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Edward L. Pine Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8
147th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 148 Nevada Middle Schools
Better than 1% of Nevada middle schools
Summary

Edward L. Pine Middle School is a grades 6–8 school serving 740 students in Reno, Nevada, part of the Washoe County district — and it currently sits at the very bottom of Nevada's middle school rankings. In 2025–2026, Pine ranked 147th of 148 Nevada middle schools (1st percentile, 0 stars), following 2024–2025, when it ranked 150th of 151 (also 1st percentile, 0 stars). That is a sharp break from the school's earlier history: in 2017–2018 it ranked 21st of 114, at the 82nd percentile with 4 stars.

Current achievement is low across every subject. In 2025–2026, 7.1% of Pine students met standards in math, versus 37% in the district and 36.2% statewide; reading was 19.8% versus 44.4% and 45.2%; science was 11.9% versus 26.3% and 25.5%. Eighth-grade math was reported as under 5%. Pine's math result is the lowest among the nearby same-district middle schools in this comparison, which range from Marce Herz Middle School (88th percentile, 4 stars), Coral Academy Middle School (75th), Kendyl Depoali Middle School (74th) and Darrel Swope Middle School (70th) down to Fred W. Traner Middle School (16th), Sparks Middle School (7th) and E. Otis Vaughn Middle School (3rd).

Pine's context is high-need: it reports 100% free/reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was 35.6%, above the district's 27.5% and the state's 25.5%. Per-student spending was $12,375 in 2023–2024, while the student-teacher ratio climbed from 18.3 to 22.3 to 25.5 over three years. Yet similar challenges do not fully explain the results. Archie Clayton Pre-A.P. Academy also reports 100% free/reduced lunch and higher absenteeism (41.1%) but posted much higher proficiency (math 29.5%, reading 43.9%, science 28.6%), and Coral Academy spends far less ($6,723) with a higher student-teacher ratio yet achieves far more. Historically, Pine was highly effective for several student groups and weaker for English language learner and special education students, but recent subgroup rankings are not available.

740
Students ?
25.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,375
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4800 Neil Road
       Reno, NV  89502

(775) 689-2550

District: Washoe County


Students who attend Edward L. Pine Middle School usually attend:

High:    Galena High School

Feeder schools for Edward L. Pine Middle School:

Elementary:    Donner Springs Elementary
    Elizabeth Lenz Elementary
    Huffaker Elementary
    Smithridge S.T.E.M. Academy
    More...
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
70.7%
White:
15.4%
African American:
4.5%
more
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Nevada average (13% vs 39% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 26% Nevada)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school13%
District avg39%
Nevada avg39%
147th of 148
Nevada public middle schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 71 pts since 2016
From top 29% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Nevada Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
18th of 18Middle Schools in the Washoe County
4th of 12Washoe County among Nevada districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
20268.0147 of 1480.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.9150 of 1510.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.8120 of 15321.6%★☆☆☆☆
202330.995 of 15237.5%★★☆☆☆
202238.486 of 15143.0%★★☆☆☆
202129.896 of 14533.8%★★☆☆☆
201968.746 of 15971.1%★★★★☆
201879.021 of 11481.6%★★★★☆
201772.431 of 12675.4%★★★★☆
201665.135 of 12271.3%★★★★☆
201464.240 of 11765.8%★★★☆☆
201364.541 of 12166.1%★★★☆☆
201267.428 of 8466.7%★★★☆☆
201166.229 of 8264.6%★★★☆☆
201064.026 of 7062.9%★★★☆☆
200960.432 of 8361.4%★★★☆☆
200869.223 of 8272.0%★★★★☆
200688.25 of 7193.0%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201875.06 of 4486.4%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201832.958 of 7522.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201879.420 of 10681.1%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201843.948 of 9549.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201846.949 of 10051.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201878.819 of 10882.4%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201893.31 of 6098.3%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201836.254 of 8435.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201893.53 of 10597.1%★★★★★
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Multi-racial (2018)98th percentile+17 vs school
White (2018)97th percentile+16 vs school
Asian (2018)86th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2018)82nd percentile~ school
Female (2018)81st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2018)51st percentile-31 vs school
Hispanic (2018)49th percentile-32 vs school
Special Education (2018)36th percentile-46 vs school
English Language Learner (2018)23rd percentile-59 vs school
By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?
Reading20%-25 vs state
Science12%-14 vs state
Mathematics7%-29 vs state

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Open Quote This school is a terrible school.Teachers target a child and it's up to the parent to stop it. The teachers will refuse the work will criticize and even belittle your child.Even if the papers are graded they mark it missing.Parents be ware .If your child complains listen these teachers here are a nasty mess. The pity of it is that most of the kids targeted are special needs .. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Edward L. Pine Middle School

Edward L. Pine Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Nevada middle schools.

Students at Edward L. Pine Middle School are 71% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 740 students attended Edward L. Pine Middle School.

Students who attend Edward L. Pine Middle School usually go on to attend Galena High School

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