Summary:
ZIP 89521 in Reno, Nevada is home to four public elementary schools — Jwood Raw Elementary School, Brown Elementary, Nick Poulakidas Elementary School, and Double Diamond Elementary — all serving PK–5 students in the Washoe County School District, which ranks 4th of 12 districts in Nevada. Together they enroll 2,047 students, ranging from 444 at Double Diamond to 602 at Jwood Raw.
All four schools outperform district and state averages in math and reading. Nick Poulakidas Elementary School leads in math at 70.8% proficiency and has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 9.7%, while Jwood Raw Elementary School leads in reading (67.7%) and science (36.7%). Both rank near the top of the state at the 88th and 89th percentiles. Brown Elementary is the most improved, rising from 93rd to 61st statewide, with reading up from 55.6% to 65%. Double Diamond Elementary is the relative outlier — the lowest proficiency and the only 3-star rating — but its math (51%) and reading (50.4%) still beat district and state averages, and it improved in math and science year over year. Its free/reduced-lunch percentage is not reported, so it should be treated as unknown rather than as a strength or weakness.
Chronic absenteeism is a clear strength: every school is below the district's 27.5% and the state's 25.5%, averaging about 13.95%. Science is the softest subject across the group, with 5th-grade results showing Jwood Raw, Nick Poulakidas, and Brown above both district (19.5%) and state (17.4%), while Double Diamond (17.9%) sits just above the state but below the district. Overall, 89521 offers consistently above-average to high-performing elementary options, with Nick Poulakidas and Jwood Raw as academic leaders, Brown strong and improving, and Double Diamond the relative laggard yet still solid in core subjects.
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