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Katherine Dunn Elementary School

1135 O'callaghan Dr, Sparks, NV, 89434

Tel: (775)353-5520

Grades: KG-6 | 535 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Katherine Dunn Elementary School serves 535 students in grades KG-6.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the NV state average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body.
Katherine Dunn Elementary School is one of 24 public elementary schools within Sparks, and operates within the Washoe County School District.

The nearest elementary school is Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary School (0.8 miles away), the nearest middle school is Lou Mendive Middle School (1 miles away), and the nearest high school is Edward C Reed High School (0.6 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, NV Dept. of Educ.	Katherine Dunn Elementary School
Grades Offered	Grades KG-6
Total Students	535 students

% Male / % Female	51% / 49%
Total Classroom Teachers	27 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(NV) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	20:1	16:1

	This School	(NV) School Average
% American Indian	2%	1%

% Asian	5%	6%

% Hispanic	47%	38%

% Black	2%	10%

% White	38%	39%

Unknown	6%	6%


	This School	(NV) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	41%	41%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	11%	6%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Washoe County School District
	This School's Agency	(NV) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	104	9
Number of Students Managed	65,421 students	2,386 students

District Total Revenue	$647,707,000	$35,653,000

District Expenditure	$671,301,000	$34,141,000

District Revenue / Student	$9,901	$14,943

District Expenditure / Student	$10,261	$14,309

Nearby Schools:

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Katherine Dunn Elementary School
Grades: KG-6 | 0 mi. away

Edward C Reed High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0.6 mi. away

Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary School
Grades: KG-6 | 0.8 mi. away

Alpine Academy
Grades: 9-12 | 0.9 mi. away

Lou Mendive Middle School
Grades: 7-8 | 1 mi. away

George L Dilworth Middle School
Grades: 7-8 | 1.2 mi. away

View all schools in: Sparks, Washoe County, Zip 89434

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