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Sparks Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 151 Nevada Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Nevada middle schools

Summary

Sparks Middle School is a public middle school located in Sparks, Nevada, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 606 students. It 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. However, Sparks Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nevada middle schools, with a ranking between 122-152 out of around 150 schools and a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sparks Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the Washoe County and Nevada averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.3% of Sparks Middle School students were proficient or better in SBAC Mathematics, compared to 36.4% in Washoe County and 35.4% in Nevada. The school's reading proficiency rates are also low, with only 20.3% of students proficient or better compared to 44.5% in Washoe County and 45.6% in Nevada. Additionally, Sparks Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.6% to 31.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Sparks Middle School to nearby schools in the Washoe County district, it is clear that Sparks Middle School is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. For instance, Sky Ranch Middle School, a public magnet school, consistently outperforms Sparks Middle School across all subject areas and grade levels, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points higher. Other nearby schools, such as Desert Skies Middle School, Edward L. Pine Middle School, and George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy, also significantly outperform Sparks Middle School, though not to the same degree as Sky Ranch.

622

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,374

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2275 18th Street
Sparks, NV 89431

(775) 353-5770

District: Washoe County

Feeder schools for Sparks Middle School:

Elementary:	Agnes Risley Elementary
	Alice Maxwell Elementary
	Sun Valley Elementary
	Virginia Palmer Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.4%

White:

10.5%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (16% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg39%

Nevada avg39%

142^nd of 151

Nevada public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	10.0	142 of 151	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	134 of 153	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	152 of 152	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	145 of 151	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	129 of 145	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	122 of 159	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	86 of 114	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	94 of 126	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.6	100 of 122	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.1	85 of 117	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.6	85 of 121	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	18.0	67 of 84	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	66 of 82	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.6	56 of 70	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.8	61 of 83	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.3	53 of 82	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.2	50 of 71	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	31.3	60 of 75	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	24.9	80 of 106	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	28.9	71 of 95	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	32.5	70 of 100	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	22.3	86 of 108	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	33.1	45 of 60	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	30.2	65 of 84	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	14.5	96 of 105	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)30th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2018)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)25th percentile~ school

Female (2018)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2018)20th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)20th percentile-5 vs school

White (2018)9th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading20%-25 vs state

Science17%-10 vs state

Mathematics11%-24 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sparks Middle School

Is Sparks Middle School a good school?

Sparks Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Nevada middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sparks Middle School?

Students at Sparks Middle School are 79% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Sparks Middle School in?

Washoe County

How many students attend Sparks Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 622 students attended Sparks Middle School.

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