Pahranagat Valley Middle School

Set in Alamo, Nevada, Pahranagat Valley Middle School is a tiny middle-grades school, run under Lincoln. It caters to 71 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 91% smaller than the state mean of about 767.

Lincoln runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 958 students. Pahranagat Valley Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Pahranagat Valley Middle School reports that nearly all students (90%) are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lincoln County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Pahranagat Valley Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.4%; this one delivers 37.7%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lincoln County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,307, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lincoln County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 958 students), Pahranagat Valley Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Pahranagat Valley High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Pahranagat Valley Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 9%: 65 students in 2018 compared to 71 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 8.1:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.