NCES CCD 2024-25 35 schools NV

Best-Resourced Schools in Sparks, NV

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35 public K-12 schools in Sparks from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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35
Schools
22,773
Students
37.6/100
Avg Resource Index
19.2:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Middle-of-corpus city profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Sparks has more public-school enrollment than 94% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Sparks sits in the broad middle of the national city distribution rather than at a single obvious extreme. Its scale, average Resource Investment Index, and staffing position need to be read together: a middle placement on one measure does not cancel a stronger or weaker result on another. The percentile panel makes those dimensions explicit, and the school table shows where the city aggregate breaks into materially different campus profiles.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

17 of Sparks's 35 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 32-point gap between Florence Drake Elementary and Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada shows the range hidden by Sparks's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 6%
School count
Top 6%
Resource Index average
35th percentile
Teacher staffing
19th percentile

Sparks school enrollment varies 58× across entities

Sparks school enrollment ranges from 37 students (lowest) to 2,131 students (highest), a spread of 2,094 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Sparks reports 51.5% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Sparks student-teacher ratio is 19.2:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Florence Drake Elementary 56
2. Greenbrae Elementary 49
3. Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary 48
4. Yvonne Shaw Middle School 47
5. Van Gorder Elementary 44
6. Bud Beasley Elementary 44
7. Jesse Hall Elementary School 44
8. Marvin Moss Elementary 44
9. Hillside Elementary School 44
10. Jerry Whitehead Elementary 43
11. George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy 42
12. Spanish Springs Elementary 42
13. Esther Bennett Elementary 42
14. Lena Juniper Elementary 42
15. Alyce Taylor Elementary 41
16. Lou Mendive Middle School 40
17. Kate Smith Elementary 40
18. Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School 39
19. Procter R. Hug High School 38
20. Katherine Dunn Elementary 38
21. Sky Ranch Middle School 36
22. John Bohach Elementary School 36
23. Sparks Middle School 36
24. Virginia Palmer Elementary 36
25. Alice Maxwell Elementary 33
26. Lois Allen Elementary 32
27. Lincoln Park Elementary 32
28. Edward C. Reed High School 29
29. Spanish Springs High School 27
30. Agnes Risley Elementary 27
31. Sun Valley Elementary 26
32. Sparks High School 25
33. Alpine Academy High School 25
34. Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada 24
35. Robert Mitchell Elementary 24

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Sparks

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 John Bohach Elementary School 68.8/100
  2. 2 Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School 67.8/100
  3. 3 Marvin Moss Elementary 67.2/100
  4. 4 Edward C. Reed High School 65.3/100
  5. 5 Lou Mendive Middle School 65.1/100

What do families ask about schools in Sparks?

Which Sparks school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Florence Drake Elementary has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Sparks schools in this federal-data comparison at 56/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Sparks, NV? ▼

Sparks has 35 public schools with a total enrollment of 22,773 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 19.2:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.