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Rollan Melton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
23rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools
Better than 94% of Nevada elementary schools
Summary

Rollan Melton Elementary is a highly-ranked public elementary school in Reno, Nevada, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 503. The school is part of the Washoe County School District, which is ranked 4 out of 12 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rollan Melton Elementary consistently outperforms the Washoe County and Nevada state averages on SBAC assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 70.3% of Rollan Melton students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 36.4% for Washoe County and 35.4% for Nevada. The school has also been ranked among the top 25 elementary schools in Nevada for the past several years, reaching as high as 9th out of 324 schools in the 2020-2021 school year. Additionally, Rollan Melton Elementary excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, such as ranking 16th out of 330 Nevada elementary schools for female students and 16th out of 308 for Hispanic students in the 2017-2018 school year.

While Rollan Melton Elementary outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Washoe County district, including Hunter Lake Elementary, Elmcrest Elementary, Peavine Elementary, and Roy Gomm Elementary, the school's consistent high performance and low chronic absenteeism rates suggest it has established effective instructional practices and a strong educational environment that supports student learning.

477
Students ?
18.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,635
Per pupil spending ?
18%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6575 Archimedes Lane
       Reno, NV  89523

(775) 746-7440

District: Washoe County


Students who attend Rollan Melton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Billinghurst Middle School
High:    Robert McQueen High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
65.8%
Hispanic:
16.1%
Two or more races:
9.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2014 → 94th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Nevada average (66% vs 39% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 6% of Nevada elementary schools
Among the top-ranked schools in Washoe County
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school66%
District avg39%
Nevada avg39%
23rd of 379
Nevada public elementary schools ?
Top 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
From top 10% (2016) to top 6% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 62Elementary Schools in the Washoe County
4th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
202591.523 of 37993.9%★★★★★
202492.221 of 37794.4%★★★★★
202395.313 of 38496.6%★★★★★
202294.217 of 38095.5%★★★★★
202195.29 of 32497.2%★★★★★
201993.721 of 38894.6%★★★★★
201893.423 of 34193.3%★★★★★
201793.622 of 35193.7%★★★★★
201689.433 of 34790.5%★★★★★
201488.730 of 33291.0%★★★★★
201384.336 of 33089.1%★★★★☆
201283.133 of 32889.9%★★★★★
201172.862 of 31880.5%★★★★☆
201076.948 of 30084.0%★★★★☆
200991.116 of 29294.5%★★★★★
200890.710 of 29496.6%★★★★★
200691.316 of 24693.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201893.416 of 33095.2%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201890.716 of 30894.8%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201890.926 of 33292.2%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201887.515 of 22793.4%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201882.434 of 24786.2%★★★★☆
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)95th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2018)95th percentile~ school
Special Education (2018)93rd percentile~ school
Male (2018)92nd percentile~ school
White (2018)86th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics70%+35 vs state
Reading69%+24 vs state
Science40%+13 vs state

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Students who attend Rollan Melton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Billinghurst Middle School
High : Robert McQueen High School

Yes. Rollan Melton Elementary ranks in the top 6.1% of Nevada elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Rollan Melton Elementary.

Students at Rollan Melton Elementary are 66% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nevada Department of Education.

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