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What's the most underrated thing about MARCE HERZ MIDDLE SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
957
Middle
DISTRICT 769 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000939
Marce Herz Middle School
13455 THOMAS CREEK RD, RENO, NV 89511 · (775) 851-5629 · Washoe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL957 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Nevada public middle schools
- A+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
22.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
118 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 | 360 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 330 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 267 | 28% |
Student demographics
45%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
64.9%
NV avg 45.8% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
55.9%
NV avg 35.6% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.9% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 51.3% |
% 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Marce Herz Middle School
Marce Herz Middle School's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marce Herz Middle School this school | 957 | 12.3% | 58.4% |
| Billinghurst Middle School RENO | 993 | 25.9% | 48.4% |
| Darrel Swope Middle School RENO | 1,027 | 27.9% | 52.6% |
| Spring Creek Middle School Spring Creek | 708 | 23.2% | 27.2% |
| Sky Ranch Middle School SPARKS | 1,206 | 22.6% | 49.6% |
| Yvonne Shaw Middle School SPARKS | 785 | 26.2% | 43.4% |
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 Marce Herz Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #3 of 94 | #1 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #3 of 98 ▲ 2 | #1 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #6 of 98 ▼ 1 | #1 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 957 | #47 of 113 | #6 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #60 of 94 | #10 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #77 of 94 | #14 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.3% | #95 of 95 | #17 of 17 |
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
957
+258 (+37%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
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 | 957 | 42 | 22.8:1 | 12% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 857 | 37 | 23.2:1 | 11% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 823 | 37 | 22.2:1 | 13% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 699 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 11% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marce Herz Middle School.
About Marce Herz Middle School
Marce Herz Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school for students in RENO, Nevada. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 957 students. Enrollment is 25% higher than the average for middle schools in Nevada, which is about 767.
A total of 114 schools make up Washoe County, with 63,959 students enrolled.
Marce Herz Middle School's enrollment is 72% White. The next largest groups are 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 6% Asian. In Washoe County overall, about 63% of residents are White. Marce Herz Middle School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Marce Herz Middle School's 42 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 22.8:1. Across middle schools in Nevada, the average ratio is about 22.4:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 12%. That rate is below the 56% average among public schools in Washoe County.
Measured against Nevada public middle schools, Marce Herz Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Marce Herz Middle School would be expected to post about 52.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Washoe County show that median household income is about $88,096, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Marce Herz Middle School is one of 127 public schools in Washoe County, which together enroll about 68,279 students.
The nearest public school is Ted Hunsberger Elementary, at about 0.4 miles. Marce Herz Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 64.1% proficiency; Marce Herz Middle School posts 58.4%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 957 was 37% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 699. Students per teacher rose from 15.5 in 2020-21 to 22.8 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Ted Hunsberger Elementary0.4 mi · 566
- Doral Academy of Northern Nevada1.3 mi · 996
- Galena High School1.6 mi · 1,345
- Elizabeth Lenz Elementary1.7 mi · 366
- Marvin Picollo Elementary2.0 mi · 91
- Nevada Connections Academy2.9 mi · 1,054
Frequently asked questions
About Marce Herz Middle SchoolHow many students attend Marce Herz Middle School?
Marce Herz Middle School enrolls approximately 957 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Marce Herz Middle School serve?
Marce Herz Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marce Herz Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marce Herz Middle School is approximately 22.8:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marce Herz Middle School?
At Marce Herz Middle School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Marce Herz Middle School public or private?
Marce Herz Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.