DESERT SKIES MIDDLE SCHOOL

As an average-sized junior high in SUN VALLEY, Nevada, DESERT SKIES MIDDLE SCHOOL teaches 875 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Washoe County.

Across the 113 schools in Washoe County (63,412 students total), DESERT SKIES MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, DESERT SKIES MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 18% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.4:1, putting DESERT SKIES MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Washoe County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DESERT SKIES MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 18.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Washoe County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,096 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. DESERT SKIES MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 127 public schools in Washoe County (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students).

VIRGINIA PALMER ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DESERT SKIES MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

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