Van Gorder Elementary is a public school in Sparks, Nevada, which is a big suburb. Van Gorder Elementary has 558 students and serves grades PK-5. At Van Gorder Elementary, 59% of students did well enough in math and 69% did well enough in reading. The ratio of students to teachers is 18:1, which is better than the district's. Half of the students are girls and half are boys. The school has 14% of its students who come from low-income families. There are 31 full-time teachers who work the same hours as full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor. In Nevada, Van Gorder Elementary is the 44th best elementary school. At Van Gorder Elementary, 69% of students scored at or above the proficient level in reading, and 59% of students scored at or above that level in math. According to this measure, the school did better in math and reading than the district as a whole. In the Washoe County School District, 43% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 34% tested at or above that level for math. Compared to students in the rest of the state, Van Gorder Elementary students did better in math and reading on this test.