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VIRGINIA PALMER ELEMENTARY

Regular School · SPARKS, NV

VIRGINIA PALMER ELEMENTARY is a regular school school in SPARKS, Nevada, serving grades PK–05 with 419 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
419
Teachers (FTE)
27.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 303 72%
White 86 21%
Two or more races 10 2%
Black or African American 6 1%
Asian 5 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 5 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 1%
Total enrollment 419 230M / 189F

English Language Learners: 145 (35% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 22.0% -4.2pp 26.2% 206
Reading Proficiency 24.0% -17.7pp 41.7% 206
Science Proficiency 10-14% 69

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.40 grade levels
Math
+0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
4 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
88
21% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 419 100%

Contact & Location

5890 KLONDIKE

SPARKS, NV 89433

Phone: (775)674-4400

http://www.washoeschools.net/palmer

District

WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,874

District enrollment: 64,442

NCES ID

320048000324

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD