does sit in its bottom cluster. Grace Warner Elementary and Dorothy Lemelson S.T.E.M. Academy Elementary School score lower (22.6%/28.7% and 25.5%/30.0% in math and reading), while Mamie Towles Elementary, Peavine Elementary and others score higher. The comparison that matters most is Hunter Lake Elementary, 1.5 miles away and also reporting 100% free/reduced-price lunch eligibility: it posts 71.9% math and 75.6% reading and ranks in the 97th percentile. Elmcrest spends $17,627 per student — the second-highest in its comparison set — with a 16.7 student–teacher ratio, among the smallest classes nearby, so resources alone don't explain the gap.

Attendance is the clearest place to make progress: Elmcrest's chronic absenteeism fell to 22.1% in 2023–24 — better than both district and state — before rising for two straight years to 26.4%, against 8.0% at Mount Rose K-8 Academy Of Languages and 12.1% at Mamie Towles Elementary. Reading also shows real growth within the school: proficiency climbs from 28.2% in 3rd grade to 38.0% in 4th and 48.7% in 5th, narrowing the gap to the state from more than 16 points to under 4. Third grade is the weakest point in both reading and math, and math does not improve the same way across grades. One caveat: 2024–25 was Elmcrest's best recorded year (53rd percentile, 3 stars), so the current dip will need another year of data to interpret.

287

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,627

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

855 McDonald Dr
Reno, NV 89503

(775) 746-5850

District: Washoe County

Students who attend Elmcrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Archie Clayton Pre-A.P. Academy
High:	Procter R. Hug High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.3%

White:

39.0%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 20th percentile in 2023 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2026) from a 20th-percentile low (2023)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg39%

Nevada avg39%

248^th of 376

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 62Elementary Schools in the Washoe County

4^th of 12Washoe County among Nevada districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	248 of 376	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	180 of 379	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	208 of 377	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	307 of 384	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	258 of 380	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	213 of 324	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	241 of 388	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	229 of 341	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.8	230 of 351	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.5	182 of 347	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.5	224 of 332	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	20.1	282 of 330	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.7	225 of 328	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.2	208 of 318	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.5	198 of 300	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.0	114 of 292	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.6	153 of 294	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.7	125 of 246	49.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	38.9	198 of 330	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	35.1	211 of 308	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	34.9	223 of 321	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	25.6	260 of 332	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	25.2	201 of 247	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2018)40th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2018)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)31st percentile~ school

Male (2018)22nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2018)19th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?

Reading38%-7 vs state

Mathematics32%-4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

I went to this school, and it is better than these charts make it out to be. The teachers I knew (most are gone now) were fantastic, and there are still a couple at the school. It is a fantastic elementary school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2026)							SBAC Reading (2026)							SBAC Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Elmcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	855 McDonald Dr	Reno	89503	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 746-5850	287	17	16.7	100.0%	112 (39.0%)	14 (4.9%)	130 (45.3%)	6 (2.1%)	5 (1.7%)	4 (1.4%)	16 (5.6%)	29.4	248^th of 376 public elementary schools	34.0%		47.3	180^th of 379 public elementary schools	52.5%	68	30.0	38.0	26.8				32.0	28.2	38.0	48.7				38.4				$17,627	$2,053	$15,574
Mamie Towles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Kings Row	Reno	89503	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 746-5820	305	17	18.1		163 (53.4%)	3 (1.0%)	99 (32.5%)	14 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.5%)	79.2	64^th of 376 public elementary schools	83.0%		72.8	91^st of 379 public elementary schools	76.0%	27	61.7	50.0	63.4				58.7	53.1	50.0	73.0				59.4	42.3		42.3	$15,782	$1,484	$14,298
Peavine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Grandview Ave	Reno	89503	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 746-5840	345	18	19.3	100.0%	147 (42.6%)	26 (7.5%)	125 (36.2%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	25 (7.2%)	51.8	165^th of 376 public elementary schools	56.1%		63.2	116^th of 379 public elementary schools	69.4%	49	51.0	42.1	27.5				39.6	44.6	51.5	56.8				51.4				$13,440	$1,319	$12,122
Grace Warner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3075 Heights Drive	Reno	89503	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 746-5830	369	17	21.9	100.0%	125 (33.9%)	23 (6.2%)	180 (48.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	30 (8.1%)	13.5	342^nd of 376 public elementary schools	9.0%		22.1	286^th of 379 public elementary schools	24.5%	56	26.9	26.9	14.7				22.6	21.8	23.8	39.7				28.7				$15,794	$1,534	$14,260
Coral Academy Elementary-Northwest	Public, Charter	K-5	1595 Sky Mountain Dr	Reno	89503	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(775) 418-1115	232	7	33.1	29.7%	96 (41.4%)	8 (3.4%)	78 (33.6%)	14 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (14.7%)								(n/a)		50.0					39.7			60.8				43.1				$9,420	$13	$9,407
Honors Academy of Literature	Public, Charter	K-8	195 N. Arlington Avenue	Reno	89501	Washoe County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 737-4084	208	13	16.0	17.8%	118 (56.7%)	13 (6.3%)	59 (28.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.2%)	40.2	202^nd of 376 public elementary schools	46.3%		61.3	124^th of 379 public elementary schools	67.3%	78	40.0						26.2	40.0		52.3	37.0		62.5	43.2			26.6	$10,443	$303	$10,140
Hunter Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	909 Hunter Lake Dr	Reno	89509	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 333-5040	319	14	23.4	100.0%	190 (59.6%)	10 (3.1%)	75 (23.5%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (10.7%)	95.8	11^th of 376 public elementary schools	97.1%		95.1	17^th of 379 public elementary schools	95.5%	6	79.0	68.1	71.1				71.9	69.7	72.4	84.6				75.6	61.5		61.5	$12,228	$942	$11,286
Mount Rose K-8 Academy Of Languages	Public	K-8	915 Lander Street	Reno	89509	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 333-5030	420	19	21.8	24.3%	220 (52.4%)	4 (1.0%)	156 (37.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	91.7	21^st of 376 public elementary schools	94.4%		86.4	40^th of 379 public elementary schools	89.4%	19	70.3	64.0	68.6	≥ 95%	93.5	≥ 95%	79.4	59.2	66.0	82.3	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	81.3	54.9	93.0	72.3	$11,224	$834	$10,390
Coral Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1701 Valley Road	Reno	89512	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 322-0274	433	20	21.6	26.6%	171 (39.5%)	20 (4.6%)	155 (35.8%)	52 (12.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	78.8	66^th of 376 public elementary schools	82.4%		67.6	104^th of 379 public elementary schools	72.6%	38	62.9	59.2	58.1				60.0	50.6	48.1	66.2				55.2	47.6		47.6	$8,285	$526	$7,760
Dorothy Lemelson S.T.E.M. Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Soaring Eagle Dr	Reno	89512	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 333-5080	253	19	13.6	100.0%	38 (15.0%)	25 (9.9%)	160 (63.2%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.3%)	11 (4.3%)								(n/a)		28.2					25.5			36.8				30.0				$19,338	$2,550	$16,788

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmcrest Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Elmcrest Elementary?

Students at Elmcrest Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 39% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Elmcrest Elementary a good school?

Elmcrest Elementary ranks 248^th of 376 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Elmcrest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Elmcrest Elementary.

What district is Elmcrest Elementary in?

Washoe County

What schools do graduates of Elmcrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elmcrest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Archie Clayton Pre-A.P. Academy
High : Procter R. Hug High School

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