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Lois Allen Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

373^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Lois Allen Elementary is a public elementary school in Sparks, Nevada, serving 446 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Lois Allen Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Nevada elementary schools, with academic performance, as measured by SBAC proficiency rates, significantly below the Washoe County and Nevada state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16.2% of Lois Allen students were proficient or better in SBAC Mathematics, compared to 36.4% in Washoe County and 35.4% in Nevada. The school's performance is particularly low for English Language Learner (ELL) students. Additionally, Lois Allen has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.9% to 28.1% in recent years, significantly above the state average.

Interestingly, Lois Allen Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than nearby schools like Florence Drake Elementary and Lena Juniper Elementary, which have much higher SBAC proficiency rates and overall rankings. For example, in 2024-2025, Florence Drake Elementary had 66.8% of students proficient or better in SBAC Mathematics, compared to only 16.2% at Lois Allen. The nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the relatively high spending per student at Lois Allen, the school's outcomes suggest that additional resources or targeted interventions may be needed to address the unique challenges faced by the student population.

478

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,625

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5155 McGuffey Road
Sparks, NV 89433

(775) 674-4430

District: Washoe County

Students who attend Lois Allen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fred W. Traner Middle School
High:	Procter R. Hug High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.4%

White:

16.5%

African American:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg40%

Nevada avg41%

373^rd of 379

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd 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	6.8	373 of 379	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	367 of 377	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	377 of 384	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	329 of 380	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	282 of 324	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	356 of 388	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	285 of 341	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	319 of 351	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.9	281 of 347	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.3	214 of 332	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.5	152 of 330	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.7	133 of 328	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.7	153 of 318	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	25.5	218 of 292	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.8	170 of 294	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.9	171 of 246	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	18.4	207 of 213	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	20.7	280 of 330	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	19.7	276 of 308	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	29.1	251 of 321	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	23.2	269 of 332	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	41.5	117 of 227	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	28.2	196 of 247	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2018)48th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)22nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2018)21st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2018)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2018)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)10th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)3rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading20%-26 vs state

Mathematics16%-19 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 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lois Allen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5155 McGuffey Road	Sparks	89433	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 674-4430	478	27	17.7	100.0%	79 (16.5%)	20 (4.2%)	346 (72.4%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.5%)	13 (2.7%)	6.8	373^rd of 379 public elementary schools	1.6%		8.3	367^th of 377 public elementary schools	2.7%	6	23.7				16.2	18.7	20.0	20.0				19.5			$11,625	$1,634	$9,991
Sun Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	5490 Leon Drive	Sparks	89433	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 674-4420	520	30	17.3	100.0%	63 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	415 (79.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)	17 (3.3%)	17.2	319^th of 379 public elementary schools	15.8%		13	343^rd of 377 public elementary schools	9.0%	24	31.2	29.8	15.4		25.3	33.3	28.7	29.8				30.7			$11,283	$1,332	$9,950
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
Rita Cannan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Cannan Street	Reno	89512	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5750	405	22	18.5	100.0%	51 (12.6%)	33 (8.1%)	283 (69.9%)	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.7%)	15 (3.7%)	19.1	302^nd of 379 public elementary schools	20.3%		20.5	295^th of 377 public elementary schools	21.8%	7	18.7	38.1	23.6		26.4	25.0	36.3	30.9				30.4			$11,158	$1,750	$9,408
Agnes Risley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Sullivan Lane	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5760	363	23	15.9	100.0%	20 (5.5%)	4 (1.1%)	313 (86.2%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	18.7	305^th of 379 public elementary schools	19.5%					(n/a)	30.9	16.9	29.8		26.1	36.6	24.2	28.3				29.9			$11,124	$904	$10,221
High Desert Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	101 Fantastic Dr	Reno	89512	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 624-2800	529	0		25.5%	290 (54.8%)	14 (2.6%)	164 (31.0%)	21 (4.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.0%)	40.1	205^th of 379 public elementary schools	45.9%		29.7	243^rd of 377 public elementary schools	35.5%	38	30.9			25.6	17.1	50.0	44.4	44.1	35.0	41.6	53.8	44.8		31.3	$7,715	$1,842	$5,873
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
Alice Maxwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 North Rock Blvd	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5580	368	25	14.7	100.0%	62 (16.8%)	7 (1.9%)	281 (76.4%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.2%)	42.4	196^th of 379 public elementary schools	48.3%		62.1	123^rd of 377 public elementary schools	67.4%	73	37.7	50.0	29.1		39.4	32.0	37.5	62.5				43.3			$11,532	$1,251	$10,282
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	100.0%	140 (37.6%)	6 (1.6%)	185 (49.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	29 (7.8%)	48.3	173^rd of 379 public elementary schools	54.4%		44.4	180^th of 377 public elementary schools	52.3%	7	54.7	40.4	28.5		41.5	46.5	53.1	41.4				46.3			$10,550	$949	$9,602
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	100.0%	83 (32.7%)	2 (0.8%)	131 (51.6%)	15 (5.9%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	15 (5.9%)	87.4	39^th of 379 public elementary schools	89.7%		89.5	29^th of 377 public elementary schools	92.3%	10	74.0	67.3	57.7		66.8	64.8	65.2	64.4				64.8	37.7	37.7	$14,601	$1,412	$13,189

Frequently Asked Questions about Lois Allen Elementary

How many students attend Lois Allen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended Lois Allen Elementary.

Is Lois Allen Elementary a good school?

Lois Allen Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Nevada elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lois Allen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lois Allen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fred W. Traner Middle School
High : Procter R. Hug High School

What is the racial makeup of Lois Allen Elementary?

Students at Lois Allen Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

What district is Lois Allen Elementary in?

Washoe County

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