📍 2450 Cannan Street, Reno, Washoe County, 89512
Rita Cannan Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Reno, Washoe County. The school has 381 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washoe County School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rita Cannan Elementary enrolls 381 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 222 | 58% |
| White | 60 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 27 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
381 of the school's 381 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 370 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rita Cannan Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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.
Rita Cannan 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 381 students, Rita Cannan 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: City - Large
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