📍 7650 Campello Drive, Sparks, Washoe County, 89436
Van Gorder Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sparks, Washoe County. The school has 604 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 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Van Gorder Elementary enrolls 604 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 8.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 392 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 123 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
91 of the school's 604 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 88 qualify for free lunch and 3 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.
Van Gorder Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-20, state senate district 14, state house district 31.
Van Gorder 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 604 students, Van Gorder Elementary is close to 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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