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Sutro Elementary School

Public | K-5 | 339 students

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Posted October 20, 2006

I love this school. We may be moving soon, and I will be sad to leave it behind. It is a little over-crowded, but the school is also fairly small in structure. Mrs. Samples has to be about the best principal I have ever seen. She truly cares for the children.
—Submitted by Shauna Allec-Oddo, a parent


Posted October 19, 2005

We have 4 children ranging from college to elementary school. Sutro Elementary is the best school my kids ever attended. The princapal at the school is the best I have ever seen. She is always out on the playground with the kids, in the classes, she knows most of the kids by their first name and most of all who they are as children. We were very sadden when new boundries were drawn and we had to change schools!
—Submitted by Debbie Foster-Turner, a parent


Posted February 17, 2005

Sutro Elem. is a good school. I was a student there back when it first opened. The school may be over crowded but I know that the school has very good staff and the teachers are good at teaching large groups of kids. The satff I know may not be able to control everything but the school tries to do their best at helping each and every student.
—Submitted by Johnathen Bidlake-Prichard, a former student


Posted January 12, 2005

This school has several problems, they are over crowed and they problem with security and they also have a problem communicating to the parents. This school is relativity new and it is a shame that it is so over crowed. My daughter is in 1st grade and she has 23 students in her class, her teacher is expected to teach 23 kids how to read. This is next to impossible if one child is having problems. No child left behind is a joke to me. Ther need to make some serious changes for this school to be a four star school in my book.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted July 14, 2004

My daughter was a kindergarten student last year. Her teahcer was Ms. Kirby. This school is great. Friendly staff, safe, a couple of janitors are mean, but what do they know? Very good school cant wait to have her go there until her 5th year! And my little one starts in 2 years. They incourage parent participation and I myself volunteered a lot. Booster club does tons, and even got the kids an ice cream party for bringing in box tops. The only bad thing is it is very crowded. 28 kids in the morning class, and they even have to have two teachers share a room. some kids were transfered over to dayton elementary. But all in all great school!
—Submitted by julie meshberger, a parent


Community ratings and reviews do not represent the views of GreatSchools nor does GreatSchools check their accuracy or verify the reviewers' identities. Use your discretion when evaluating these reviews.

About these ratings

The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

64 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
78%

2010

 
 
53%

2009

 
 
74%

2008

 
 
68%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 59% in 2011.

64 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
64%

2010

 
 
46%

2009

 
 
69%

2008

 
 
69%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 69% in 2011.

54 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
56%

2010

 
 
65%

2009

 
 
65%

2008

 
 
68%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 65% in 2011.

54 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
74%

2010

 
 
88%

2009

 
 
n/a

2008

 
 
68%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 69% in 2011.

56 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
73%

2010

 
 
53%

2009

 
 
n/a

2008

 
 
52%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 63% in 2011.

56 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
81%

2010

 
 
45%

2009

 
 
n/a

2008

 
 
35%
Science

The state average for Science was 54% in 2011.

56 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
78%

2010

 
 
42%

2009

 
 
n/a

2008

 
 
37%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 44% in 2011.

56 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
59%

2010

 
 
30%

2009

 
 
n/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

Math

All Students78%
Female44%
Male82%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanicn/a
White/Caucasian80%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch48%
Full price87%
Students without disabilities79%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English82%

Reading

All Students64%
Femalen/a
Male49%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanicn/a
White/Caucasian43%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunchn/a
Full price82%
Students without disabilities65%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English67%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Nevada Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

Math

All Students56%
Female52%
Male60%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanicn/a
White/Caucasian51%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch44%
Full price67%
Students with disabilities (IEP)n/a
Students without disabilities59%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English58%

Reading

All Students74%
Female55%
Malen/a
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanicn/a
White/Caucasian60%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch41%
Full price56%
Students without disabilities82%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English80%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Nevada Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

Math

All Students73%
Female77%
Male68%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic93%
White/Caucasian65%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch70%
Full price76%
Students with disabilities (IEP)n/a
Students without disabilities78%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English72%

Reading

All Students81%
Female65%
Malen/a
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanicn/a
White/Caucasian80%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch52%
Full price85%
Students without disabilities86%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English82%

Science

All Students78%
Female68%
Male44%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanicn/a
White/Caucasian53%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch52%
Full price61%
Students with disabilities (IEP)n/a
Students without disabilities82%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English79%

Writing

All Students59%
Female72%
Malen/a
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic79%
White/Caucasian53%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch65%
Full price55%
Students with disabilities (IEP)n/a
Students without disabilities63%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English59%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Nevada Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 66% 42%
Hispanic 29% 37%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2% 8%
Black 2% 11%
American Indian/Alaska Native 1% 2%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 42%N/A39%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 17N/A20
Source: NCES, 2008-2009
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190 Dayton Village Parkway
Dayton, NV 89403
Phone: (775) 246-6270

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