Sierra Nevada Academy Charter
Charter · Grades K–8 · 251 students
Desert Heights Elementary
13948 Mount Bismark Street, Reno, NV 89506
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
474
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Washoe County
Washoe County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 410 Nevada elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Nevada elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Desert Heights Elementary
Desert Heights Elementary is a public elementary school in Reno, Nevada, serving grades K–5. It is part of Washoe County. The school is located in a large city in Washoe County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 474 students were enrolled, with about 18.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Nevada elementary school (16.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 410 Nevada elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 474 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Washoe County
- County
- Washoe County
- NCES school ID
- 320048000426
Schools near Desert Heights Elementary
All 101 schools in Reno →
Silver Lake Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 491 students
Stead Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 647 students
Lemmon Valley Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 635 students
Alice Smith Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 512 students
Nancy Gomes Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 259 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.