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What's the one class at DESERT SKIES MIDDLE SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
875
Middle
DISTRICT 769 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000932
Desert Skies Middle School
7550 DONATELLO DR, SUN VALLEY, NV 89433 · (775) 674-4915 · Washoe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL875 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Nevada public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nevada public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
875 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 296 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 265 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 314 | 36% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.4%
NV avg 45.8% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
9.8%
NV avg 35.6% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.4% | 9.8% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 8.8% |
% 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
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% 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 Desert Skies Middle School
Desert Skies Middle School's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Skies Middle School this school | 875 | 100.0% | 18.6% |
| Sparks Middle School SPARKS | 622 | 100.0% | 16.1% |
| George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy SPARKS | 613 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
| E. Otis Vaughn Middle School RENO | 554 | 100.0% | 17.1% |
| Edward L. Pine Middle School RENO | 740 | 100.0% | 16.8% |
| O'Callaghan Mike MS i3 Learn Academy Las Vegas | 1,419 | 100.0% | 52.8% |
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 Desert Skies Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #72 of 94 | #12 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #85 of 98 no change | #15 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #80 of 98 ▲ 9 | #13 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 875 | #55 of 113 | #8 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #21 of 94 | #4 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #81 of 94 | #16 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #77 of 95 | #9 of 17 |
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
875
-199 (-19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 875 | 46 | 19.0:1 | 100% (875) |
| 2023-24 | 918 | 44 | 20.9:1 | 100% (918) |
| 2022-23 | 978 | 46 | 21.3:1 | 100% (978) |
| 2020-21 | 1,074 | 53 | 20.3:1 | 100% (1,074) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Desert Skies Middle School.
About Desert Skies Middle School
Desert Skies Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in SUN VALLEY, Nevada. It enrolled 875 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Washoe County has 114 schools and 63,959 students, and Desert Skies Middle School is one of those schools.
At Desert Skies Middle School, Hispanic students make up 75% of the student body. The remaining shares are 18% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. Washoe County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Desert Skies Middle School employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.4:1 average for middle schools in Nevada. Desert Skies Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%. Public schools in Washoe County average 56%.
The allk12 Grade for Desert Skies Middle School is C-. Compared with Nevada public middle schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Desert Skies Middle School, the prediction is 32.5% and the result is 18.6%.
Washoe County has about 497,200 residents, and the median household income is $88,096, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Washoe County has 127 public schools and roughly 68,279 students.
The closest public school, Virginia Palmer Elementary, is about 1.1 miles from Desert Skies Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Desert Skies Middle School is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Desert Skies Middle School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Desert Skies Middle School's enrollment declined 19%, to 875. The number of students per teacher fell from 20.3 to 19.0 over 4 years.
Community posts for Desert Skies Middle School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Washoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
497,200
Census ACS
Median income
$88,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
68,279 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washoe County
- North Valleys High SchoolHigh · 2,307 students
- Spanish Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Edward C. Reed High SchoolHigh · 2,092 students
- Procter R. Hug High SchoolHigh · 2,008 students
- Reno High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Damonte Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,738 students
Nearby schools
- Virginia Palmer Elementary1.1 mi · 419
- Esther Bennett Elementary1.4 mi · 529
- Jesse Hall Elementary School1.9 mi · 480
- Sun Valley Elementary2.2 mi · 520
- John Bohach Elementary School2.3 mi · 686
- Sky Ranch Middle School2.4 mi · 1,206
Frequently asked questions
About Desert Skies Middle SchoolHow large is Desert Skies Middle School?
Desert Skies Middle School enrolls approximately 875 students in grades 06-08.
Is Desert Skies Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Desert Skies Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Desert Skies Middle School have?
Desert Skies Middle School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Desert Skies Middle School?
Student demographics at Desert Skies Middle School are roughly 18% White, 75% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Desert Skies Middle School in?
Desert Skies Middle School is part of Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.