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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
About MARCE HERZ MIDDLE SCHOOL
Set in RENO, Nevada, MARCE HERZ MIDDLE SCHOOL is a moderately sized intermediate school, overseen by Washoe County. It instructs 957 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 767 students each, so MARCE HERZ MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 25% larger than that benchmark.
MARCE HERZ MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 113 schools operated by Washoe County, a district that educates 63,412 students overall.
Demographically, MARCE HERZ MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Washoe County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Washoe County's rate of about 56%.
With demographic context factored in, MARCE HERZ MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.4%.
In the surrounding community, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Washoe County's 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), MARCE HERZ MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: TED HUNSBERGER ELEMENTARY, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MARCE HERZ MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 64.1%.
MARCE HERZ MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.
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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
- 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.