Summary:
ZIP code 89509 in Reno, Nevada contains four elementary schools serving roughly 1,520 students combined: three PK–5 schools — Jessie Beck Elementary, Anderson Elementary, and Hunter Lake Elementary — plus one K–8 school, Mount Rose K-8 Academy Of Languages. All four belong to the Washoe County school district, which is rated 4 stars and ranks 4th of 12 districts in Nevada. The analysis covers three years of state rankings, test proficiency, chronic absenteeism, per-student spending, and class size.
Three of the four schools are among Nevada's strongest. Hunter Lake Elementary ranks #11 of 376 elementary schools statewide (97th percentile, 5 stars) despite reporting 100% free/reduced lunch participation, with 71.9% math, 75.6% reading, and 61.5% science proficiency — roughly double to triple district and state rates. Mount Rose K-8 Academy Of Languages posts the highest overall proficiency (79.4% math, 81.3% reading, 72.3% science), has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 8.0%, and its grades 6–8 math and reading results run from 93.5% up to at least 95%. Jessie Beck Elementary has the steadiest three-year record, averaging about the 95th percentile, with 65.7% math and 66.3% reading.
Anderson Elementary is the clear outlier: 22.6% math and 38.0% reading, below both district and state averages, along with the highest absenteeism (24.9%), the highest spending ($15,906 per student), and the smallest classes (14.1 students per teacher). Its science result is not published because the state suppressed it. Notably, spending and class size do not track results here — Hunter Lake spends less ($12,228) with the largest classes (23.4:1) yet ranks near the top. Anderson's recent gains in state rank and reading proficiency are the trend to watch.
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