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Enrollment
1,067
Middle
DISTRICT 769 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000235
William Obrien Middle School
5000 Silver Lake Rd, RENO, NV 89506 · (775) 677-5420 · Washoe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,067 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Nevada public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
21.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,067 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 | 361 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 350 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 356 | 33% |
Student demographics
62%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
23.9%
NV avg 45.8% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
9.5%
NV avg 35.6% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 24 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.9% | 9.5% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 8.8% |
% 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
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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 William Obrien Middle School
William Obrien Middle School's state test result (17.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Obrien Middle School this school | 1,067 | 100.0% | 17.6% |
| White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School Henderson | 1,501 | 100.0% | 53.3% |
| Edward L. Pine Middle School RENO | 740 | 100.0% | 16.8% |
| Archie Clayton Pre-A.p. Academy RENO | 667 | 100.0% | 36.5% |
| George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy SPARKS | 613 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
| Greenspun Barbara & Hank Junior High School Henderson | 1,312 | 100.0% | 43.3% |
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 William Obrien Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #74 of 94 | #13 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.5% | #87 of 98 ▼ 3 | #17 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #86 of 98 no change | #15 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,067 | #34 of 113 | #2 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #51 of 94 | #8 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #44 of 94 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #74 of 95 | #6 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.1% | #3 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
1,067
+203 (+23%) vs 2020
+92% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 1,067 | 49 | 21.8:1 | 100% (1,067) |
| 2023-24 | 1,056 | 50.5 | 20.9:1 | 100% (1,056) |
| 2022-23 | 1,065 | 49 | 21.7:1 | 100% (1,065) |
| 2020-21 | 864 | 48 | 18.0:1 | 43% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 808 | 35.2 | 22.9:1 | 59% (476) |
| 2015-16 | 682 | 27 | 25.3:1 | 67% (460) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 38 | 18.9:1 | 60% (430) |
| 2000-01 | 970 | 46 | 21.1:1 | 32% (307) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 29 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Obrien Middle School.
About William Obrien Middle School
William Obrien Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in RENO, Nevada, (ZIP code 89506). Enrolled students number 1,067 students, in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Nevada average about 767 students each.
Washoe County (114 schools, 63,959 students) runs William Obrien Middle School.
Hispanic students are the majority at William Obrien Middle School, with 55% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 26% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Washoe County, the Hispanic share is about 26%. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
William Obrien Middle School's 49 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 21.8:1. That matches the 22.4:1 average for middle schools in Nevada fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%. That is 44 points above the 56% average for public schools in Washoe County.
William Obrien Middle School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Nevada public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school in Nevada with William Obrien Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 32.5%. William Obrien Middle School scores 17.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Washoe County show that the median household income is $88,096, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 127 public schools in Washoe County, enrolling about 68,279 students in all.
The closest other public school is Stead Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, William Obrien Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,067, a 23% gain from 864 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 21.8 students per teacher, compared with 18.0 in 2020-21.
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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
- Stead Elementary0.1 mi · 647
- Silver Lake Elementary1.4 mi · 491
- Sierra Nevada Academy Charter2.0 mi · 251
- Desert Heights Elementary2.1 mi · 474
- Alice Smith Elementary2.5 mi · 512
- Lemmon Valley Elementary2.7 mi · 635
Frequently asked questions
About William Obrien Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at William Obrien Middle School?
William Obrien Middle School enrolls approximately 1,067 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does William Obrien Middle School serve?
William Obrien Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does William Obrien Middle School have?
William Obrien Middle School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the student diversity at William Obrien Middle School?
Student demographics at William Obrien Middle School are roughly 26% White, 55% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is William Obrien Middle School in?
William Obrien Middle School is part of Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.