📍 5155 Mcguffy Road, Sparks, Washoe County, 89433
Lois Allen Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sparks, Washoe County. The school has 437 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washoe County School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lois Allen Elementary enrolls 437 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 4.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 317 | 73% |
| White | 62 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 15 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
437 of the school's 437 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 426 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.
Lois Allen 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 15, state house district 27.
Lois Allen 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 437 students, Lois Allen 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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