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Sarah Winnemucca Elementary

Q: Is Sarah Winnemucca Elementary a good school?

Sarah Winnemucca Elementary ranks 203 rd of 379 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Sarah Winnemucca Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Sarah Winnemucca Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sarah Winnemucca Elementary?

Students at Sarah Winnemucca Elementary are 41% White, 38% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Sarah Winnemucca Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sarah Winnemucca Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Billinghurst Middle School High : Robert McQueen High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Sarah Winnemucca Elementary is a public elementary school in Reno, Nevada, serving 491 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Washoe County School District. While the school's academic performance, as measured by SBAC test scores, is generally below the district and state averages, it has shown some strengths in specific student subgroups, such as English Language Learners.

Compared to nearby schools like Caughlin Ranch Elementary, Hunter Lake Elementary, and Rollan Melton Elementary, Sarah Winnemucca Elementary has lower proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20% to 28.1% in recent years, which may be impacting its academic performance.

Despite these challenges, Sarah Winnemucca Elementary has a diverse student population and a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 41.75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending has been in line with the district and state averages, and its student-teacher ratio is similar to nearby schools. Addressing the school's performance gaps and implementing targeted interventions may be crucial for improving the overall academic outcomes and providing a more equitable educational experience for its students.

496

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,581

Per pupil spending ?

41.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1349 Backer Wy
Reno, NV 89523

(775) 746-5810

District: Washoe County

Students who attend Sarah Winnemucca Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Billinghurst Middle School
High:	Robert McQueen High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.1%

Hispanic:

38.1%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2014 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 10 pts below the Nevada average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

Nevada avg39%

203^rd of 379

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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	40.8	203 of 379	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	173 of 377	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	172 of 384	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	158 of 380	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.7	196 of 324	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	172 of 388	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	106 of 341	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	78.5	67 of 351	80.9%	★★★★☆
2016	79.2	68 of 347	80.4%	★★★★☆
2014	72.9	90 of 332	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	63.1	122 of 330	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.5	135 of 328	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.7	59 of 318	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	57.8	112 of 300	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.4	146 of 292	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.4	82 of 294	72.1%	★★★★☆
2006	55.2	98 of 246	60.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	72.1	31 of 213	85.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	61.2	120 of 330	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	42.8	171 of 308	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	53.2	138 of 321	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	67.0	102 of 332	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	3.7	74 of 74	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	47.4	103 of 227	54.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	63.5	88 of 247	64.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)85th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2018)69th percentile~ school

White (2018)64th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2018)64th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)57th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2018)55th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2018)44th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)<1st percentile-69 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading44%~ state avg

Mathematics40%+4 vs state

Science17%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, July 28, 2010

This school is NOT warm and fuzzy. I appears that their staff, both teachers and in the office are robots. No personality, no sense of humor, nothing 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
George Westergard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1785 Ambassador Drive	Reno	89523	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 746-5800	461	26	17.7	28.2%	269 (58.4%)	9 (2.0%)	125 (27.1%)	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (8.0%)	75.1	83^rd of 379 public elementary schools	78.1%		77	67^th of 377 public elementary schools	82.2%	16	64.7	64.4	50.0	59.5	60.5	60.5	57.6	59.5	25.6	25.6	$10,059	$679	$9,380
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
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
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
Rollan Melton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6575 Archimedes Lane	Reno	89523	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 746-7440	477	26	18.3	18.0%	314 (65.8%)	2 (0.4%)	77 (16.1%)	35 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	45 (9.4%)	91.5	23^rd of 379 public elementary schools	93.9%		92.2	21^st of 377 public elementary schools	94.4%	2	73.7	71.4	65.8	70.3	65.0	70.2	72.1	69.1	40.5	40.5	$9,635	$699	$8,936
Mamie Towles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Kings Row	Reno	89503	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 746-5820	305	17	18.1		163 (53.4%)	3 (1.0%)	99 (32.5%)	14 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.5%)	72.8	91^st of 379 public elementary schools	76.0%		65.5	111^th of 377 public elementary schools	70.6%	20	64.7	55.5	42.6	53.6	56.8	67.2	50.8	58.0	34.4	34.4	$11,916	$979	$10,937
Elmcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	855 McDonald Dr	Reno	89503	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 746-5850	287	17	16.7	100.0%	112 (39.0%)	14 (4.9%)	130 (45.3%)	6 (2.1%)	5 (1.7%)	4 (1.4%)	16 (5.6%)	47.3	180^th of 379 public elementary schools	52.5%		37.6	208^th of 377 public elementary schools	44.8%	28	56.2			36.0	50.0	37.7	35.0	41.3			$13,794	$2,246	$11,548
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
Peavine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Grandview Ave	Reno	89503	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 746-5840	345	18	19.3	100.0%	147 (42.6%)	26 (7.5%)	125 (36.2%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	25 (7.2%)	63.2	116^th of 379 public elementary schools	69.4%		58.6	132^nd of 377 public elementary schools	65.0%	16	62.1	49.1	38.2	49.7	48.4	50.8	63.2	54.4	26.4	26.4	$10,361	$606	$9,754

Frequently Asked Questions about Sarah Winnemucca Elementary

Is Sarah Winnemucca Elementary a good school?

Sarah Winnemucca Elementary ranks 203^rd of 379 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sarah Winnemucca Elementary?

Students at Sarah Winnemucca Elementary are 41% White, 38% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Sarah Winnemucca Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sarah Winnemucca Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Billinghurst Middle School
High : Robert McQueen High School

What district is Sarah Winnemucca Elementary in?

Washoe County

How many students attend Sarah Winnemucca Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Sarah Winnemucca Elementary.

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