📍 1900 Whitewood Drive, Sparks, Washoe County, 89434
Lou Mendive Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sparks, Washoe County. The school has 856 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 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lou Mendive Middle School enrolls 856 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 7.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 351 | 41% |
| White | 348 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 32 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 19 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
303 of the school's 856 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 281 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Lou Mendive Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-20, state senate district 14, state house district 31.
Lou Mendive 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 856 students, Lou Mendive 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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