The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in English language arts. The lowest is 46% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Jwood Raw Elementary School
JWood Raw Elementary School sits in the growing south Reno area, within the Washoe County School District. It is a regular public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, and it sits in a part of the city shaped by major technology and logistics investment from companies like Tesla, Amazon, Panasonic, Microsoft, Apple, and Google. Reno itself has diversified well beyond its historic casino and tourism identity, and the University of Nevada, Reno adds a substantial academic and cultural presence to the broader city. The area around the school is residential and car-dependent, like most of Reno outside the downtown core, with the Truckee River corridor and the Sierra Nevada within reach for outdoor recreation.
The school's academic results are a clear strength in mathematics and English language arts. On the state SBAC assessment for the most recent reported year, proficiency rates in both subjects were well above the midpoint for Nevada elementary schools, with ELA slightly ahead of math. Participation was strong across all tested subjects. Science results were more modest, sitting below the math and ELA marks, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand how science instruction is structured across the tested grade span and what supports are in place.
The student body is moderate in size for a PK through five campus. It is predominantly white, with a sizable Hispanic contingent and smaller groups of Asian, multiracial, American Indian or Alaska Native, Black, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals is relatively low compared with many Nevada elementary schools, which tracks with the surrounding neighborhood's housing market. This is a high-cost area: typical home values in the school's zip code run well above both the state and national benchmarks, and rents have been climbing while home values have softened only slightly. The gap between monthly mortgage costs and rent is wide, meaning families buying into the area face a steep price-to-income ratio. For renters, the burden is more moderate but still reflects a market under pressure from regional growth.
Some data that would help a parent round out the picture was not available. The school did not report figures for students with individualized education programs or English learners, so we cannot characterize the size of those populations or the level of specialized support. No discipline, attendance, staffing, or program-specific information was provided, and the district brief did not yield details on recent curriculum or instructional changes in Washoe County. We also did not have access to a neighbor comparison fact-set for this school, so it is not positioned here against nearby campuses. Trend data was not available either, so it is not possible to say whether proficiency has been rising or falling over time.
What the data does show is an elementary school delivering strong core academic outcomes in a relatively affluent, fast-growing corner of Reno. Families looking at this area are weighing a high-cost housing market against access to a school where most tested students are reaching proficiency in math and reading, with a science result that bears watching. The surrounding city offers a mix of outdoor access, a major university, and an expanding tech-driven economy, though daily life outside downtown is oriented around driving. For a family whose priorities include a strong academic start in a growing but expensive neighborhood, this school fits that profile.
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