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Best kept secret at Churchill County Middle School?
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Enrollment
700
Middle
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHURCHILL·NCES 320003000003
Churchill County Middle School
650 South Maine Street, Fallon, NV 89406 · (775) 423-7701 · Churchill County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL700 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
700 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 85%
Community
1
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 | 229 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 233 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 238 | 34% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 70% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Churchill County Middle School→Churchill County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Churchill. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
NV avg 45.8% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
15.0%
NV avg 35.6% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 12.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nevada's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Churchill County Middle School
Churchill County Middle School's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill County Middle School this school | 700 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| Fernley Intermediate School Fernley | 658 | 100.0% | 20.1% |
| Silverland Middle School Fernley | 677 | 100.0% | 24.6% |
| Cold Springs Middle School RENO | 612 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| Rosemary Clarke Middle School Pahrump | 1,030 | 100.0% | 27.9% |
| Dayton Intermediate School Dayton | 356 | 100.0% | 23.7% |
Matched among Nevada middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Churchill County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #64 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #68 of 98 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #71 of 98 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 700 | #65 of 113 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #31 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #46 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #3 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #21 of 21 |
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
700
-57 (-8%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 700 | 35 | 20.0:1 | 100% (700) |
| 2023-24 | 724 | 33.5 | 21.6:1 | 100% (724) |
| 2022-23 | 741 | 37 | 20.0:1 | 100% (741) |
| 2020-21 | 757 | 42 | 18.0:1 | 100% (757) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 38 | 18.3:1 | 51% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 698 | 37 | 18.9:1 | 52% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | 33 | 19.3:1 | 44% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 750 | 42 | 17.9:1 | 29% (220) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 31 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Churchill County Middle School.
About Churchill County Middle School
Churchill County Middle School is a public medium-sized middle-grades school in Fallon, Nevada. Enrolled students number 700 students, in grades 6 through 8.
In Churchill, 6 schools enroll a combined 3,186 students.
A majority of students at Churchill County Middle School, 57%, are White. Next come 26% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Native American. The county population is about 74% White. Churchill County Middle School has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Churchill County Middle School counts 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 20.0 students for each one. The 22.4:1 average for middle schools in Nevada is higher than this school's figure. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 86% for public schools in Churchill County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Churchill County Middle School would score about 32.5%. It scores 21.2%, 11.4 points below that figure.
Among Churchill County residents, median household income is about $79,163, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 8 public schools in Churchill County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,983.
The nearest other public school, Churchill County High School, is about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 35.7%; Churchill County Middle School's is 21.2%, ranking 6th of 6.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The number of students declined from 757 to 700 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 20.0:1, from 18.0:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Churchill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,805
Census ACS
Median income
$79,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,983 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Churchill
- Churchill County High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
- E C Best ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- Numa Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Lahontan Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Northside Early Learning CenterElementary · 105 students
- Churchill County Adult EdCombined
Other schools in Fallon
- Churchill County High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
- Oasis AcademyCombined · 797 students
- E C Best ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- Numa Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Lahontan Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Northside Early Learning CenterElementary · 105 students
Nearby schools
- Churchill County High School0.5 mi · 1,025
- Lahontan Elementary School0.8 mi · 436
- E C Best Elementary0.8 mi · 465
- Oasis Academy0.8 mi · 797
- Northside Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 105
- Numa Elementary School1.0 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About Churchill County Middle SchoolHow large is Churchill County Middle School?
Churchill County Middle School enrolls approximately 700 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Churchill County Middle School serve?
Churchill County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Churchill County Middle School have?
Churchill County Middle School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
How diverse is Churchill County Middle School?
Churchill County Middle School reports a student body of 57% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Churchill County Middle School in?
Churchill County Middle School is part of Churchill.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.