Summary
Jessie Beck Elementary is a PK–5 public elementary school in Reno, Nevada, enrolling 462 students as part of the Washoe County School District, making it the largest campus among the nearby elementary schools compared here.
In 2025–2026, Jessie Beck ranked 31st of 376 Nevada elementary schools (92nd percentile, 5 stars); the year before, it placed 9th of 379 (98th percentile). The district itself ranks 4th of 12 in Nevada, so the school clearly performs well above district averages. In 2025–2026, 65.7% of students met standards in math, 66.3% in reading, and 54.1% in science — versus district rates of 37%, 44.4%, and 26.3%, and state rates of 36.2%, 45.2%, and 25.5%. Upper grades were especially strong: fifth-grade reading hit 80.8% and fourth-grade math 75.3%, while third-grade reading was 51.5% against a state figure of 44.4%. Only Hunter Lake Elementary, Mount Rose K-8 Academy Of Languages, and Roy Gomm Elementary are in the same performance tier nearby. Hunter Lake outscored Jessie Beck in 2025–2026, Roy Gomm had slightly higher math and reading but much lower science (39.3% vs. 54.1%), and Mount Rose's higher all-grade scores include middle school grades. Other nearby schools, including Veterans Memorial S.T.E.M. Academy, Echo Loder Elementary School, Bailey Charter School, Libby Booth Elementary, Elmcrest Elementary, and Anderson Elementary, scored far lower, often in the teens or 20s in math and reading.
Chronic absenteeism is a major strength: 12.6% in 2025–2026, well below the district's 27.5% and the state's 25.5%, and lower than almost every nearby school — Libby Booth, for example, was 34.5%. Spending is moderate at $12,859 per student in 2023–2024, less than many lower-performing neighbors, and the student–teacher ratio was 18.4 in 2024–2025. Historically, the school's effectiveness rankings were high across student groups, with low-income students the lowest at the 67th percentile — still above the state median. Scores dipped slightly from an exceptional 2024–2025 peak, but remain far above district and state averages.
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