Enrollment
40
Middle
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NYE·NCES 320036000564
Amargosa Valley Middle School
1560 E. Amargosa Farm Rd., Amargosa, NV 89020 · (775) 372-5324 · Nye County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL40 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
40 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 85%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 7 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 38% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.6%
NV avg 45.8% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Nevada average is about 46 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Amargosa Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Nye County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 40 | #109 of 113 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
40
+2 (+5%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 54
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 9.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40 | 3.5 | 11.4:1 | 100% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 54 | 4 | 13.5:1 | 100% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 55 | 2.5 | 22.0:1 | 100% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 38 | 4 | 9.5:1 | 100% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 54 | 3 | 18.0:1 | 100% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 53 | 2 | 26.5:1 | 72% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 54 | 4 | 13.5:1 | 94% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amargosa Valley Middle School.
About Amargosa Valley Middle School
Located in Amargosa, Nevada, Amargosa Valley Middle School is a small middle-grades school. School enrollment was 40 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Nevada average about 767 students.
Nye serves 5,721 students across 23 schools.
Amargosa Valley Middle School enrolls a student body that is 83% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 10% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 17% Hispanic among all Nye County residents.
The school employs the equivalent of 3.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.4:1. Among middle schools in Nevada, the typical ratio is 22.4:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Nye County.
Across Nye County, median household income is about $60,714, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Nye County number 29 and enroll about 5,733.
The closest other public school is Amargosa Valley Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Amargosa Valley Middle School went from 38 students to 40. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 9.5:1 to 11.4:1.
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Nye County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,344
Census ACS
Median income
$60,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
5,733 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nye
- Pahrump Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Rosemary Clarke Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,030 students
- Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Manse Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- J G Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Hafen Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
Other schools in Amargosa
- Amargosa Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 109 students
Nearby schools
- Amargosa Valley Elementary School0.0 mi · 109
- Beatty High School28.2 mi · 104
- Beatty Middle School28.7 mi · 30
- Beatty Elementary School28.7 mi · 60
- Manse Elementary School31.1 mi · 535
- Rosemary Clarke Middle School31.8 mi · 1,030
Frequently asked questions
About Amargosa Valley Middle SchoolHow many students attend Amargosa Valley Middle School?
Amargosa Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 40 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Amargosa Valley Middle School serve?
Amargosa Valley Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Amargosa Valley Middle School have?
Amargosa Valley Middle School employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Amargosa Valley Middle School?
At Amargosa Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 83% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Amargosa Valley Middle School public or private?
Amargosa Valley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nye.
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