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Edward L. Pine Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 151 Nevada Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Nevada middle schools

Summary

Edward L. Pine Middle School is a public magnet middle school in Reno, Nevada, serving 806 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Washoe County School District, which is ranked 4 out of 12 in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Edward L. Pine Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in SBAC Mathematics (6.5%), SBAC Reading (19.3%), and SBAC Science (13.4%) were significantly lower than the Washoe County (36.4%, 44.5%, and 28.5%) and Nevada (35.4%, 45.6%, and 27.2%) averages. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.6% to 35.1% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to other nearby middle schools in the Washoe County School District, such as Marce Herz Middle School and Darrel Swope Middle School, Edward L. Pine Middle School consistently underperforms. The school's declining statewide ranking, from 21 out of 114 Nevada middle schools in 2017-2018 to 150 out of 151 in 2024-2025, and its corresponding drop in SchoolDigger star rating from 4 to 0, suggest the need for a comprehensive review of the school's instructional practices, resource allocation, and support systems to address the unique needs of its diverse student population and improve overall student outcomes.

740

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,586

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...
	Ted Hunsberger Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

White:

15.4%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (13% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 27% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg39%

Nevada avg39%

150^th of 151

Nevada public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 71 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 18Middle Schools in the Washoe County

4^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	150 of 151	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	120 of 153	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	95 of 152	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	86 of 151	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	96 of 145	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.7	46 of 159	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	21 of 114	81.6%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	31 of 126	75.4%	★★★★☆
2016	65.1	35 of 122	71.3%	★★★★☆
2014	64.2	40 of 117	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.5	41 of 121	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.4	28 of 84	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.2	29 of 82	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.0	26 of 70	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.4	32 of 83	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.2	23 of 82	72.0%	★★★★☆
2006	88.2	5 of 71	93.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	75.0	6 of 44	86.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	32.9	58 of 75	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	79.4	20 of 106	81.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	43.9	48 of 95	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	46.9	49 of 100	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	78.8	19 of 108	82.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	93.3	1 of 60	98.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	36.2	54 of 84	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	93.5	3 of 105	97.1%	★★★★★

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 (2024-2025) ?

Reading19%-26 vs state

Science13%-14 vs state

Mathematics6%-29 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, June 2, 2011

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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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)					SBAC Reading (2025)					SBAC Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 5th Grade	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edward L. Pine Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4800 Neil Road	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(775) 689-2550	740	29	25.5	100.0%	114 (15.4%)	33 (4.5%)	523 (70.7%)	31 (4.2%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	29 (3.9%)	7.9	150^th of 151 public middle schools	0.7%		18.8	120^th of 153 public middle schools	21.6%	30				8.1	6.5		15.8	21.0	21.0	19.3		13.4	13.4	$10,586	$1,107	$9,479
E. Otis Vaughn Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Bresson Avenue	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 333-5160	554	31	18.1	100.0%	72 (13.0%)	15 (2.7%)	409 (73.8%)	19 (3.4%)	6 (1.1%)	10 (1.8%)	22 (4.0%)	10.3	141^st of 151 public middle schools	6.6%		13.4	130^th of 153 public middle schools	15.0%	11			15.9		10.6		11.9	31.8	14.6	19.5		17.4	17.4	$9,736	$1,477	$8,260
Kendyl Depoali Middle School	Public	6-8	9300 Wilbur May Parkway	Reno	89521	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 852-6700	921	36	25.5	26.3%	473 (51.4%)	24 (2.6%)	254 (27.6%)	65 (7.1%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (0.9%)	91 (9.9%)	75.2	39^th of 151 public middle schools	74.2%		79.6	32^nd of 153 public middle schools	79.1%	7		47.7	41.3	41.6	43.6		50.3	62.4	61.4	57.9		55.2	55.2	$9,510	$742	$8,768
Darrel Swope Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	901 Keele Drive	Reno	89509	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	No	(775) 333-5330	1,027	37	27.7	27.9%	633 (61.6%)	12 (1.2%)	238 (23.2%)	55 (5.4%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.4%)	72 (7.0%)	78	36^th of 151 public middle schools	76.2%		78.8	36^th of 153 public middle schools	76.5%			50.4	46.7	46.0	47.7		55.8	61.4	55.1	57.6		57.7	57.7	$9,700	$622	$9,078
Coral Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	1350 E. Ninth St	Reno	89512	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 323-2332	588	21	28.0	23.6%	224 (38.1%)	19 (3.2%)	211 (35.9%)	82 (13.9%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	43 (7.3%)	73.5	42^nd of 151 public middle schools	72.2%		71.4	46^th of 153 public middle schools	69.9%	4	43.6	44.3	41.2	26.9	39.0	56.3	56.2	72.0	60.2	61.9	31.3	55.6	46.4	$4,587	$194	$4,393
Fred W. Traner Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Carville Drive	Reno	89512	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 333-5130	530	30	17.9	100.0%	62 (11.7%)	38 (7.2%)	359 (67.7%)	23 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.8%)	23 (4.3%)	11	139^th of 151 public middle schools	7.9%		5.9	153^rd of 153 public middle schools	0.0%	14		12.6	7.8	8.9	9.7		24.0	28.4	21.0	24.7		16.5	16.5	$10,783	$1,522	$9,261
George L. Dilworth S.T.E.M Academy	Public	6-8	255 Prater Way	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5740	613	35	17.5	100.0%	107 (17.5%)	31 (5.1%)	414 (67.5%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.6%)	33 (5.4%)	15.6	123^rd of 151 public middle schools	18.5%		13.6	129^th of 153 public middle schools	15.7%	6		14.8	13.2	16.0	14.6		24.8	25.9	26.2	25.6		23.2	23.2	$10,545	$1,415	$9,131
Sparks Middle School	Public	6-8	2275 18th Street	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5770	622	32	19.4	100.0%	65 (10.5%)	14 (2.3%)	494 (79.4%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	19 (3.1%)	10	142^nd of 151 public middle schools	6.0%		11.9	134^th of 153 public middle schools	12.4%	8		13.5	13.3	6.8	11.3		17.5	23.6	19.4	20.3		16.7	16.7	$10,374	$1,504	$8,870
Marce Herz Middle School	Public	6-8	13455 Thomas Creek Rd	Reno	89511	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 851-5629	957	42	22.7	12.3%	692 (72.3%)	8 (0.8%)	135 (14.1%)	55 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (6.2%)	86.3	24^th of 151 public middle schools	84.1%		87.4	20^th of 153 public middle schools	86.9%	4		59.9	62.1	41.9	55.9		64.2	70.4	58.8	64.9		55.6	55.6	$8,774	$632	$8,142
Archie Clayton Pre-A.P. Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	1295 Wyoming Avenue	Reno	89503	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	No	(775) 746-5860	667	31	21.5	100.0%	260 (39.0%)	42 (6.3%)	272 (40.8%)	24 (3.6%)	10 (1.5%)	11 (1.6%)	48 (7.2%)	41.9	85^th of 151 public middle schools	43.7%		46.4	74^th of 153 public middle schools	51.6%	11		26.1	29.2	25.8	27.1		41.2	43.4	42.0	42.2		40.4	40.4	$10,115	$652	$9,463

Frequently Asked Questions about Edward L. Pine Middle School

What district is Edward L. Pine Middle School in?

Washoe County

Is Edward L. Pine Middle School a good school?

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

How many students attend Edward L. Pine Middle School?

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

What high school do graduates of Edward L. Pine Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Edward L. Pine Middle School?

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

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