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Alyce Taylor Elementary

Q: Is Alyce Taylor Elementary a good school?

Alyce Taylor Elementary ranks 84 th of 379 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

84^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Alyce Taylor Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sparks, Nevada, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 439. 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.

Alyce Taylor Elementary consistently outperforms the Washoe County and Nevada state averages in SBAC/Mathematics and SBAC/Reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 59.2% of students proficient or better in SBAC/Mathematics, compared to 36.4% for Washoe County and 35.4% for Nevada. The school also performs well in SBAC/Science, with 32.9% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 28.5% for Washoe County and 27.2% for Nevada. Additionally, Alyce Taylor Elementary ranks highly among Nevada elementary schools for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, white students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students.

Despite its academic success, Alyce Taylor Elementary has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 15.6% to 28.1% in recent years, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school's spending per student has increased over the years, from $7,445 in 2018-2019 to $10,276 in 2021-2022, and it has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.3 to 19 students per teacher in recent years. When compared to nearby schools in the Washoe County School District, Alyce Taylor Elementary generally outperforms them in academic metrics, with the exception of John Bohach Elementary School, which also demonstrates strong academic performance. The Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada, a charter school, also shows impressive academic results, particularly in mathematics and reading, and may provide an interesting comparison point for Alyce Taylor Elementary.

469

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,276

Per pupil spending ?

21.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

252 Egyptian Way
Sparks, NV 89441

(775) 425-7700

District: Washoe County

Students who attend Alyce Taylor Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Yvonne Shaw Middle School
High:	Spanish Springs High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

Hispanic:

18.1%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2014 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nevada average (54% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Nevada elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg39%

Nevada avg39%

84^th of 379

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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
2025	75.0	84 of 379	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	97 of 377	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	100 of 384	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	97 of 380	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	39 of 324	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	43 of 388	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	49 of 341	85.6%	★★★★☆
2017	78.7	66 of 351	81.2%	★★★★☆
2016	82.5	58 of 347	83.3%	★★★★☆
2014	90.6	22 of 332	93.4%	★★★★★
2013	93.3	13 of 330	96.1%	★★★★★
2012	94.6	6 of 328	98.2%	★★★★★
2011	82.0	41 of 318	87.1%	★★★★☆
2010	87.9	19 of 300	93.7%	★★★★★
2009	71.1	64 of 292	78.1%	★★★★☆
2008	81.1	36 of 294	87.8%	★★★★☆
2006	61.9	78 of 246	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	77.7	62 of 330	81.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	80.4	38 of 308	87.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	77.0	61 of 321	81.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	82.8	45 of 332	86.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	83.4	23 of 227	89.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	67.4	71 of 247	71.3%	★★★★☆

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)90th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2018)88th percentile~ school

Male (2018)86th percentile~ school

Female (2018)81st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)81st percentile-5 vs school

White (2018)71st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics59%+24 vs state

Reading57%+12 vs state

Science33%+6 vs state

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Schools Near Alyce Taylor Elementary

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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 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 4th Grade	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
Alyce Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	252 Egyptian Way	Sparks	89441	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 425-7700	469	24	19.5	21.1%	323 (68.9%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (18.1%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.2%)	75	84^th of 379 public elementary schools	77.8%		69.9	97^th of 377 public elementary schools	74.3%	13	62.1	73.6	44.3				59.2	49.4	65.2	59.0				57.2	32.9		32.9	$10,276	$691	$9,585
Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada	Public, Charter	K-8	1150 Silent Sparrow Drive	Sparks	89441	Washoe County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 376-1444	1,033	44	23.7	15.8%	657 (63.6%)	10 (1.0%)	224 (21.7%)	24 (2.3%)	38 (3.7%)	5 (0.5%)	75 (7.3%)	73.6	89^th of 379 public elementary schools	76.5%		70.1	95^th of 377 public elementary schools	74.8%	6	55.5	63.8	70.4	41.9	55.6	49.2	55.3	46.2	56.4	77.3	41.2	76.1	57.8	59.1	38.0	55.4	47.6	$5,965	$1,083	$4,882
Spanish Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Marilyn Mae Drive	Sparks	89441	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 425-7710	558	31	17.7	17.7%	380 (68.1%)	7 (1.3%)	108 (19.4%)	22 (3.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.1%)	78.7	67^th of 379 public elementary schools	82.3%		78.3	65^th of 377 public elementary schools	82.8%	2	69.3	64.9	67.0				67.1	61.2	60.8	59.7				60.6	21.9		21.9	$11,306	$891	$10,415
Jesse Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	185 Shelby Drive	Sparks	89436	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 425-7755	480	23	20.8	38.5%	283 (59.0%)	4 (0.8%)	113 (23.5%)	4 (0.8%)	46 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.0%)	56.8	140^th of 379 public elementary schools	63.1%		56.3	138^th of 377 public elementary schools	63.4%	2	55.0	52.6	43.8				50.5	51.6	50.5	50.5				50.9	14.6		14.6	$10,088	$595	$9,493
Van Gorder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7650 Campello Drive	Sparks	89436	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 425-7722	649	35	18.3	20.3%	401 (61.8%)	20 (3.1%)	155 (23.9%)	20 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	44 (6.8%)	76.8	75^th of 379 public elementary schools	80.2%		81.4	57^th of 377 public elementary schools	84.9%	18	60.9	63.7	46.2				57.3	59.0	69.2	62.9				64.0	25.9		25.9	$10,011	$595	$9,416
John Bohach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Windmill Farms Pkwy	Sparks	89436	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 626-0062	686	32	21.1	26.4%	295 (43.0%)	23 (3.4%)	225 (32.8%)	65 (9.5%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.3%)	65 (9.5%)	78	70^th of 379 public elementary schools	81.5%		78.7	61^st of 377 public elementary schools	83.8%	9	58.0	58.2	49.2				55.1	58.0	58.2	61.6				59.3	40.6		40.6	$8,357	$455	$7,902
Virginia Palmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5890 Klondike	Sparks	89433	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 674-4400	419	28	15.2	100.0%	86 (20.5%)	6 (1.4%)	303 (72.3%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	10 (2.4%)	29.3	251^st of 379 public elementary schools	33.8%		37.3	210^th of 377 public elementary schools	44.3%	41	30.3	37.7	26.3				30.7	24.2	40.9	46.1				38.0				$12,230	$1,536	$10,694
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		216 (40.6%)	23 (4.3%)	202 (38.0%)	23 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	49 (9.2%)	49.7	170^th of 379 public elementary schools	55.1%		45.3	172^nd of 377 public elementary schools	54.4%	2	50.6	45.0	37.8				43.9	50.6	40.0	52.4				48.1	20.3		20.3	$10,200	$503	$9,697
Esther Bennett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5900 Sidehill Drive	Sparks	89433	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 674-4444	529	34	15.4	99.8%	106 (20.0%)	3 (0.6%)	386 (73.0%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.5%)	15 (2.8%)	20.5	296^th of 379 public elementary schools	21.9%		11	351^st of 377 public elementary schools	6.9%	55	30.5	27.2	23.1				26.9	27.3	34.0	39.3				33.5				$13,688	$1,577	$12,111
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	31.2%	321 (56.2%)	9 (1.6%)	167 (29.2%)	23 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	45 (7.9%)	75.1	82^nd of 379 public elementary schools	78.4%		76.5	70^th of 377 public elementary schools	81.4%	12	60.5	54.9	48.3				54.8	57.6	67.6	53.1				59.6	34.0		34.0	$10,515	$678	$9,837

Frequently Asked Questions about Alyce Taylor Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Alyce Taylor Elementary?

Students at Alyce Taylor Elementary are 69% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Alyce Taylor Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alyce Taylor Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Yvonne Shaw Middle School
High : Spanish Springs High School

How many students attend Alyce Taylor Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Alyce Taylor Elementary.

Is Alyce Taylor Elementary a good school?

Alyce Taylor Elementary ranks 84^th of 379 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Alyce Taylor Elementary in?

Washoe County

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