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Enrollment
667
Middle
DISTRICT 769 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000204
Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy
1295 Wyoming Avenue, RENO, NV 89503 · (775) 746-5860 · Washoe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Nevada public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nevada public middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
667 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 85%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 232 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 230 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 205 | 31% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.2%
NV avg 45.8% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
27.1%
NV avg 35.6% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.2% | 27.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 27.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nevada's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy
Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy this school | 667 | 100.0% | 36.5% |
| Burkholder Lyal Academy of Environmental Science Henderson | 495 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
| Carson Middle School Carson City | 833 | 100.0% | 31.5% |
| Rosemary Clarke Middle School Pahrump | 1,030 | 100.0% | 27.9% |
| Hughes Charles Arthur Middle School Mesquite | 552 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
| Cold Springs Middle School RENO | 612 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
Matched among Nevada middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #32 of 94 | #9 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #41 of 98 ▼ 4 | #10 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #40 of 98 ▼ 6 | #10 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #69 of 113 | #11 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #48 of 94 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #30 of 94 | #2 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #69 of 95 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #38 of 68 | #8 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
667
-61 (-8%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 667 | 31 | 21.5:1 | 100% (667) |
| 2023-24 | 695 | 29 | 24.0:1 | 100% (695) |
| 2022-23 | 723 | 32.3 | 22.4:1 | 100% (722) |
| 2020-21 | 728 | 47 | 15.5:1 | 42% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 778 | 34.5 | 22.6:1 | 49% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 31 | 22.9:1 | 57% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 62% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 719 | 36 | 20.0:1 | 36% (259) |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 28 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy.
About Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy
Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy is a medium-sized middle school for students in RENO, Nevada. Enrollment is 667 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
Across its 114 schools, Washoe County enrolls 63,959 students. Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy is one of those schools.
Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 41%. The remaining students are 39% White, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Washoe County, the Hispanic share is about 26%. Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 31 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.5:1. Among middle schools in Nevada, the typical ratio is 22.4:1. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Washoe County is 56%.
allk12 grades Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy a B+. The grade compares the school only with Nevada public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy sits between the top and bottom 10% of Nevada schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.5% and a predicted 32.5%.
Washoe County census figures show that median household income is about $88,096, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 127 public schools operate in Washoe County, serving about 68,279 students.
Of nearby public schools, Mamie Towles Elementary is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 728 to 667 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 15.5:1 to 21.5:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Washoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
497,200
Census ACS
Median income
$88,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
68,279 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washoe County
- North Valleys High SchoolHigh · 2,307 students
- Spanish Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Edward C. Reed High SchoolHigh · 2,092 students
- Procter R. Hug High SchoolHigh · 2,008 students
- Reno High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Damonte Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,738 students
Other schools in RENO
- North Valleys High SchoolHigh · 2,307 students
- Reno High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Damonte Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,738 students
- Robert McQueen High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Galena High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- Earl Wooster High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
Nearby schools
- Mamie Towles Elementary0.2 mi · 305
- Elmcrest Elementary0.4 mi · 287
- Grace Warner Elementary0.7 mi · 369
- Peavine Elementary0.8 mi · 345
- Coral Academy Elementary-Northwest1.0 mi · 232
- Innovations High School1.5 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy?
Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy enrolls approximately 667 students in grades 06-08.
Is Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy have?
Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
How diverse is Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy?
Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy reports a student body of 39% White, 41% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy?
Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.