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

Public Grades 6-8

123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 151 Nevada Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Nevada middle schools

Summary

George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy is a public middle school located in Sparks, Nevada, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 598 students. The school is part of the Washoe County School District, which is ranked 4 out of 12 in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's focus on STEM education, George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Nevada middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in SBAC Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly lower than the Washoe County and Nevada state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in SBAC Mathematics for all grades was 14.6%, compared to 36.4% for Washoe County and 35.4% for Nevada. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.6% to 36.3% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Desert Skies Middle School, Darrel Swope Middle School, and Coral Academy Middle School, generally outperform George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy in academic proficiency, with higher rankings and better test scores. For example, Coral Academy Middle School, a public charter school, has significantly higher proficiency rates in SBAC Mathematics, Reading, and Science compared to George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy. Despite the higher spending per student at George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy, the school's academic performance remains significantly lower than the district and state averages, suggesting that increased funding alone may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.

613

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,545

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

255 Prater Way
Sparks, NV 89431

(775) 353-5740

District: Washoe County

Students who attend George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy usually attend:

High:

Edward C. Reed High School

Feeder schools for George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy:

Elementary:	Florence Drake Elementary
	Greenbrae Elementary
	Katherine Dunn Elementary
	Lincoln Park Elementary
	More...
	Robert Mitchell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.5%

White:

17.5%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2014 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (21% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 27% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg39%

Nevada avg39%

123^rd of 151

Nevada public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 18Middle 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
2025	15.6	123 of 151	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	129 of 153	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	122 of 152	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	125 of 151	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	122 of 145	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	121 of 159	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	73 of 114	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.4	58 of 126	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.7	71 of 122	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.0	83 of 117	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.8	69 of 121	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.2	57 of 84	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.5	58 of 82	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	13.0	60 of 70	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	59 of 83	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	13.4	67 of 82	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.3	44 of 71	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	42.1	37 of 75	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	37.9	63 of 106	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	45.4	43 of 95	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	45.2	51 of 100	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	32.6	70 of 108	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	30.8	46 of 60	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	51.9	30 of 84	64.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	24.5	87 of 105	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2018)64th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2018)55th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)51st percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)49th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2018)41st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2018)35th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)23rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2018)17th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading26%-20 vs state

Science23%-4 vs state

Mathematics15%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)					SBAC Reading (2025)					SBAC Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	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
George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy	Public	6-8	255 Prater Way	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5740	613	35	17.5	100.0%	107 (17.5%)	31 (5.1%)	414 (67.5%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.6%)	33 (5.4%)	15.6	123^rd of 151 public middle schools	18.5%		13.6	129^th of 153 public middle schools	15.7%	6		14.8	13.2	16.0	14.6		24.8	25.9	26.2	25.6		23.2	23.2	$10,545	$1,415	$9,131
Sparks Middle School	Public	6-8	2275 18th Street	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5770	622	32	19.4	100.0%	65 (10.5%)	14 (2.3%)	494 (79.4%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	19 (3.1%)	10	142^nd of 151 public middle schools	6.0%		11.9	134^th of 153 public middle schools	12.4%	8		13.5	13.3	6.8	11.3		17.5	23.6	19.4	20.3		16.7	16.7	$10,374	$1,504	$8,870
Lou Mendive Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Whitewood Drive	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5990	964	46	20.9		403 (41.8%)	29 (3.0%)	392 (40.7%)	28 (2.9%)	15 (1.6%)	24 (2.5%)	73 (7.6%)	46.8	75^th of 151 public middle schools	50.3%		36.5	86^th of 153 public middle schools	43.8%	11		32.7	28.7	23.7	28.5		41.4	54.3	39.7	45.5		43.2	43.2	$8,827	$532	$8,295
Fred W. Traner Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Carville Drive	Reno	89512	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 333-5130	530	30	17.9	100.0%	62 (11.7%)	38 (7.2%)	359 (67.7%)	23 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.8%)	23 (4.3%)	11	139^th of 151 public middle schools	7.9%		5.9	153^rd of 153 public middle schools	0.0%	14		12.6	7.8	8.9	9.7		24.0	28.4	21.0	24.7		16.5	16.5	$10,783	$1,522	$9,261
Coral Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	1350 E. Ninth St	Reno	89512	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 323-2332	588	21	28.0	23.6%	224 (38.1%)	19 (3.2%)	211 (35.9%)	82 (13.9%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	43 (7.3%)	73.5	42^nd of 151 public middle schools	72.2%		71.4	46^th of 153 public middle schools	69.9%	4	43.6	44.3	41.2	26.9	39.0	56.3	56.2	72.0	60.2	61.9	31.3	55.6	46.4	$4,587	$194	$4,393
E. Otis Vaughn Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Bresson Avenue	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 333-5160	554	31	18.1	100.0%	72 (13.0%)	15 (2.7%)	409 (73.8%)	19 (3.4%)	6 (1.1%)	10 (1.8%)	22 (4.0%)	10.3	141^st of 151 public middle schools	6.6%		13.4	130^th of 153 public middle schools	15.0%	11			15.9		10.6		11.9	31.8	14.6	19.5		17.4	17.4	$9,736	$1,477	$8,260
Edward L. Pine Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4800 Neil Road	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(775) 689-2550	740	29	25.5	100.0%	114 (15.4%)	33 (4.5%)	523 (70.7%)	31 (4.2%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	29 (3.9%)	7.9	150^th of 151 public middle schools	0.7%		18.8	120^th of 153 public middle schools	21.6%	30				8.1	6.5		15.8	21.0	21.0	19.3		13.4	13.4	$10,586	$1,107	$9,479
Sky Ranch Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1200 Windmill Farms	Sparks	89436	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	No	(775) 626-0060	1,206	48	25.1	22.6%	608 (50.4%)	24 (2.0%)	388 (32.2%)	64 (5.3%)	8 (0.7%)	17 (1.4%)	96 (8.0%)	71.5	44^th of 151 public middle schools	70.9%		76.8	38^th of 153 public middle schools	75.2%	6		42.4	44.9	41.5	42.9		50.5	66.2	54.2	57.0		46.0	46.0	$8,727	$534	$8,192
Archie Clayton Pre-A.P. Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	1295 Wyoming Avenue	Reno	89503	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	No	(775) 746-5860	667	31	21.5	100.0%	260 (39.0%)	42 (6.3%)	272 (40.8%)	24 (3.6%)	10 (1.5%)	11 (1.6%)	48 (7.2%)	41.9	85^th of 151 public middle schools	43.7%		46.4	74^th of 153 public middle schools	51.6%	11		26.1	29.2	25.8	27.1		41.2	43.4	42.0	42.2		40.4	40.4	$10,115	$652	$9,463
Desert Skies Middle School	Public	6-8	7550 Donatello Dr	Sun Valley	89433	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 674-4915	875	46	19.0	100.0%	154 (17.6%)	13 (1.5%)	656 (75.0%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	18 (2.1%)	26 (3.0%)	14.8	125^th of 151 public middle schools	17.2%		11.2	139^th of 153 public middle schools	9.2%	14		9.3	8.3	11.6	9.8		14.9	32.0	29.7	25.4		28.8	28.8	$10,331	$1,320	$9,011

Frequently Asked Questions about George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy

Is George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy a good school?

George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Nevada middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy?

Students at George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy are 68% Hispanic, 17% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy attend?

Students who attend George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy usually go on to attend Edward C. Reed High School

How many students attend George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy.

What district is George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy in?

Washoe County

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