Enrollment
71
Middle
DISTRICT 74 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN·NCES 320027000423
Pahranagat Valley Middle School
158 Main Street, Alamo, NV 89001 · (775) 725-3321 · Lincoln County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL71 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Nevada public middle schools
- B+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
9.7:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
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 6 | 23 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 32% |
Student demographics
18%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lincoln. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
NV avg 45.8% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
25.7%
NV avg 35.6% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 25.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 28.5% |
% 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Pahranagat Valley Middle School
Pahranagat Valley Middle School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pahranagat Valley Middle School this school | 71 | 38.0% | 37.7% |
| Meadow Valley Middle School Panaca | 77 | 35.1% | 47.6% |
| Virginia City Middle School Virginia City | 106 | 29.2% | 42.6% |
| Wells Jr High School Wells | 54 | 37.0% | 37.6% |
| Eleanor Lemaire Junior High School Battle Mountain | 310 | 49.4% | 14.4% |
| Pau Wa Lu Middle School Gardnerville | 460 | 41.1% | 28.8% |
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 Pahranagat Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 71 | #103 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
71
+6 (+9%) vs 2020
+18% since 2000-01, when it was 60
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 71 | 7.3 | 9.7:1 | 38% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 60 | 5.8 | 10.4:1 | 32% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 64 | 2.8 | 23.3:1 | 38% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 65 | 4 | 16.3:1 | 43% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 65 | 8 | 8.1:1 | 40% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 67 | 9 | 7.4:1 | 48% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 33 | N/A | N/A | 30% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 60 | 5 | 12.0:1 | 37% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pahranagat Valley Middle School.
About Pahranagat Valley Middle School
Pahranagat Valley Middle School is a small middle school located in Alamo, Nevada. It serves 71 students in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Nevada is roughly 767 students; this school is 91% smaller than that.
Pahranagat Valley Middle School is in Lincoln, a district with 958 students across 9 schools.
Pahranagat Valley Middle School's enrollment is 90% White. It is also 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.4:1 average for middle schools in Nevada. Eligible students account for 38% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Lincoln County, the average eligibility rate is 47%.
Pahranagat Valley Middle School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 59% of Nevada public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Pahranagat Valley Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.7%, compared with a predicted 46.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Nevada schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Lincoln County show that the median household income is $72,307, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 1% of residents are in poverty. Lincoln County is home to 11 public schools and about 958 public school students.
The closest public school to Pahranagat Valley Middle School is Pahranagat Valley High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 2 other public schools are within five miles.
The NCES locale for Pahranagat Valley Middle School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school enrolled 71 students in 2024-25, 6 more than the 65 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.7:1) than in 2020-21 (16.3:1).
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Meadow Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 77 students
Other schools in Alamo
- Pahranagat Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 161 students
- Pahranagat Valley High SchoolHigh · 90 students
Nearby schools
- Pahranagat Valley High School0.0 mi · 90
- Pahranagat Valley Elementary School0.4 mi · 161
Frequently asked questions
About Pahranagat Valley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pahranagat Valley Middle School?
Pahranagat Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 71 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Pahranagat Valley Middle School serve?
Pahranagat Valley Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pahranagat Valley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pahranagat Valley Middle School is approximately 9.7:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pahranagat Valley Middle School?
Student demographics at Pahranagat Valley Middle School are roughly 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Pahranagat Valley Middle School public or private?
Pahranagat Valley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lincoln.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.