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Sierra Nevada Academy Charter

13880 Stead Blvd, Reno, NV, 89506

Tel: (775)677-4500

Grades: KG-8 | 227 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Sierra Nevada Academy Charter serves 227 students in grades KG-8.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 24:1 is higher than the NV state average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body.
Sierra Nevada Academy Charter is one of 46 public elementary schools within Reno, and operates within the Washoe County School District.

The nearest elementary school is Desert Heights Elementary School (0.8 miles away), the nearest middle school is William O'brien Middle School (1.4 miles away), and the nearest high school is North Valleys High School (4 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, NV Dept. of Educ.	Sierra Nevada Academy Charter
School Type	Charter School
Grades Offered	Grades KG-8
Total Students	227 students

% Male / % Female	44% / 56%
Total Classroom Teachers	10 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(NV) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	24:1	16:1

	This School	(NV) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	2%	6%

% Hispanic	17%	38%

% Black	4%	10%

% White	71%	39%

Unknown	6%	6%


	This School	(NV) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	39%	41%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	6%	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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Sierra Nevada Academy Charter
Grades: KG-8 | 0 mi. away

Desert Heights Elementary School
Grades: PK-6 | 0.8 mi. away

Stead Elementary School
Grades: KG-6 | 1.2 mi. away

Silver Lake Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.2 mi. away

William O'brien Middle School
Grades: 7-8 | 1.4 mi. away

Turning Point
Grades: N-N | 1.4 mi. away

View all schools in: Reno, Washoe County, Zip 89506

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