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Fred W. Traner Middle School

Q: Is Fred W. Traner Middle School a good school?

Fred W. Traner Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Nevada middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Fred W. Traner Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Fred W. Traner Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Fred W. Traner Middle School?

Students at Fred W. Traner Middle School are 68% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades 6-8

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 151 Nevada Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Nevada middle schools

Summary

Fred W. Traner Middle School is a public middle school in Reno, Nevada, serving 574 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. However, Fred W. Traner Middle School itself has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in Nevada, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

The school significantly underperforms compared to the Washoe County and Nevada state averages in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.7% of students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 36.4% in Washoe County and 35.4% statewide. Similarly, in reading, only 24.7% of students were proficient or better, compared to 44.5% in Washoe County and 45.6% statewide. Fred W. Traner Middle School also has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.6% to 38.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

In contrast, the nearby middle schools in the Washoe County School District, such as Billinghurst Middle School, Darrel Swope Middle School, and Coral Academy Middle School, significantly outperform Fred W. Traner Middle School in academic achievement, with much higher proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates.

530

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,783

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Carville Drive
Reno, NV 89512

(775) 333-5130

District: Washoe County

Feeder schools for Fred W. Traner Middle School:

Elementary:	Bernice Mathews Elementary
	Glenn Duncan S.T.E.M. Academy
	Lois Allen Elementary
	Rita Cannan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.7%

White:

11.7%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — <1st percentile in 2022 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 8th (2025) from a <1st-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (17% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 27% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg39%

Nevada avg39%

139^th of 151

Nevada public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	11.0	139 of 151	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	153 of 153	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	151 of 152	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	151 of 151	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	144 of 145	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	150 of 159	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	111 of 114	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	118 of 126	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.3	110 of 122	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.5	91 of 117	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	98 of 121	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	68 of 84	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.1	61 of 82	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.4	67 of 83	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.3	66 of 82	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	25.2	69 of 75	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	11.7	102 of 106	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	13.4	91 of 95	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	14.7	93 of 100	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	11.9	101 of 108	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	2.8	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	26.3	73 of 84	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	3.4	104 of 105	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2018)13th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)8th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)7th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2018)6th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2018)4th percentile~ school

Female (2018)4th percentile~ school

White (2018)1st percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2018)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading25%-21 vs state

Science16%-11 vs state

Mathematics10%-26 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lou Mendive Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Whitewood Drive	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5990	964	46	20.9		403 (41.8%)	29 (3.0%)	392 (40.7%)	28 (2.9%)	15 (1.6%)	24 (2.5%)	73 (7.6%)	46.8	75^th of 151 public middle schools	50.3%		36.5	86^th of 153 public middle schools	43.8%	11		32.7	28.7	23.7	28.5		41.4	54.3	39.7	45.5		43.2	43.2	$8,827	$532	$8,295
Billinghurst Middle School	Public	6-8	6685 Chesterfield Lane	Reno	89523	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 746-5870	993	44	22.5	25.9%	603 (60.7%)	22 (2.2%)	227 (22.9%)	59 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	74 (7.5%)	70.6	45^th of 151 public middle schools	70.2%		70.8	47^th of 153 public middle schools	69.3%	2		57.9	47.7	39.7	48.8		58.0	52.0	45.8	52.2		46.3	46.3	$8,745	$667	$8,078

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred W. Traner Middle School

How many students attend Fred W. Traner Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Fred W. Traner Middle School.

What district is Fred W. Traner Middle School in?

Washoe County

Is Fred W. Traner Middle School a good school?

Fred W. Traner Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Nevada middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Fred W. Traner Middle School?

Students at Fred W. Traner Middle School are 68% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

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