WILLIAM OBRIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL

WILLIAM OBRIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school of mid-sized scale in RENO, Nevada, operated by Washoe County, hosting 1,067 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 39% above the state mean of about 767.

Washoe County runs 113 schools in total, collectively educating 63,412 students. WILLIAM OBRIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, WILLIAM OBRIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 55% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 26% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Asian. By comparison, Washoe County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, WILLIAM OBRIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WILLIAM OBRIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Nevada public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 32.5%; WILLIAM OBRIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 17.6%, -14.9 points below that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Washoe County indicate median household earnings sit near $88,096, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. WILLIAM OBRIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 127 public schools in Washoe County (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students).

The closest other public school is STEAD ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.1 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, WILLIAM OBRIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 21.4%.

WILLIAM OBRIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILLIAM OBRIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL has increased 32%, going from 808 students in 2018 to 1,067 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 34% to 26% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.