📍 1925 F Street, Sparks, Washoe County, 89431
Kate Smith Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sparks, Washoe County. The school has 217 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washoe County School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kate Smith Elementary enrolls 217 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 6.9% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 152 | 70% |
| White | 29 | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 15 | 6.9% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
217 of the school's 217 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 204 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kate Smith Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-20, state senate district 13, state house district 30.
Kate Smith Elementary is one of 112 schools in Washoe County, based in RENO, Nevada. The district serves 63,559 students district-wide and employs 3,215 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 217 students, Kate Smith Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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