Florence Drake Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Sparks, Nevada

Florence Drake Elementary in Sparks, Nevada enrolled 254 students in 2024-25 with 14.1 full-time teachers, 18.0 students per teacher against the Nevada elementary-school median of 16.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nevada: 43.5% and 29.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

222 students in 2022-23, 247 students in 2023-24, 254 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.7 to 14.1.

Students enrolled at Florence Drake Elementary by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 25401002003002022-232222023-242472024-25254
Students enrolled at Florence Drake Elementary by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 25401002003002022-232222023-242472024-25254
Students enrolled at Florence Drake Elementary by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 25401002003002022-232222023-242472024-25254
Students enrolled at Florence Drake Elementary by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 25401002003002022-232222023-242472024-25254
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322214.715.1
2023-2424712.120.4
2024-2525414.118.0

18.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 of every 100 Nevada elementary schools

Among the 420 Nevada elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.5; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Nevada elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 75.6; This school 18.0; state median 16.5.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 16.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nevada elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 75.6; This school 18.0; state median 16.5.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 16.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nevada elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 75.6; This school 18.0; state median 16.5.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 16.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nevada elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 75.6; This school 18.0; state median 16.5.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 16.5U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 218 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Florence Drake Elementary enrolled 218 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 218 of the 218 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent10.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.6% of students were Hispanic, 32.7% White, 5.9% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic51.6%
  2. White32.7%
  3. Asian5.9%
  4. Two or more races5.9%
  5. Pacific Islander2.4%
  6. Black0.8%
  7. American Indian0.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Florence Drake Elementary scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% in math in 2022-23, against 43.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.6% in math in 2022-23 across Nevada. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nevada, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNevada
Reading and language arts, 2021-2265‑69%46%43.5%
Math, 2022-2375‑79%32% (2021-22)29.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Sparks

23 public elementary schools in Sparks report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
John Bohach Elementary School68621.223.9%
Van Gorder Elementary64918.317.9%
Bud Beasley Elementary57118.326.8%
Spanish Springs Elementary55817.814.5%
Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School53218.327.3%
Esther Bennett Elementary52915.599.8%
Sun Valley Elementary52017.3100.0%
Jesse Hall Elementary School48020.935.4%

All public schools in Sparks →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Florence Drake Elementary

  1. Lena Juniper ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 372 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Greenbrae ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 323 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  3. Compare Florence Drake Elementary with Lena Juniper ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Washoe County School District spends per student$10,869 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,869
  5. The largest public schools in NevadaFlorence Drake Elementary is the number 366 by size of 435 Nevada elementary schools open in 2024-25.#366 of 435
  6. Nevada schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the Nevada median of 16.5 for elementary schools.18.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Florence Drake Elementary

  1. How many students attend Florence Drake Elementary?
    254 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 222 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sparks, NV.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Florence Drake Elementary?
    18.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nevada median for elementary schools is 16.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Florence Drake Elementary a Title I school?
    Florence Drake Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Florence Drake Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Florence Drake Elementary scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% in math in 2022-23, against 43.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.6% in math in 2022-23 across Nevada. Nevada's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Florence Drake Elementary in?
    Washoe County School District, NCES district ID 3200480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 320048000214 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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