Donner Springs Elementary School
Reno, NV 89502
Phone: (775) 689-2626
Fax: (775) 689-2628
District: Washoe County School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades PK-6 • 414 students
Donner Springs Elementary School, located in Reno, Nevada, serves grades PK-6 in the Washoe County School District. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.
Donner Springs Elementary School is a public school located in Reno, NV. 414 students attend Donner Springs Elementary School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 2/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Criterion Referenced Tests (CRT) data from Nevada Department of Education, and using 2025 Smarter Balanced Assessment data from Nevada Department of Education. |
| Academic Progress | 2/10 | The Academic Progress Rating is a growth proxy rating based on a model using unmatched cohorts, or school-level data instead of student-level data. The Academic Progress Rating was created using 2024 and 2025 Smarter Balanced Assessment data from Nevada Department of Education, using 2024 and 2025 Criterion Referenced Tests (CRT) data from Nevada Department of Education, and using 2023 demographic data from the National Center for Education Statistics. |
Posted: May 22, 2025
100% would not recommend this school!! My son started late this year, got bullied multiple times, teacher did nothing. Parking lot is a joke.. there is only 1 person navigating traffic in the parking lot.. drop off is usually ok. Until pick up. Drivers are insane and dont know how to drive. A few days ago two cars pulled out, seeing me and almost hit me!! Made me swerve into an oncoming BUS!! this school is a joke! My son hasnt even been wanting to go to school because of the bullying and traffic issue! He doesnt exactly feel safe! School didnt say much but tell me to pick my son up after traffic dies down ummm weather has been hot, Im not letting my son sit in the heat when others have been the problem.. this school needs more parking patrol and better teachers.. they literally dont care...
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Posted: October 18, 2015
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Posted: October 18, 2015
new school year, new principal!
she is amazing!!! she made the school so much better in just a couple of months.
she makes time for parents, shes got another 3rd grade class (even though they told her no at first) because there was 24 students to 1 teacher. AMAZING women who cares.
so glad the old principal is gone
Posted: October 15, 2014
This school is horrible. I came from another country where the kids have a notebook for each class and they have to do homework and we the parents are available to view their progress. At Donner Springs they give the students a homework packet that is download from the internet for the kids to complete and turn back on each Friday. I don't see any progress with my kids and the tutoring service o whatever they call it is horrible as well. I can't wait to get them out of that school. It's a waist of time and lack of knowlege. If you teach a class downloading material from internet and then give it to the students then I can be a teacher too.
Posted: September 17, 2013
Please tell me the review by the "gradtuing" 6th grader is joke. Please tell me no 6th grader in this school has such poor grammar and spelling skills. It is just a sick joke, right?
Posted: May 16, 2013
hi i am student at donner springs and i love this school iam gradtuing from 6th grade and i have been here since kindgerten an it has been the best 6 years of my school years and the princple is more nicer then ever so i think you should send your child here all the teachers are great and there are nooo bullies here because of r amazing and hiss mangers those are childern who help out kids when there upset and miss chenstwert will tell you all abut it and trust me your child will be happy and if there is a little problem dont make it in to a big deal and i have amazing friend that helped me out all through 1st grade and there still with me there my bffs and your child will make great friends trust me this is the best school ever i love it because if i never moved to this awsome school i would of never meet my bffs i love them and i will miss them with all my heart and i would give this school a million rates if i could and it is always a party at donner springs we have amazing fundrisers and AMAZING TEACHERS oh ya there r afternoon clubs at r school. its awsome so send ur child here i know my mom made the right choose so hope ur chlid comes to donner springs bye
Posted: September 2, 2010
I absolutely love the teachers at Donner Springs, but the principal is HORRID! The woman is rude, cold and almost impossible to get ahold of. The school would be much better off without her.
Posted: August 13, 2010
My daughter had some difficulty with school because we move so often. We finally got her into Donner Springs and she was in Ms. Treadway's class (kindergarten) She is absolutely wonderful and as mentioned by someone else I believe they should have full day kindergarten. My youngest is starting kindergarten this year and I hope she will be in Ms. T's class.
Posted: March 4, 2008
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| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish Springs | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Sparks | NV | 12.7 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stead | Reno | NV | 13.1 mi |
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