Washoe County's schools student body comprised mostly of Hispanic students in 2023-24 school year

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By Reno Reporter

Nov 4, 2024

The most prevalent ethnic group among students enrolled in Washoe County schools in the 2023-24 school year was Hispanic, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

Of the 22,702 students attending schools in the county, 42.5% were Hispanic. White students were the second most represented ethnicity, making up 41.5% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Washoe County, representing 42.3% of the student body.

Mariposa Dual Language Academy had the most even distribution of races among county schools, which included 94.5% Hispanic students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county dropped to 64.9% compared to the previous year.

Data indicates significant achievement gaps in Nevada, particularly for Hispanic and Black students. During the 2023-24 academic year, Hispanic students, representing 44.9% of the state's student body, achieved proficiency rates of 23.5% in math and 32.9% in English Language Arts (ELA). These rates lag approximately 20 percentage points behind their white peers.

The gap is even more pronounced for Black students, who demonstrated average math proficiency of 16.9% and ELA proficiency of 26.9%.

Currently, Nevada has roughly one teacher for every 22 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

Ethnicities in Washoe County in 2023-24 School Year

Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Washoe County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	Most Prevalent Ethnic Group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
North Valleys High School	Hispanic	51%	2,302
Edward C. Reed High School	Hispanic	41.7%	2,119
Procter R. Hug High School	Hispanic	76.6%	2,091
Spanish Springs High School	White	58.4%	2,060
Damonte Ranch High School	White	44.7%	1,791
Reno High School	White	56.7%	1,770
Robert McQueen High School	White	53.3%	1,737
Earl Wooster High School	Hispanic	72.3%	1,483
Sky Ranch Middle School	White	53.5%	1,339
Galena High School	White	70.8%	1,287
Sparks High School	Hispanic	76.2%	1,278
William O'Brien Middle School	Hispanic	57.9%	1,056
Nevada Connections Academy	White	40.8%	1,052
Darrel Swope Middle School	White	59.3%	998
Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada	White	64.7%	997
Doral Academy of Northern Nevada	White	69.3%	996
Billinghurst Middle School	White	59.1%	935
Desert Skies Middle School	Hispanic	73%	918
Lou Mendive Middle School	Hispanic	42.5%	902
Kendyl Depoali Middle School	White	52.9%	870
Marce Herz Middle School	White	73.5%	857
John Bohach Elementary School	White	44.9%	836
Edward L. Pine Middle School	Hispanic	62.4%	806
Yvonne Shaw Middle School	White	64.7%	745
Archie Clayton Pre-A.P. Academy	White	40.4%	695
Stead Elementary	Hispanic	53.7%	674
Cold Springs Middle School	White	55.8%	651
Lemmon Valley Elementary	Hispanic	51.2%	642
North Star Online School	White	50.3%	640
Bud Beasley Elementary	White	55.1%	626
Ted Hunsberger Elementary	White	76.9%	607
Sparks Middle School	Hispanic	78.1%	606
George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M. Academy	Hispanic	67.2%	598
Coral Academy Middle School	Hispanic	39.3%	575
Fred W. Traner Middle School	Hispanic	69%	574
E. Otis Vaughn Middle School	Hispanic	73.4%	572
Brown Elementary	White	58.6%	560
Van Gorder Elementary	White	66.5%	558
Esther Bennett Elementary	Hispanic	70.7%	557
Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School	White	41.9%	551
Academy Of Arts Careers & Tech	White	52.5%	551
Alice Smith Elementary	Hispanic	53.9%	532
Nick Poulakidas Elementary School	White	55.6%	522
Smithridge S.T.E.M. Academy	Hispanic	74.5%	513
Desert Heights Elementary	Hispanic	49.7%	507
Rollan Melton Elementary	White	65.2%	503
Michael Inskeep Elementary School	White	62%	497
Double Diamond Elementary	White	44%	496
High Desert Montessori	White	57.5%	494
Sarah Winnemucca Elementary	White	41.3%	491
Mater Academy of Northern Nevada	Hispanic	79%	490
Sun Valley Elementary	Hispanic	83.9%	484
Donner Springs Elementary	Hispanic	45.7%	470
Coral Academy Elementary-South	White	39.1%	468
Caughlin Ranch Elementary	White	71.3%	467
Jessie Beck Elementary	White	57.9%	466
Spanish Springs Elementary	White	73.7%	463
Katherine Dunn Elementary	Hispanic	55.9%	460
George Westergard Elementary	White	58.4%	459
Jesse Hall Elementary School	White	59%	456
Lois Allen Elementary	Hispanic	70.9%	446
Coral Academy Elementary	White	41.1%	443
Alyce Taylor Elementary	White	69.2%	439
Bernice Mathews Elementary	Hispanic	68.4%	433
Silver Lake Elementary	Hispanic	49.8%	424
Lincoln Park Elementary	Hispanic	56.8%	417
Mount Rose K-8 Academy Of Languages	White	52.8%	413
Virginia Palmer Elementary	Hispanic	69.1%	408
Roy Gomm Elementary	White	71.1%	401
Elizabeth Lenz Elementary	White	71.9%	395
Alice Maxwell Elementary	Hispanic	71.7%	392
Rita Cannan Elementary	Hispanic	62%	384
Coral Academy High School	Hispanic	35.1%	382
Lena Juniper Elementary	Hispanic	49.6%	375
Grace Warner Elementary	Hispanic	47.6%	374
Huffaker Elementary	White	57.5%	367
Agnes Risley Elementary	Hispanic	83.3%	354
Glenn Duncan S.T.E.M. Academy	Hispanic	68.1%	348
Echo Loder Elementary School	Hispanic	78.9%	346
Peavine Elementary	White	46.2%	344
Libby Booth Elementary	Hispanic	48.1%	343
Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary	White	43.1%	339
Greenbrae Elementary	Hispanic	71%	334
Marvin Moss Elementary	White	45.6%	333
Pleasant Valley Elementary	White	82.5%	332
Roger Corbett Elementary	Hispanic	73.8%	328
Anderson Elementary	Hispanic	56.5%	310
Hunter Lake Elementary	White	64.6%	308
Mamie Towles Elementary	White	55.4%	307
Incline High School	White	57.6%	302
Robert Mitchell Elementary	Hispanic	63.8%	290
Elmcrest Elementary	Hispanic	47.5%	278
Veterans Memorial S.T.E.M. Academy	Hispanic	69.5%	269
Nancy Gomes Elementary	White	61.6%	263
Sierra Nevada Academy Charter	White	45.4%	260
Dorothy Lemelson S.T.E.M. Academy Elementary School	Hispanic	66.7%	258
Academy For Career Education	Hispanic	50.2%	249
Florence Drake Elementary	Hispanic	51.8%	247
Incline Elementary	Hispanic	52.5%	242
TMCC Magnet School	White	56.9%	239
Edwin S. Dodson Elementary	Hispanic	54.4%	237
Verdi Elementary	White	83.7%	233
Jerry Whitehead Elementary	White	47.8%	230
Hidden Valley Elementary	Hispanic	40.4%	228
Honors Academy of Literature	White	58.1%	217
Kate Smith Elementary	Hispanic	72.4%	192
Mariposa Dual Language Academy	Hispanic	94.5%	182
Davidson Academy	Asian	51.5%	171
Alpine Academy High School	White	61.8%	157
Bailey Charter School	Hispanic	85.7%	154
enCompass Academy	White	44.5%	137
Washoe Inspire Academy	Hispanic	46.2%	130
Incline Middle School	White	55.6%	124
Innovations High School	White	56.6%	122
Natchez Elementary	American Indian/Alaskan Native	77.5%	111
Marvin Picollo Elementary	White	46%	87
Nevada State High School II Meadowwood	White	50%	30
Gerlach K-12 School	White	53.8%	26
Turning Point	White	73.3%	15