Summary:
ZIP code 89511 in Reno, Nevada is served by exactly one middle school — Marce Herz Middle School — which enrolls about 957 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Washoe County school district. Because it is the only middle school in the area, families here have a single neighborhood option, so the most useful comparisons are against the district, the state, and the school's own results over time.
The school is a strong performer. In 2025–2026, 57.6% of students met proficiency in math, 65.6% in reading, and 55.0% in science — roughly 20 to 30 percentage points above both the district and the state in every subject. It also leads district and state at every grade level tested: 6th-grade math is 63.6%, 7th-grade math 56.7%, and 8th-grade math 51.8%, while reading runs from 67.6% in 6th grade to 62.4% in 8th. Scores ease somewhat as students move from 6th to 8th grade, but stay far above district and state figures throughout. Statewide, Marce Herz has ranked between 18th and 24th of roughly 150 Nevada middle schools over the past three years, holding a 4-star rating and reaching the 88th percentile in 2025–2026 — consistently top-tier rather than a one-year spike.
On school context, chronic absenteeism is 18.1%, well below the district's 27.5% and the state's 25.5%, though it still means about one in five students. Just 12.33% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending was $11,154 in 2023–2024, and the student-teacher ratio is 22.7. Overall, families in 89511 have access to a high-performing, stable middle school that outperforms both its district and the state.
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