The top reported proficiency rate is 48% in English language arts. The lowest is 20% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School
Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School sits on Ion Drive in Sparks, Nevada, part of the Washoe County School District. It is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, drawing from a city that has grown rapidly from its railroad-town origins into a substantial suburb of Reno.
Sparks carries both residential and industrial character. The downtown Victorian Square district, near the Nugget Casino Resort, offers a walkable commercial core with open-air events and an outdoor concert venue. Publicly reported sources note that Sparks has pushed growth northward into the Spanish Springs valley, and a recently completed expressway links Sparks Boulevard to south Reno. The Tesla and Panasonic Gigafactory anchors the eastern edge of the city, and warehouse and light-industry districts along the south side of the railroad remain active employers. Sparks Marina Park provides a major recreational anchor with aquatic activities, walking paths, and playgrounds. Outside Victorian Square, the city is largely car-dependent, organized around arterials like Interstate 80 and Pyramid Way.
The housing market in the school's zip code sits above both state and national benchmarks for typical home values, with rents that have risen modestly over the past year. The gap between estimated monthly mortgage costs and rent is wide, meaning renting remains considerably cheaper than buying at current rates. Home values have been roughly flat year over year.
Academically, the school's state assessment results for the most recent year show a mixed picture. In English language arts, just under half of tested students in grades three through eight reached proficiency. In math, slightly fewer did. Science results were lower, with about one in five tested students demonstrating proficiency. Participation rates were strong across all three subjects. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from the provided data whether these results represent an improvement or decline over time. The science figure stands out as the lowest of the three, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand how science instruction is structured across the grade levels.
The school serves a moderate enrollment for an elementary building, with a fairly even distribution across grades. The student body is diverse: white students form the largest group, followed closely by Hispanic students, with smaller populations identifying as two or more races, Asian, Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Just over a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Data on English learner identification and special education enrollment was not reported, so those figures are absent from this picture.
Several categories of information that parents often look for were missing entirely. The data did not include staffing ratios, attendance rates, course access, or discipline information. Title I status was not reported. No program offerings, such as before- or after-school care, gifted services, or specialized interventions, were listed. The district brief for Washoe County, which might have captured recent curriculum or policy changes, returned no results. Parents seeking those details would need to contact the school or district directly.
What the available data does convey is a school performing in the middle range on state literacy and math assessments, with a wider gap in science, serving a diverse and growing community in a housing market that has become more expensive than much of the state. Families considering this school would be looking at a conventional public elementary pathway within a large regional district, in a part of the Reno-Sparks metro area that continues to add residents and infrastructure.
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