Jerry Whitehead Elementary School
3570 Waterfall Dr Sparks NV, 89434, Washoe County Phone: 775-626-5200 Ranking:  (27 out of 433, top 6%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Washoe County School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 455 | 431 | 432 | 469 | 477 | 451 | 444 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 51 | 11.2% | 50 | 11.6% | 42 | 9.7% | 34 | 7.2% | 38 | 8.0% | 40 | 8.9% | 44 | 9.9% |
| Grade 1: | 56 | 12.3% | 48 | 11.1% | 35 | 8.1% | 49 | 10.4% | 64 | 13.4% | 58 | 12.9% | 51 | 11.5% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 13.6% | 41 | 9.5% | 54 | 12.5% | 73 | 15.6% | 55 | 11.5% | 52 | 11.5% | 59 | 13.3% |
| Grade 3: | 60 | 13.2% | 68 | 15.8% | 75 | 17.4% | 73 | 15.6% | 73 | 15.3% | 69 | 15.3% | 77 | 17.3% |
| Grade 4: | 72 | 15.8% | 78 | 18.1% | 80 | 18.5% | 71 | 15.1% | 71 | 14.9% | 82 | 18.2% | 68 | 15.3% |
| Grade 5: | 81 | 17.8% | 73 | 16.9% | 68 | 15.7% | 72 | 15.4% | 93 | 19.5% | 73 | 16.2% | 65 | 14.6% |
| Grade 6: | 73 | 16.0% | 72 | 16.7% | 76 | 17.6% | 95 | 20.3% | 82 | 17.2% | 71 | 15.7% | 78 | 17.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 242 | 53.2% | 237 | 55.0% | 232 | 53.7% | 240 | 51.2% | 249 | 52.2% | 240 | 53.2% | 234 | 52.7% |
| Female: | 213 | 46.8% | 194 | 45.0% | 200 | 46.3% | 229 | 48.8% | 220 | 46.1% | 203 | 45.0% | 206 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.5% | 12 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.7% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 10 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.8% | 14 | 3.0% | 28 | 5.9% | 21 | 4.7% | 19 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic: | 112 | 24.6% | 108 | 25.1% | 99 | 22.9% | 93 | 19.8% | 83 | 17.4% | 71 | 15.7% | 82 | 18.5% |
| Black: | 10 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.1% | 18 | 3.8% | 17 | 3.8% | 15 | 3.4% |
| White: | 281 | 61.8% | 271 | 62.9% | 276 | 63.9% | 315 | 67.2% | 336 | 70.4% | 330 | 73.2% | 324 | 73.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 30 | 6.6% | 25 | 5.8% | 30 | 6.9% | 28 | 6.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 101 | 22.2% | 84 | 19.5% | 90 | 20.8% | 131 | 27.9% | 96 | 20.1% | 53 | 11.8% | 45 | 10.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 4.6% | 36 | 8.4% | 39 | 9.0% | 31 | 6.6% | 36 | 7.5% | 34 | 7.5% | 33 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.76 | 26.12 | 22.15 | 21.81 | 22.19 | 22.60 | 20.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 66% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 78% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 80% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 85% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 88% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 89% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 58% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 73% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 76% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 78% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 81% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 79% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Science | All grades (EL) | % met std | 81% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (EL) | % met std | 81% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (EL) | % met std | 79% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (EL) | % met std | 68% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (EL) | % met std | 79% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Science | All grades (EL) | % met std | 78% | N/A | N/A |
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* Jerry Whitehead Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.