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Marvin Moss Elementary

Q: Is Marvin Moss Elementary a good school?

Marvin Moss Elementary ranks 45 th of 376 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 376 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Marvin Moss Elementary is a PK–5 school in Sparks, Nevada, serving 308 students as part of the Washoe County School District. In 2025–26 it ranked 45th of 376 Nevada elementary schools — the 88th percentile, with 4 stars — the best showing in its ten-year record and the cap on three straight years of improvement. This is a consistently above-average school: for most of the past decade it has sat in the 70th–80th percentile rather than orbiting the middle, and it fully recovered from a dip in 2022–23 (169th, 56th percentile, 3 stars).

Proficiency is the headline. In 2025–26, 64.7% of students met standards in math, 66.1% in reading, and 40.0% in science — far above district rates of 37.0%, 44.4%, and 26.3%. Among eleven nearby Washoe County elementary schools, Marvin Moss Elementary ranks first in all three subjects. It trails only Florence Drake Elementary (62.5%/62.5%) and edges Bud Beasley Elementary (47.6%/59.8%), while schools such as Greenbrae Elementary (20.2%/33.9%) and Lincoln Park Elementary (21.5%/30.3%) lag 30–45 points behind in math. Gains have been steep: since 2022–23, math is up 26.3 points and reading up 25.7 points.

Attendance is another strength. Chronic absenteeism has fallen to 12.8%, less than half the district rate and the lowest of all eleven nearby schools, which range from 13.4% to 30.2%. Class sizes are favorable too, at about 14.4 students per teacher. Two things to watch: 4th grade scored 51.8% in math and reading in 2025–26 — still above district and state, but well below the school's strong 3rd grade (73.3%), a 21.5-point gap in reading; and science swings year to year because it is tested in only one small 5th-grade class. Also note the most recent subgroup data is from 2017–18 and no longer describes today's students.

308

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,027

Per pupil spending ?

34.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2200 Primio Way
Sparks, NV 89434

(775) 353-5507

District: Washoe County

Students who attend Marvin Moss Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lou Mendive Middle School
High:	Edward C. Reed High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.1%

Hispanic:

33.4%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nevada average (62% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Nevada elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg39%

Nevada avg39%

45^th of 376

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th 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	84.3	45 of 376	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.4	105 of 379	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	76 of 377	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	47.7	169 of 384	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.3	86 of 380	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	89 of 324	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	39.3	221 of 388	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.2	97 of 341	71.6%	★★★★☆
2017	67.3	104 of 351	70.4%	★★★★☆
2016	70.5	98 of 347	71.8%	★★★★☆
2014	56.9	137 of 332	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.3	162 of 330	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.4	168 of 328	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.1	152 of 318	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.8	54 of 300	82.0%	★★★★☆
2009	48.1	136 of 292	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.7	103 of 294	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	80.8	38 of 246	84.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	50.2	90 of 213	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	67.8	95 of 330	71.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	60.2	104 of 308	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	53.1	139 of 321	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	67.1	101 of 332	69.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	71.3	42 of 227	81.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	56.3	108 of 247	56.3%	★★★☆☆

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)81st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2018)71st percentile~ school

Male (2018)70th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)66th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)58th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)57th percentile-15 vs school

White (2018)56th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?

Reading66%+21 vs state

Mathematics65%+28 vs state

Science40%+14 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, September 15, 2014

WCSD spends more money on busing students five miles away to Moss instead of improving or building better schools like Lincoln 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 4th Grade	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 5th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marvin Moss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Primio Way	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5507	308	21	14.4	29.2%	139 (45.1%)	10 (3.2%)	103 (33.4%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.8%)	26 (8.4%)	84.3	45^th of 376 public elementary schools	88.0%		67.4	105^th of 379 public elementary schools	72.3%	60	73.3	51.8	72.5	64.7	73.3	51.8	77.5	66.1	40.0	40.0	$17,027	$1,728	$15,299
Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1735 Del Rosa Way	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5730	312	20	15.7	34.9%	142 (45.5%)	8 (2.6%)	119 (38.1%)	16 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	20 (6.4%)	61.2	121^st of 376 public elementary schools	67.8%		69.5	102^nd of 379 public elementary schools	73.1%	19	57.1	46.1	37.2	46.2	57.1	57.6	47.4	53.7			$13,643	$1,196	$12,448
Jerry Whitehead Elementary	Public	K-5	3570 Waterfall Dr	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 626-5200	234	17	13.9	29.1%	105 (44.9%)	6 (2.6%)	89 (38.0%)	8 (3.4%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.7%)	20 (8.5%)	43.1	193^rd of 376 public elementary schools	48.7%		37.3	217^th of 379 public elementary schools	42.7%	24	42.4	40.0	25.0	34.8	39.3	42.8	59.0	48.2	25.0	25.0	$18,413	$2,136	$16,277
Katherine Dunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1135 O Callaghan Dr	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5520	462	26	17.7	46.3%	141 (30.5%)	5 (1.1%)	257 (55.6%)	15 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.5%)	25 (5.4%)	37.7	213^th of 376 public elementary schools	43.4%		35.1	227^th of 379 public elementary schools	40.1%	14	40.8	26.3	29.5	32.1	45.0	30.2	52.7	42.4	29.1	29.1	$14,091	$2,079	$12,011
Bud Beasley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Canyon Parkway	Sparks	89436	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 626-5250	571	31	18.3	25.2%	321 (56.2%)	9 (1.6%)	167 (29.2%)	23 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	45 (7.9%)	70.4	90^th of 376 public elementary schools	76.1%		75.1	82^nd of 379 public elementary schools	78.4%	8	51.9	41.3	51.0	47.6	57.1	50.0	72.4	59.8	37.7	37.7	$13,374	$1,542	$11,832
Lena Juniper Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Queen Way	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5540	372	25	14.8	36.8%	140 (37.6%)	6 (1.6%)	185 (49.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	29 (7.8%)	62.3	118^th of 376 public elementary schools	68.6%		48.3	173^rd of 379 public elementary schools	54.4%	55	55.8	52.5	26.6	47.6	50.0	52.5	57.7	52.8			$14,674	$1,887	$12,787
Greenbrae Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1840 4th Street	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5530	323	20	16.3	59.8%	42 (13.0%)	7 (2.2%)	236 (73.1%)	10 (3.1%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.2%)	19.8	297^th of 376 public elementary schools	21.0%		15.7	325^th of 379 public elementary schools	14.2%	28	28.5			20.2	28.5	27.2	43.7	33.9			$15,346	$2,003	$13,343
Lincoln Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Lincoln Way	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5570	438	26	16.8	58.9%	74 (16.9%)	31 (7.1%)	273 (62.3%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.5%)	26 (5.9%)	18.1	304^th of 376 public elementary schools	19.1%					(n/a)	34.0			21.5	23.4	23.0	42.3	30.3			$14,214	$2,080	$12,134
Florence Drake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2755 Fourth Street	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5510	254	14	18.0	44.9%	83 (32.7%)	2 (0.8%)	131 (51.6%)	15 (5.9%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	15 (5.9%)	73.5	79^th of 376 public elementary schools	79.0%		87.4	39^th of 379 public elementary schools	89.7%	40	86.6	53.2	52.0	62.5	82.2	46.7	64.5	62.5	25.0	25.0	$17,219	$1,914	$15,305
Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5075 Ion Drive	Sparks	89436	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 626-5257	532	29	18.3	30.3%	216 (40.6%)	23 (4.3%)	202 (38.0%)	23 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	49 (9.2%)	35.7	219^th of 376 public elementary schools	41.8%		49.7	170^th of 379 public elementary schools	55.1%	49	37.3	51.8	28.9	39.3	42.1	44.5	34.1	40.3	12.0	12.0	$12,988	$1,402	$11,585

Frequently Asked Questions about Marvin Moss Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Marvin Moss Elementary?

Students at Marvin Moss Elementary are 45% White, 33% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% Pacific Islander, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend Marvin Moss Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Marvin Moss Elementary.

What district is Marvin Moss Elementary in?

Washoe County

What schools do graduates of Marvin Moss Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marvin Moss Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lou Mendive Middle School
High : Edward C. Reed High School

Is Marvin Moss Elementary a good school?

Marvin Moss Elementary ranks 45^th of 376 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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