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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the FRED W. TRANER MIDDLE SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
530
Middle
DISTRICT 769 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000215
Fred W. Traner Middle School
1700 Carville Drive, RENO, NV 89512 · (775) 333-5130 · Washoe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Nevada public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
18.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
530 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 | 162 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 166 | 31% |
Student demographics
52%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
24.7%
NV avg 45.8% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
9.7%
NV avg 35.6% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.7% | 9.7% |
| 2023-24 | 10.7% | 5.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NV schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Fred W. Traner Middle School
Fred W. Traner Middle School's state test result (13.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred W. Traner Middle School this school | 530 | 100.0% | 13.0% |
| Edward L. Pine Middle School RENO | 740 | 100.0% | 16.8% |
| E. Otis Vaughn Middle School RENO | 554 | 100.0% | 17.1% |
| George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy SPARKS | 613 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
| Fremont John C Professional Dev Middle School Las Vegas | 651 | 100.0% | 29.8% |
| Cannon Helen C Junior High School Las Vegas | 730 | 100.0% | 15.4% |
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 Fred W. Traner Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #93 of 94 | #17 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.7% | #86 of 98 ▲ 12 | #16 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #83 of 98 ▲ 15 | #14 of 18 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #80 of 113 | #17 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #12 of 94 | #2 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #64 of 94 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #72 of 95 | #4 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.9% | #4 of 68 | #3 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
530
-86 (-14%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 530 | 29.5 | 18.0:1 | 100% (530) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 31 | 18.5:1 | 100% (574) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 28.8 | 18.4:1 | 100% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | 41 | 15.0:1 | 100% (616) |
| 2017-18 | 802 | 44 | 18.2:1 | 100% (802) |
| 2015-16 | 777 | 40 | 19.4:1 | 95% (736) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 99% (570) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 75% (398) |
| 1990-91 | 492 | 28 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fred W. Traner Middle School.
About Fred W. Traner Middle School
Fred W. Traner Middle School is a small middle-grades school located in RENO, Nevada. It enrolls 530 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. It has 31% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Nevada (about 767).
A total of 114 schools make up Washoe County, with 63,959 students enrolled.
The share of Hispanic students at Fred W. Traner Middle School is 68%, a majority. The remaining students are 12% White, 7% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Washoe County is about 26% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fred W. Traner Middle School, giving a ratio of 18.0:1. The school's 18.0:1 compares with an average of 22.4:1 for middle schools in Nevada. By family income, 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Washoe County averages 56%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Fred W. Traner Middle School lands at F, ahead of 2% of Nevada public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Fred W. Traner Middle School posts 13.0% against a 32.5% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Nevada.
Census data for Washoe County show the median household earns about $88,096 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Washoe County number 127, with about 68,279 students.
Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy is the nearest public school to Fred W. Traner Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Fred W. Traner Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Fred W. Traner Middle School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% decrease, from 616 to 530. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.0:1 to 18.0:1.
People who know Fred W. Traner Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy0.1 mi · 348
- Coral Academy Middle School0.3 mi · 588
- Mater Academy of Northern Nevada0.7 mi · 501
- High Desert Montessori0.7 mi · 529
- Bernice Mathews Elementary0.7 mi · 398
- Rita Cannan Elementary0.7 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Fred W. Traner Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fred W. Traner Middle School?
Fred W. Traner Middle School enrolls approximately 530 students in grades 06-08.
Is Fred W. Traner Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fred W. Traner Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Fred W. Traner Middle School have?
Fred W. Traner Middle School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
How diverse is Fred W. Traner Middle School?
Fred W. Traner Middle School reports a student body of 12% White, 68% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Fred W. Traner Middle School?
Fred W. Traner Middle School is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
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