Overview of Desert Heights Elementary School: Desert Heights Elementary School is a public school situated in Reno, NV, which is in a mid-size city environment. The learner population of Desert Heights Elementary School is 507, and the school has PK-6. At Desert Heights Elementary School, 21% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 24% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner enrollment is 66%. The learner-teacher ratio is 14:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 44% female learners and 56% male learners. The school enrolls 100%, low-income learners. There are 35 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Desert Heights Elementary School: At Desert Heights Elementary School, 21% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 24% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Washoe County School District, 45% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 39% tested above or at that level for math.

Desert Heights Elementary School did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In Nevada, 44% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 36% tested above or at that level for math.