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Archie Clayton Middle School

Public | 7-8 | 570 students

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4 stars

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Posted November 7, 2012

After having spent time/gas and money to take my grandson $ to buy a Clayton School sweatshirt the staff in the office was very helpful and promised me that my grandson would be told that his order had been placed by his grandma (nani) and that the "cash" insisted upon would be given along with the order form to the teacher in charge of this particular project. Come to find out my grandson was NEVER TOLD THAT I PD FOR HIS SWEATSHIRT & the order had been placed 3 days before it was due!! This school leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to cash only projects! good thing I insisted on a receipt!!


Posted December 14, 2011

I love this middle school. After moving to a different school zone, we had to enroll my son in Clayton instead of Swope where all his grade school friends are going. At first he was very disappointed in having to change to a different school zone and having to make new friends. But now I think it is the best middle school in Reno; my son loves it, is super motivated, and his friends at the other school are not as happy with their middle school experience as my son is. Clayton has a special way of motivating kids and keeping them excited about learning. I love this school!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted August 11, 2010

This school is the best middle school I have enrolled my daughter in. She used to bring me C's and D's but now she brings me A's and B's. The teachers are great and the students are respectful.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted January 18, 2009

After transferring from another middle school I as a parent have been deeply disappointed in Clayton. Some of the teachers appear angry dissatisfied burned-out or incompetent. My strong intelligent healthy daughter has become tainted and is learning not to achieve to her best ability. Get it together Clayton these are our future leaders, teachers, and clergy.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted August 25, 2008

it is an awesome school it made me love school! we had so much fun but still learned what we needed to.
—Submitted by a student


Posted April 8, 2008

This school has a strange way of helping students stay positive. Maybe instead of running them off and not taking the time to listen to them they might actually want to be part of school events and play school sports. It's really sad when you actually have a good student that ends up being pushed from staying on the right track.
—Submitted by a parent


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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 71% in 2011.

305 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
72%

2010

 
 
68%

2009

 
 
65%

2008

 
 
67%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 53% in 2011.

305 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
45%

2010

 
 
81%

2009

 
 
69%

2008

 
 
63%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 59% in 2011.

247 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
66%

2010

 
 
50%

2009

 
 
59%

2008

 
 
56%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 45% in 2011.

246 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
53%

2010

 
 
64%

2009

 
 
59%

2008

 
 
51%
Science

The state average for Science was 48% in 2011.

246 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
57%

2010

 
 
53%

2009

 
 
61%

2008

 
 
61%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 60% in 2011.

244 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
71%

2010

 
 
62%

2009

 
 
59%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

Math

All Students72%
Female70%
Male63%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islander76%
Hispanic68%
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White/Caucasian65%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch66%
Full price78%
Students with disabilities (IEP)n/a
Students without disabilities82%
Students with limited English proficiency49%
Proficient in English74%

Reading

All Students45%
Female57%
Male36%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic30%
White/Caucasian51%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch38%
Full price59%
Students with disabilities (IEP)n/a
Students without disabilities54%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English52%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Nevada Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

Math

All Students66%
Female63%
Male67%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islander82%
Hispanic53%
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White/Caucasian76%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch52%
Full price85%
Students with disabilities (IEP)n/a
Students without disabilities73%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English73%

Reading

All Students53%
Female61%
Male47%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic40%
White/Caucasian63%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch37%
Full price76%
Students without disabilities59%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English65%

Science

All Students57%
Female54%
Male60%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic45%
White/Caucasian72%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch43%
Full price75%
Students without disabilities63%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English66%

Writing

All Students71%
Female69%
Male64%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islander65%
Hispanic56%
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White/Caucasian77%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch61%
Full price73%
Students with disabilities (IEP)n/a
Students without disabilities76%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English73%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Nevada Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 53% 42%
Hispanic 32% 37%
Asian/Pacific Islander 6% 8%
Black 6% 11%
American Indian/Alaska Native 3% 2%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 44%N/A39%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 19N/A20
Source: NCES, 2008-2009
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1295 Wyoming Ave
Reno, NV 89503
Phone: (775) 746-5860

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