Washoe News

There were 2,975 Hispanic students involved in criminal incidents at Washoe County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

Hispanic students committed 46.3% of the 8,428 criminal incidents in Washoe County schools in the 2022-23 school year. This is an increase in the share of crimes committed by Hispanic students compared to the year before.

The most common offense committed by Hispanic students involved violence, occurring 64.6% of the time.

The year before, incidents involving violence were also the most common crimes committed by Hispanic Washoe County students.

In fact, incidents involving violence were the most prevalent crimes among all students in Washoe County schools in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall, the total number of criminal incidents in Washoe County schools increased by 18.4% compared to the previous year.

Within Washoe County, William O'Brien Middle School experienced the highest level of student-perpetrated criminal activity.

Parents have raised concerns about increasing crime in Nevada schools.

“Nevada schools are in a state of crisis as classroom violence increases,” Sig and Lori Rogich wrote in an opinion column in the Reno Gazette Journal.

An analysis of school district police data by the Las Vegas Sun found that both the occurrence and intensity of crimes within schools are increasing dangerously.

Some data provided by the Nevada Accountability Portal may be incomplete, as it is subject to the limitations imposed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

School Name	Total Count of Incidents	% of Hispanic Students Responsible
William O'Brien Middle School	599	52.4%
George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M. Academy	530	53.8%
Procter R. Hug High School	513	71%
North Valleys High School	505	45.3%
Archie Clayton Pre-A.P. Academy	385	34.5%
Desert Skies Middle School	367	61.9%
E. Otis Vaughn Middle School	266	60.2%
Earl Wooster High School	241	75.9%
Damonte Ranch High School	240	48.3%
Edward C. Reed High School	238	37%
Spanish Springs High School	218	28.4%
Reno High School	203	43.8%
Sparks High School	192	65.6%
Edward L. Pine Middle School	187	58.3%
Fred W. Traner Middle School	187	54%
Cold Springs Middle School	186	29.6%
Sparks Middle School	165	70.9%
Robert McQueen High School	139	40.3%
Darrel Swope Middle School	139	41.7%
Lou Mendive Middle School	131	37.4%
Sky Ranch Middle School	124	38.7%
Yvonne Shaw Middle School	121	22.3%
Mater Academy of Northern Nevada	116	49.1%
Billinghurst Middle School	98	17.3%
Galena High School	98	7.1%
Sun Valley Elementary	91	72.5%
Dorothy Lemelson S.T.E.M. Academy Elementary School	90	51.1%
Marce Herz Middle School	88	22.7%
Robert Mitchell Elementary	87	31%
Donner Springs Elementary	81	30.9%
Stead Elementary	79	34.2%
Sarah Winnemucca Elementary	72	33.3%
Sierra Nevada Academy Charter	66	30.3%
Bernice Mathews Elementary	64	50%
Kendyl Depoali Middle School	57	38.6%
Elmcrest Elementary	54	29.6%
Lois Allen Elementary	52	48.1%
Double Diamond Elementary	49	38.8%
Glenn Duncan S.T.E.M. Academy	47	72.3%
Libby Booth Elementary	46	28.3%
Incline High School	45	66.7%
Turning Point	44	31.8%
Ted Hunsberger Elementary	43	4.7%
Esther Bennett Elementary	40	20%
Innovations High School	40	47.5%
Coral Academy Elementary	39	43.6%
Peavine Elementary	38	34.2%
Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School	37	40.5%
Washoe Inspire Academy	36	50%
Lemmon Valley Elementary	35	28.6%
Michael Inskeep Elementary School	34	0%
Echo Loder Elementary School	34	50%
Silver Lake Elementary	34	32.4%
Anderson Elementary	33	12.1%
Rita Cannan Elementary	32	34.4%
Coral Academy Elementary-South	32	37.5%
Grace Warner Elementary	29	48.3%
Nick Poulakidas Elementary School	25	16%
enCompass Academy	24	37.5%
Katherine Dunn Elementary	23	60.9%
Florence Drake Elementary	22	45.5%
Alyce Taylor Elementary	21	4.8%
Alpine Academy High School	19	26.3%
Coral Academy High School	19	57.9%
Desert Heights Elementary	19	31.6%
Smithridge S.T.E.M. Academy	19	36.8%
Nancy Gomes Elementary	18	22.2%
High Desert Montessori	18	50%
Van Gorder Elementary	18	5.6%
Academy Of Arts Careers & Tech	17	76.5%
Roger Corbett Elementary	17	17.6%
Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary	17	47.1%
Hunter Lake Elementary	17	41.2%
Agnes Risley Elementary	17	70.6%
Incline Elementary	16	25%
Jesse Hall Elementary School	15	20%
Incline Middle School	15	60%
George Westergard Elementary	15	0%
Alice Smith Elementary	14	42.9%
Lincoln Park Elementary	14	50%
Rollan Melton Elementary	14	0%
Jessie Beck Elementary	13	7.7%
Edwin S. Dodson Elementary	13	53.8%
Alice Maxwell Elementary	12	8.3%
Academy For Career Education	11	54.5%
Roy Gomm Elementary	10	0%
Virginia Palmer Elementary	10	40%
Marvin Moss Elementary	9	11.1%
Spanish Springs Elementary	9	22.2%
Kate Smith Elementary	7	28.6%
Verdi Elementary	7	0%
Natchez Elementary	6	0%
Mamie Towles Elementary	6	33.3%
Veterans Memorial S.T.E.M. Academy	6	50%
Bud Beasley Elementary	5	40%
Caughlin Ranch Elementary	5	0%
Jerry Whitehead Elementary	5	0%
Doral Academy of Northern Nevada	4	50%
Lena Juniper Elementary	4	25%
Mount Rose K-8 Academy Of Languages	4	50%
Greenbrae Elementary	3	66.7%
John Bohach Elementary School	3	33.3%
Elizabeth Lenz Elementary	2	50%
Pleasant Valley Elementary	2	0%
Hidden Valley Elementary	1	0%
Honors Academy of Literature	1	0%
Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada	1	0%
Bailey Charter School	0	0%
Brown Elementary	0	0%
Coral Academy Middle School	0	0%
Davidson Academy	0	0%
Gerlach K-12 School	0	0%
Huffaker Elementary	0	0%
Mariposa Dual Language Academy	0	0%
Nevada Connections Academy	0	0%
North Star Online School	0	0%
Nevada State High School II Meadowwood	0	0%
Marvin Picollo Elementary	0	0%
TMCC Magnet School	0	0%