📍 2275 18th Street, Sparks, Washoe County, 89431
Sparks Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sparks, Washoe County. The school has 655 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washoe County School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sparks Middle School enrolls 655 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 3.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 482 | 74% |
| White | 98 | 15% |
| Asian | 23 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 13 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
655 of the school's 655 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 628 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sparks Middle School 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.
Sparks Middle School 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 655 students, Sparks Middle School is larger 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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