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George Westergard Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 1785 Ambassador Drive, Reno, Washoe County, 89523

482
Pupils
17.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

George Westergard Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Reno, Washoe County. The school has 482 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washoe County School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Washoe County School District

Enrollment & staffing

George Westergard Elementary enrolls 482 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.

Male students
255 (53%)
Female students
227 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student-teacher ratio
17.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 9.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White29461%
Hispanic or Latino10422%
Two or more races479.8%
Asian285.8%
Black or African American81.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

106 of the school's 482 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 101 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

George Westergard Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-20, state senate district 15, state house district 27.

School district: Washoe County

George Westergard 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 482 students, George Westergard Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 567 students per school.

63,559
District students
112
Schools
3,215
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

59%
Reading proficient
56%
Math proficient
9%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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