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What's the most underrated thing about BILLINGHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
993
Middle
DISTRICT 769 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000391
Billinghurst Middle School
6685 CHESTERFIELD LANE, RENO, NV 89523 · (775) 746-5870 · Washoe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL993 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
257 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 | 348 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 335 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 310 | 31% |
Student demographics
57%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
52.2%
NV avg 45.8% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
48.8%
NV avg 35.6% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 are up about 7 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.2% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 41.9% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Billinghurst Middle School
Billinghurst Middle School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billinghurst Middle School this school | 993 | 25.9% | 48.4% |
| Darrel Swope Middle School RENO | 1,027 | 27.9% | 52.6% |
| Kendyl Depoali Middle School RENO | 921 | 26.3% | 52.7% |
| Sky Ranch Middle School SPARKS | 1,206 | 22.6% | 49.6% |
| Yvonne Shaw Middle School SPARKS | 785 | 26.2% | 43.4% |
| Carson Valley Middle School Gardnerville | 591 | 29.3% | 36.9% |
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 Billinghurst Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #17 of 94 | #5 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #8 of 98 ▲ 6 | #2 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #23 of 98 ▼ 2 | #6 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 993 | #43 of 113 | #4 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #56 of 94 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #52 of 94 | #9 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #91 of 95 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #9 of 21 | N/A |
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
993
-15 (-1%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 993 | 44 | 22.6:1 | 26% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 935 | 41 | 22.8:1 | 22% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 912 | 43.5 | 21.0:1 | 22% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 1,008 | 70 | 14.4:1 | 23% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 924 | 41 | 22.5:1 | 18% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 950 | 43 | 22.1:1 | 21% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 959 | 45 | 21.3:1 | 20% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 990 | 44 | 22.5:1 | 19% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 27 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Billinghurst Middle School.
About Billinghurst Middle School
Billinghurst Middle School is a middle school located in RENO, Nevada, in Washoe County. The school enrolls 993 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Nevada enroll around 767, and this school is 29% above that mark.
Billinghurst Middle School is one school in Washoe County, a system of 114 schools with 63,959 students.
Of every 100 students at Billinghurst Middle School, about 61 are White. Other reported shares: 23% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 2% Black. Among Washoe County residents, the White share is about 63%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Billinghurst Middle School scores 57%.
For every teacher at Billinghurst Middle School, there are about 22.6 students; the school has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Nevada is about 22.4:1. There are 257 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 26% of enrollment. Public schools in Washoe County average 56%.
The model predicts 49.1% for a school in Nevada with Billinghurst Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Billinghurst Middle School posts 48.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Washoe County show that the median household earns about $88,096 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Washoe County has 127 public schools with about 68,279 students, including Billinghurst Middle School.
About 0.4 miles separate Billinghurst Middle School from the closest public school, George Westergard Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Billinghurst Middle School is 4th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Billinghurst Middle School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 1,008 in 2020-21 to 993 in 2024-25, a change of 15 students. The school's ratio increased from 14.4:1 to 22.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
- George Westergard Elementary0.4 mi · 461
- Sarah Winnemucca Elementary0.8 mi · 496
- Robert McQueen High School1.0 mi · 1,727
- Rollan Melton Elementary1.7 mi · 477
- Coral Academy Elementary-Northwest1.9 mi · 232
- Roy Gomm Elementary2.1 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Billinghurst Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Billinghurst Middle School?
Billinghurst Middle School enrolls approximately 993 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Billinghurst Middle School serve?
Billinghurst Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Billinghurst Middle School have?
Billinghurst Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
How diverse is Billinghurst Middle School?
Billinghurst Middle School reports a student body of 61% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Billinghurst Middle School?
Billinghurst Middle School is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
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