E. OTIS VAUGHN MIDDLE SCHOOL

E. OTIS VAUGHN MIDDLE SCHOOL, a close-knit middle school in RENO, Nevada, overseen by Washoe County, enrolls 554 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 28% smaller than the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 767 students.

Washoe County comprises 113 schools with combined enrollment of 63,412 students; E. OTIS VAUGHN MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, E. OTIS VAUGHN MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 13% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, E. OTIS VAUGHN MIDDLE SCHOOL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.4:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Washoe County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, E. OTIS VAUGHN MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 32.5%; actual is 17.1%, a gap of -15.5 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Washoe County shows the typical household earns roughly $88,096 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washoe County's 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), E. OTIS VAUGHN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RISE ACADEMY FOR ADULT ACHIEVEMENT, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), E. OTIS VAUGHN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.5%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. E. OTIS VAUGHN MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 594 (now 554). Class-load math has grew: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.