Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 312 students
Jerry Whitehead Elementary
3570 Waterfall Dr, Sparks, NV 89434
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
234
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Washoe County
Washoe County
Schola Grade B · Above 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 Jerry Whitehead Elementary
Jerry Whitehead Elementary is a public elementary school in Sparks, Nevada, serving grades K–5. It is part of Washoe County. The school is located in a large suburb in Washoe County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 234 students were enrolled, with about 13.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Nevada elementary school (16.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above 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)
- 234 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Washoe County
- County
- Washoe County
- NCES school ID
- 320048000336
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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.