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Esther Bennett Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 376 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Esther Bennett Elementary is a PK–5 school in Sparks, Nevada, serving 529 students as part of the Washoe County School District, where nearly all students—99.81% in 2024–25—come from low-income households. By state measures, Esther Bennett Elementary ranks near the bottom: in 2025–26 it placed 315th of 376 Nevada elementary schools, in the 16th percentile with 1 star. That is well below its own district, which is rated 4th of 12 districts statewide at the 67th percentile with 4 stars. The school has recovered somewhat from its lowest years (7th percentile from 2021–22 through 2023–24, then 22nd in 2024–25) but remains under its earlier 29th–34th percentile levels around 2015–18. Several nearby schools in the same district rank much higher, including Lena Juniper Elementary (69th percentile) and John Bohach Elementary School (64th percentile), while Lois Allen Elementary sits at the 1st percentile.

Academically, 2025–26 test scores trail district and state averages. Math proficiency was 28.2% (district 37%, state 36.2%) and reading 28.6% (district 44.4%, state 45.2%). Reading is the larger gap—about 16 points behind the state, roughly double the math gap. Third-grade reading was just 20.4%, versus 43.4% district and 44.4% state. Science results were suppressed by the state, so they are unknown rather than a weakness. Nearby, Lena Juniper Elementary posted 47.6% math and 52.8% reading while serving 100% low-income students.

Attendance is a relative strength: chronic absenteeism of 23.3% in 2025–26 beats the district's 27.5% and the state's 25.5%, though it is mid-pack among nearby schools. Per-student spending was $15,257 in 2023–24, above many neighbors, and the student–teacher ratio of 15.4 in 2024–25 is favorable. Those advantages have not yet produced stronger proficiency, and the fact that a similarly high-poverty neighbor like Lena Juniper Elementary scores much higher suggests poverty and resources alone do not explain the results.

529

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,257

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

5900 Sidehill Drive
Sparks, NV 89433

(775) 674-4444

District: Washoe County

Students who attend Esther Bennett Elementary usually attend:

High:

Spanish Springs High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.0%

White:

20.0%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2023 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2026) from a 7th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (28% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg39%

Nevada avg39%

315^th of 376

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^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
2026	17.3	315 of 376	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	296 of 379	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	351 of 377	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	358 of 384	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	352 of 380	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	263 of 324	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	334 of 388	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	242 of 341	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.9	248 of 351	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.8	230 of 347	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.2	234 of 328	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.4	184 of 318	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.0	175 of 300	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.6	223 of 292	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.4	183 of 294	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.0	180 of 246	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	48.5	96 of 213	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	39.2	196 of 330	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	40.6	181 of 308	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	39.3	201 of 321	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	22.7	272 of 332	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	26.4	180 of 227	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	12.1	227 of 247	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2018)41st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2018)41st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)37th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2018)21st percentile-8 vs school

Male (2018)18th percentile-11 vs school

White (2018)8th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?

Reading29%-17 vs state

Mathematics28%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2026)				SBAC Reading (2026)				SBAC Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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	60.5%	106 (20.0%)	3 (0.6%)	386 (73.0%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.5%)	15 (2.8%)	17.3	315^th of 376 public elementary schools	16.2%		20.5	296^th of 379 public elementary schools	21.9%	19	31.3	29.8	23.1	28.2	20.4	31.9	32.9	28.6			$15,257	$2,237	$13,019
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	59.2%	63 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	415 (79.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)	17 (3.3%)	15.7	326^th of 376 public elementary schools	13.3%		17.2	319^th of 379 public elementary schools	15.8%	7	32.1	31.5	12.0	25.5	29.7	22.1	34.9	28.6			$13,747	$2,233	$11,514
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	48.7%	86 (20.5%)	6 (1.4%)	303 (72.3%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	10 (2.4%)	23.4	279^th of 376 public elementary schools	25.8%		29.3	251^st of 379 public elementary schools	33.8%	28	39.6	24.5	22.0	28.9	31.2	27.8	46.6	35.1			$16,205	$2,131	$14,074
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	61.3%	79 (16.5%)	20 (4.2%)	346 (72.4%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.5%)	13 (2.7%)	7	372^nd of 376 public elementary schools	1.1%		6.8	373^rd of 379 public elementary schools	1.6%	1		22.7		19.0	21.4	18.1	20.0	19.8			$36,371	$2,708	$33,663
Alice Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1070 Beckwourth Drive	Reno	89506	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 677-5410	512	32	15.9	48.4%	141 (27.5%)	15 (2.9%)	294 (57.4%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	28 (5.5%)	31.9	237^th of 376 public elementary schools	37.0%		21.2	292^nd of 379 public elementary schools	23.0%	55	42.6	38.0	15.7	31.4	43.9	52.3	35.7	43.6	10.4	10.4	$15,685	$1,977	$13,707
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	22.6%	295 (43.0%)	23 (3.4%)	225 (32.8%)	65 (9.5%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.3%)	65 (9.5%)	57.4	137^th of 376 public elementary schools	63.6%		78	70^th of 379 public elementary schools	81.5%	67	53.5	56.2	44.1	50.6	49.1	52.6	53.7	52.0	16.4	16.4	$10,464	$606	$9,858
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	30.3%	216 (40.6%)	23 (4.3%)	202 (38.0%)	23 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	49 (9.2%)	35.7	219^th of 376 public elementary schools	41.8%		49.7	170^th of 379 public elementary schools	55.1%	49	37.3	51.8	28.9	39.3	42.1	44.5	34.1	40.3	12.0	12.0	$12,988	$1,402	$11,585
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	31.3%	283 (59.0%)	4 (0.8%)	113 (23.5%)	4 (0.8%)	46 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.0%)	51	169^th of 376 public elementary schools	55.1%		56.8	140^th of 379 public elementary schools	63.1%	29	62.9	46.8	38.6	48.5	48.1	46.8	48.5	47.8	14.8	14.8	$13,688	$1,497	$12,191
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	36.8%	140 (37.6%)	6 (1.6%)	185 (49.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	29 (7.8%)	62.3	118^th of 376 public elementary schools	68.6%		48.3	173^rd of 379 public elementary schools	54.4%	55	55.8	52.5	26.6	47.6	50.0	52.5	57.7	52.8			$14,674	$1,887	$12,787
Lemmon Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 W Patrician Drive	Reno	89506	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 677-5460	635	35	17.9	48.5%	174 (27.4%)	14 (2.2%)	360 (56.7%)	34 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.9%)	38 (6.0%)	12	348^th of 376 public elementary schools	7.4%		14.8	331^st of 379 public elementary schools	12.7%	17	27.7	15.0	24.3	22.1	17.4	20.6	39.6	25.8	9.0	9.0	$13,146	$1,654	$11,492

Frequently Asked Questions about Esther Bennett Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Esther Bennett Elementary?

Students at Esther Bennett Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 20% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Esther Bennett Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Esther Bennett Elementary.

Is Esther Bennett Elementary a good school?

Esther Bennett Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Nevada elementary schools.

What district is Esther Bennett Elementary in?

Washoe County

What schools do graduates of Esther Bennett Elementary attend?

Students who attend Esther Bennett Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Spanish Springs High School

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