SKY RANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a heavily attended intermediate school in SPARKS, Nevada, SKY RANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL instructs 1,206 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Washoe County. Enrollment runs roughly 57% larger than the state mean of about 767.

SKY RANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 113 schools operated by Washoe County, a district that educates 63,412 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SKY RANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 32% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.1:1. The state averages around 22.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Washoe County's rate of about 56%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SKY RANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Washoe County) reports that median household earnings sit near $88,096, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Washoe County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), of which SKY RANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: JOHN BOHACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SKY RANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SKY RANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 40.8%.

SKY RANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

On this page, the feed for SKY RANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.