Enrollment
77
Middle
DISTRICT 74 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN·NCES 320027000410
Meadow Valley Middle School
91 N 4th Street, Panaca, NV 89042 · (775) 728-4655 · Lincoln County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL77 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Nevada public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
11.8:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
27 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 7 | 38 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 51% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
67.2%
NV avg 45.8% . +16.6pp since 2023
Math
35.2%
NV avg 35.6% . -10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 45.4% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Meadow Valley Middle School
Meadow Valley Middle School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Valley Middle School this school | 77 | 35.1% | 47.6% |
| Pahranagat Valley Middle School Alamo | 71 | 38.0% | 37.7% |
| Virginia City Middle School Virginia City | 106 | 29.2% | 42.6% |
| Wells Jr High School Wells | 54 | 37.0% | 37.6% |
| Incline Middle School INCLINE VILLAGE | 122 | 27.0% | 38.8% |
| Eleanor Lemaire Junior High School Battle Mountain | 310 | 49.4% | 14.4% |
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 Meadow Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 77 | #102 of 113 |
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
77
+8 (+12%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 98
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 77 | 6.5 | 11.8:1 | 35% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 5.2 | 15.9:1 | 43% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 5.2 | 15.1:1 | 44% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 69 | 6 | 11.5:1 | 46% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 77 | 7 | 11.0:1 | 44% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 73 | 7 | 10.4:1 | 49% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 81 | 5 | 16.2:1 | 47% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 98 | 6 | 16.3:1 | 46% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadow Valley Middle School.
About Meadow Valley Middle School
Meadow Valley Middle School is a very small middle-grades school in Nevada, with an address in Panaca. The school enrolls 77 students in grades 7 through 8. On average, middle schools in Nevada enroll around 767, and this school is 90% below that mark.
Lincoln has 958 students spread across 9 schools.
Meadow Valley Middle School is 82% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Lincoln County, where about 85% of residents are White. The diversity index for Meadow Valley Middle School is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Meadow Valley Middle School reported 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.8:1. Middle schools in Nevada average 22.4:1, 10.6 more students per teacher than here. There are 27 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 35% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Lincoln County average 47%.
Meadow Valley Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of Nevada public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Meadow Valley Middle School would be expected to post about 47.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Lincoln County show that median household income comes to about $72,307, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 1%. Lincoln County counts 11 public schools with about 958 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Panaca Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Meadow Valley Middle School is 4th of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Meadow Valley Middle School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment rose by 12% across 4 years, from 69 in 2020-21 to 77 in 2024-25.
The Meadow Valley Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,405
Census ACS
Median income
$72,307
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
1%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
958 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln
- Panaca Elementary SchoolElementary · 193 students
- Pahranagat Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 161 students
- Lincoln County High SchoolHigh · 151 students
- Pahranagat Valley High SchoolHigh · 90 students
- Caliente Elementary SchoolElementary · 87 students
- Pahranagat Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 71 students
Other schools in Panaca
- Panaca Elementary SchoolElementary · 193 students
- Lincoln County High SchoolHigh · 151 students
- Lincoln County Adult CorrectionsCombined
- Lincoln County Adult High SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Panaca Elementary School0.1 mi · 193
- Lincoln County High School0.1 mi · 151
- Pioche Elementary School10.8 mi · 64
- C O Bastian High School13.5 mi · 64
- Caliente Elementary School13.9 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Meadow Valley Middle SchoolHow large is Meadow Valley Middle School?
Meadow Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 77 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Meadow Valley Middle School serve?
Meadow Valley Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Meadow Valley Middle School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Meadow Valley Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Meadow Valley Middle School?
Student demographics at Meadow Valley Middle School are roughly 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Meadow Valley Middle School in?
Meadow Valley Middle School is part of Lincoln.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.