State/Public Middle Open

Darrel Swope Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 901 Keele Drive, Reno, Washoe County, 89509

946
Pupils
26.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Darrel Swope Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Reno, Washoe County. The school has 946 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washoe County School District school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.9:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Washoe County School District

Enrollment & staffing

Darrel Swope Middle School enrolls 946 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.9:1.

Male students
468 (49%)
Female students
478 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
35.1
Student-teacher ratio
26.9:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White55959%
Hispanic or Latino23825%
Two or more races656.9%
Asian505.3%
Black or African American151.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander151.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

241 of the school's 946 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 228 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 6โ€“8

Darrel Swope Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-20, state senate district 15, state house district 27.

School district: Washoe County

Darrel Swope Middle School is one of 112 schools in Washoe County, based in RENO, Nevada. The district serves 63,559 students district-wide and employs 3,215 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 946 students, Darrel Swope Middle School is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.

63,559
District students
112
Schools
3,215
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

63%
Reading proficient
44%
Math proficient
9%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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