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Caughlin Ranch Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Caughlin Ranch Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Reno, Nevada, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 467 students. This exceptional school has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Nevada, ranking in the top 5 for the past decade and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Caughlin Ranch Elementary significantly outperforms the Washoe County and Nevada state averages in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 83.3% of Caughlin Ranch students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 36.4% for Washoe County and 35.4% for Nevada. The school also ranks highly for the performance of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students with special needs.

Caughlin Ranch Elementary's exceptional performance is further highlighted by its low chronic absenteeism rates and low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a highly engaged and supportive parent community. When compared to nearby schools, such as Anderson Elementary, Coral Academy Elementary-Northwest, and Huffaker Elementary, Caughlin Ranch Elementary's academic performance is significantly higher, showcasing its effectiveness in providing a high-quality education to its students.

466

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,727

Per pupil spending ?

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4885 Village Green Pkwy
Reno, NV 89519

(775) 689-2600

District: Washoe County

Students who attend Caughlin Ranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Darrel Swope Middle School
High:	Reno High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.2%

Hispanic:

11.2%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2014 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nevada average (79% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Nevada elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Washoe County

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg39%

Nevada avg39%

3^rd of 379

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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
2025	98.7	3 of 379	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	3 of 377	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	2 of 384	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	4 of 380	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	3 of 324	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	15 of 388	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	2 of 341	99.4%	★★★★★
2017	98.3	3 of 351	99.1%	★★★★★
2016	99.0	1 of 347	99.7%	★★★★★
2014	97.2	2 of 332	99.4%	★★★★★
2013	96.1	2 of 330	99.4%	★★★★★
2012	93.7	9 of 328	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	98.3	1 of 318	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	97.4	3 of 300	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	97.1	4 of 292	98.6%	★★★★★
2008	82.3	31 of 294	89.5%	★★★★☆
2006	98.4	2 of 246	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	85.6	4 of 48	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	98.7	1 of 330	99.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	95.5	7 of 308	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	97.8	4 of 332	98.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	78.9	11 of 74	85.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	85.1	20 of 227	91.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	95.9	1 of 247	99.6%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

White (2018)100th percentile~ school

Male (2018)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2018)92nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2018)91st percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)85th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading84%+39 vs state

Mathematics83%+48 vs state

Science55%+28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, March 23, 2017

My kids have been at Caughlin Ranch Elementary for the last 5 years. What an amazing experience. The teachers are fabulous, the principal is amazing and the rest of the staff is phenomenal. Close Quote

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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 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 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Caughlin Ranch Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4885 Village Green Pkwy	Reno	89519	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	No	(775) 689-2600	466	22	20.9	6.9%	327 (70.2%)	3 (0.6%)	52 (11.2%)	33 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (10.5%)	98.7	3^rd of 379 public elementary schools	99.2%		99.1	3^rd of 377 public elementary schools	99.2%		83.3	87.9	79.1	83.3	79.4	89.1	84.6	84.5	54.9		54.9	$9,727	$479	$9,248
Roy Gomm Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 Mayberry Dr	Reno	89519	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 333-5000	407	19	21.6	15.7%	290 (71.3%)	3 (0.7%)	59 (14.5%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (10.1%)	86.3	41^st of 379 public elementary schools	89.2%		90.3	26^th of 377 public elementary schools	93.1%	15	75.0	66.0	63.1	68.1	75.0	54.7	64.4	65.6	35.5		35.5	$9,771	$654	$9,117
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%)	95.1	17^th of 379 public elementary schools	95.5%		85.3	41^st of 377 public elementary schools	89.1%	24	78.1	78.8	63.7	72.9	75.0	78.8	71.0	74.5	47.8		47.8	$9,293	$589	$8,704
Jessie Beck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Sharon Way	Reno	89509	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 689-2520	462	25	18.4		265 (57.4%)	6 (1.3%)	133 (28.8%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.7%)	97.1	9^th of 379 public elementary schools	97.6%		91.6	22^nd of 377 public elementary schools	94.2%	13	80.0	70.5	74.6	75.2	77.3	82.3	78.6	79.3	60.0		60.0	$8,472	$567	$7,905
Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1055 Berrum Lane	Reno	89509	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 689-2500	319	23	14.1	100.0%	37 (11.6%)	16 (5.0%)	191 (59.9%)	23 (7.2%)	6 (1.9%)	26 (8.2%)	20 (6.3%)	11	355^th of 379 public elementary schools	6.3%					(n/a)	26.5			21.2	26.5	22.5	26.0	24.8				$11,761	$2,240	$9,521
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%)	75.9	77^th of 379 public elementary schools	79.7%					(n/a)	62.5	50.0	50.0	54.6		61.9		54.5
Huffaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	980 Wheatland Rd	Reno	89511	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 689-2510	377	22	17.2		204 (54.1%)	9 (2.4%)	120 (31.8%)	12 (3.2%)	5 (1.3%)	9 (2.4%)	18 (4.8%)	55.2	142^nd of 379 public elementary schools	62.5%		64.6	114^th of 377 public elementary schools	69.8%	28	48.2	46.0	45.0	46.5	39.6	50.7	60.7	50.0	23.5		23.5	$11,090	$730	$10,360
Sarah Winnemucca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1349 Backer Wy	Reno	89523	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 746-5810	496	28	17.7		204 (41.1%)	23 (4.6%)	189 (38.1%)	28 (5.6%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.7%)	40.8	203^rd of 379 public elementary schools	46.4%		45	173^rd of 377 public elementary schools	54.1%	30	36.5	35.8	47.5	39.8	35.8	48.9	46.3	43.9	17.0		17.0	$9,581	$810	$8,771
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%)	86.4	40^th of 379 public elementary schools	89.4%		89	32^nd of 377 public elementary schools	91.5%	8	70.2	59.6	66.6	80.1	68.0	67.3	75.5	82.1	31.1	94.7	60.2	$9,256	$564	$8,692
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%)	22.1	286^th of 379 public elementary schools	24.5%		23.3	278^th of 377 public elementary schools	26.3%	8	30.7			20.2	25.0	45.1	23.6	31.9				$12,422	$1,194	$11,227

Frequently Asked Questions about Caughlin Ranch Elementary

What schools do graduates of Caughlin Ranch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Caughlin Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Darrel Swope Middle School
High : Reno High School

How many students attend Caughlin Ranch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Caughlin Ranch Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Caughlin Ranch Elementary?

Students at Caughlin Ranch Elementary are 70% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What district is Caughlin Ranch Elementary in?

Washoe County

Is Caughlin Ranch Elementary a good school?

Yes! Caughlin Ranch Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 379 Nevada elementary schools.

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