NV Superintendent of Public Instruction Chad Aldis 2023 | Iowa Department of Education
NV Superintendent of Public Instruction Chad Aldis 2023 | Iowa Department of Education
American Indian students committed 2.6% 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 American Indian students compared to the year before.
The most common offense committed by American Indian students involved violence, occurring 56.5% of the time.
The year before, incidents involving violence were also the most common crimes committed by American Indian 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.
Ethnicity Breakdown of Washoe County Criminal Incidents in 2022-23 School Year
Washoe County Schools Criminal Incidents in 2022-23 School Year
| School Name | Total Count of Incidents | % of American Indian Students Responsible |
|---|---|---|
| William O'Brien Middle School | 599 | 0% |
| George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M. Academy | 530 | 4.7% |
| Procter R. Hug High School | 513 | 3.7% |
| North Valleys High School | 505 | 1.4% |
| Archie Clayton Pre-A.P. Academy | 385 | 0.3% |
| Desert Skies Middle School | 367 | 0.5% |
| E. Otis Vaughn Middle School | 266 | 3.4% |
| Earl Wooster High School | 241 | 0.4% |
| Damonte Ranch High School | 240 | 1.7% |
| Edward C. Reed High School | 238 | 3.4% |
| Spanish Springs High School | 218 | 22.9% |
| Reno High School | 203 | 2% |
| Sparks High School | 192 | 3.6% |
| Edward L. Pine Middle School | 187 | 1.1% |
| Fred W. Traner Middle School | 187 | 0.5% |
| Cold Springs Middle School | 186 | 0% |
| Sparks Middle School | 165 | 0% |
| Robert McQueen High School | 139 | 5% |
| Darrel Swope Middle School | 139 | 0% |
| Lou Mendive Middle School | 131 | 1.5% |
| Sky Ranch Middle School | 124 | 4% |
| Yvonne Shaw Middle School | 121 | 13.2% |
| Mater Academy of Northern Nevada | 116 | 0% |
| Billinghurst Middle School | 98 | 0% |
| Galena High School | 98 | 0% |
| Sun Valley Elementary | 91 | 0% |
| Dorothy Lemelson S.T.E.M. Academy Elementary School | 90 | 4.4% |
| Marce Herz Middle School | 88 | 6.8% |
| Robert Mitchell Elementary | 87 | 0% |
| Donner Springs Elementary | 81 | 0% |
| Stead Elementary | 79 | 1.3% |
| Sarah Winnemucca Elementary | 72 | 1.4% |
| Sierra Nevada Academy Charter | 66 | 1.5% |
| Bernice Mathews Elementary | 64 | 0% |
| Kendyl Depoali Middle School | 57 | 1.8% |
| Elmcrest Elementary | 54 | 0% |
| Lois Allen Elementary | 52 | 0% |
| Double Diamond Elementary | 49 | 0% |
| Glenn Duncan S.T.E.M. Academy | 47 | 0% |
| Libby Booth Elementary | 46 | 2.2% |
| Incline High School | 45 | 0% |
| Turning Point | 44 | 2.3% |
| Ted Hunsberger Elementary | 43 | 0% |
| Esther Bennett Elementary | 40 | 0% |
| Innovations High School | 40 | 10% |
| Coral Academy Elementary | 39 | 0% |
| Peavine Elementary | 38 | 0% |
| Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School | 37 | 5.4% |
| Washoe Inspire Academy | 36 | 5.6% |
| Lemmon Valley Elementary | 35 | 2.9% |
| Michael Inskeep Elementary School | 34 | 0% |
| Echo Loder Elementary School | 34 | 0% |
| Silver Lake Elementary | 34 | 0% |
| Anderson Elementary | 33 | 0% |
| Rita Cannan Elementary | 32 | 0% |
| Coral Academy Elementary-South | 32 | 0% |
| Grace Warner Elementary | 29 | 0% |
| Nick Poulakidas Elementary School | 25 | 0% |
| enCompass Academy | 24 | 0% |
| Katherine Dunn Elementary | 23 | 0% |
| Florence Drake Elementary | 22 | 0% |
| Alyce Taylor Elementary | 21 | 0% |
| Alpine Academy High School | 19 | 10.5% |
| Coral Academy High School | 19 | 0% |
| Desert Heights Elementary | 19 | 0% |
| Smithridge S.T.E.M. Academy | 19 | 0% |
| Nancy Gomes Elementary | 18 | 0% |
| High Desert Montessori | 18 | 0% |
| Van Gorder Elementary | 18 | 0% |
| Academy Of Arts Careers & Tech | 17 | 0% |
| Roger Corbett Elementary | 17 | 41.2% |
| Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary | 17 | 5.9% |
| Hunter Lake Elementary | 17 | 0% |
| Agnes Risley Elementary | 17 | 0% |
| Incline Elementary | 16 | 0% |
| Jesse Hall Elementary School | 15 | 60% |
| Incline Middle School | 15 | 0% |
| George Westergard Elementary | 15 | 0% |
| Alice Smith Elementary | 14 | 0% |
| Lincoln Park Elementary | 14 | 0% |
| Rollan Melton Elementary | 14 | 0% |
| Jessie Beck Elementary | 13 | 0% |
| Edwin S. Dodson Elementary | 13 | 15.4% |
| Alice Maxwell Elementary | 12 | 0% |
| Academy For Career Education | 11 | 0% |
| Roy Gomm Elementary | 10 | 0% |
| Virginia Palmer Elementary | 10 | 0% |
| Marvin Moss Elementary | 9 | 0% |
| Spanish Springs Elementary | 9 | 0% |
| Kate Smith Elementary | 7 | 0% |
| Verdi Elementary | 7 | 0% |
| Natchez Elementary | 6 | 100% |
| Mamie Towles Elementary | 6 | 0% |
| Veterans Memorial S.T.E.M. Academy | 6 | 0% |
| Bud Beasley Elementary | 5 | 0% |
| Caughlin Ranch Elementary | 5 | 0% |
| Jerry Whitehead Elementary | 5 | 20% |
| Doral Academy of Northern Nevada | 4 | 0% |
| Lena Juniper Elementary | 4 | 0% |
| Mount Rose K-8 Academy Of Languages | 4 | 0% |
| Greenbrae Elementary | 3 | 0% |
| John Bohach Elementary School | 3 | 0% |
| Elizabeth Lenz Elementary | 2 | 0% |
| 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% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Jesse Hall Elementery School• Greenbrae Elementary School• John Bohach Elementary School• Donner Springs Elementary School• Reno High School• Kendyl Depoali Middle School• Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School• Nick Poulakidas Elementary School• Echo Loder Elementary School• Washoe Inspire Academy• Davidson Academy• Hidden Valley Elementary School• High Desert Montessori Charter School• Robert McQueen High School• Kate M. Smith Elementary School• Incline Elementary School• Virginia Palmer Elementary School• Anderson Elementary School• Elizabeth Lenz Elementary School• Roy Gomm Elementary School• Jerry Whitehead Elementary School• Gerlach High School• Lena Juniper Elementary School• Doral Academy of Northern Nevada• Mamie Towles Elementary School• Spanish Springs Elementary School• The Honors Academy of Literature• Lemmon Valley Elementary School• Coral Academy Charter School Elementary School• Edwin S. Dodson Elementary School• Ted Hunsberger Elementary• Galena High School• Sierra Nevada Academy Charter• William O'Brien Middle School• George L. Dilworth Middle School• Grace Warner Elementary School• Desert Skies Middle School• Bud Beasley Elementary School• Marvin Picollo School• Spanish Springs High School• Sparks Middle School• Darrell C. Swope Middle School• Nevada State High School II Meadowwood• Verdi Elementary School• North Star Online School• Florence Drake Elementary School• Edward L. Pine Middle School• Lois Allen Elementary School• E. Otis Vaughn Middle School• Pleasant Valley Elementary School• Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School• Glenn Duncan Elementary School• Lincoln Park Elementary School• Brown Elementary School• Coral Academy Charter School Secondary School• Elmcrest Elementary School• Archie Clayton Middle School• Ester Bennett Elementary School• Stead Elementary School• Incline High School• Coral Academy Elementary-South• Alice Maxwell Elementary School• Silver Lake Elementary School• Marce Herz Middle School• Cold Springs Middle Schools• George Westergard Elementary School• Tmcc Magnet High School• Libby C. Booth Elementary School• Roger Corbett Elementary School• Sarah Winnemucca Elementary School• Katherine Dunn Elementary School• Edward C. Reed High School• Hunter Lake Elementary School• Bailey Charter School• Academy of Career Educational Charter School• Earl Wooster High School• Bernice Mathews Elementary School• Marvin Moss Elementary School• Mater Academy of Northern Nevada• Turning Point• Coral Academy High School• Nevada Connections Academy• Yvonne Shaw Middle School• Michael Inskeep Elementary School• Huffaker Elementary School• Natchez Elementary School• Desert Heights Elementary School• Nancy Gomes Elementary School• North Valleys High School• Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary School• Van Gorder Elementary School• Innovations High School• Damonte Ranch High School• Academy Of Art Careers And Technology• Rollan D. Melton Ellementary School• Nevada Department of Education• enCompass Academy• Fred W. Traner Middle School• Peavine Elementary School• Alyce Savage Taylor Elementary School• Sun Valley Elementary School• Incline Middle School• Rita Cannan Elementary School• Alice L. Smith Elementary School• Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada• Robert Mitchell Elementary School• Sparks High School• Alpine Academy• Agnes Risley Elementary School• B.d. Billinghurst Middle School• Veterans Memorial Elementary School• Sky Ranch Middle School• Mount Rose K-8 Academy Of Languages• Smithridge Elementary School• Double Diamond Elementary School• Lou Mendive Middle School• Jessie Beck Elementary School• Procter R. Hug High School• Caughlin Ranch Elementary School• Mariposa Academy Charter School
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