Sparks High School
820 15th St Sparks NV, 89431, Washoe County Phone: 775-353-5550 Ranking:  (55 out of 73, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 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: | 61 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 63 | 61 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,187 | 1,133 | 1,180 | 1,170 | 1,146 | 1,102 | 1,170 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 292 | 24.6% | 283 | 25.0% | 339 | 28.7% | 337 | 28.8% | 327 | 28.5% | 416 | 37.7% | 493 | 42.1% |
| Grade 10: | 282 | 23.8% | 311 | 27.4% | 321 | 27.2% | 295 | 25.2% | 314 | 27.4% | 319 | 28.9% | 292 | 25.0% |
| Grade 11: | 293 | 24.7% | 281 | 24.8% | 253 | 21.4% | 279 | 23.8% | 280 | 24.4% | 204 | 18.5% | 193 | 16.5% |
| Grade 12: | 284 | 23.9% | 245 | 21.6% | 255 | 21.6% | 249 | 21.3% | 215 | 18.8% | 163 | 14.8% | 143 | 12.2% |
| Ungraded: | 36 | 3.0% | 13 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.0% | 10 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.9% | NA | NA | 12 | 1.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 613 | 51.6% | 580 | 51.2% | 621 | 52.6% | 624 | 53.3% | 570 | 49.7% | 557 | 50.5% | 576 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 574 | 48.4% | 553 | 48.8% | 559 | 47.4% | 546 | 46.7% | 568 | 49.6% | 537 | 48.7% | 590 | 50.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.0% | 15 | 1.3% | 16 | 1.4% | 19 | 1.7% | 17 | 1.5% | 23 | 2.0% |
| Asian: | 51 | 4.3% | 48 | 4.2% | 49 | 4.2% | 68 | 5.8% | 73 | 6.4% | 74 | 6.7% | 72 | 6.2% |
| Hispanic: | 829 | 69.8% | 782 | 69.0% | 815 | 69.1% | 758 | 64.8% | 709 | 61.9% | 664 | 60.3% | 676 | 57.8% |
| Black: | 33 | 2.8% | 22 | 1.9% | 31 | 2.6% | 40 | 3.4% | 53 | 4.6% | 50 | 4.5% | 59 | 5.0% |
| White: | 221 | 18.6% | 227 | 20.0% | 233 | 19.7% | 254 | 21.7% | 292 | 25.5% | 297 | 27.0% | 340 | 29.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 17 | 1.4% | 9 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 26 | 2.2% | 34 | 3.0% | 28 | 2.4% | 25 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 605 | 51.0% | 534 | 47.1% | 548 | 46.4% | 629 | 53.8% | 491 | 42.8% | 359 | 32.6% | 332 | 28.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 113 | 9.5% | 120 | 10.6% | 157 | 13.3% | 137 | 11.7% | 134 | 11.7% | 170 | 15.4% | 181 | 15.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.62 | 19.70 | 18.88 | 18.87 | 19.10 | 17.50 | 19.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Sparks High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.