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Esther Bennett Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 5900 Sidehill Drive, Sparks, Washoe County, 89433

538
Pupils
16.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Esther Bennett Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sparks, Washoe County. The school has 538 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washoe County School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% 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

Esther Bennett Elementary enrolls 538 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.

Male students
273 (51%)
Female students
265 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
32.1
Student-teacher ratio
16.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 3.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino35967%
White14627%
Two or more races203.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native5<1%
Black or African American3<1%
Asian3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

538 of the school's 538 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 516 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Esther Bennett 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 14, state house district 31.

School district: Washoe County

Esther Bennett 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 538 students, Esther Bennett Elementary is close to 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

17%
Reading proficient
17%
Math proficient
24%
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: Suburb - Large

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