Summary:
ZIP code 89523 contains exactly one middle school: Billinghurst Middle School, which serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 993 students as part of the Washoe County district in the Reno area. Because there is only one middle school here, families have a single option at this level, but it is a strong one: Billinghurst holds a 4-star rating and ranked 36th of 148 Nevada middle schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 76th percentile.
That standing reflects steady improvement. Billinghurst moved from 47th of 153 in 2023–2024 to 45th of 151 in 2024–2025, then to 36th of 148 in 2025–2026, with its percentile rising from 69 to 76 while it kept 4 stars throughout. The district as a whole ranks 4th of 12 Nevada districts, at the 67th percentile with 4 stars, so the school's relative state standing is above its district's.
Test scores support that picture. In 2025–2026 SBAC testing, Billinghurst outperformed both district and state in every reported subject: math at 53.1% proficient versus 37% for the district and 36.2% for the state; reading at 53.1% versus 44.4% and 45.2%; and science at 43.5% versus 26.3% and 25.5%. Grade-level results show especially wide math gaps — 8th grade math was 24.6 points above the district — and 7th grade reading reached 60.3%, the highest reported score. Science declined 2.8 points year over year but remained above benchmarks. Chronic absenteeism is 22.8%, lower than the district's 27.5% and the state's 25.5%. Additional context: 25.88% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $11,008, and the student-teacher ratio is 22.5.
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