Enrollment
69
Middle
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NYE·NCES 320036000618
Tonopah Middle School
1220 Idaho Cir, Tonopah, NV 89049 · (775) 482-3698 · Nye County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
69 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 17 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 38% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
37.5%
NV avg 45.8% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
28.1%
NV avg 35.6% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 4 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.5% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.8% | 23.8% |
% 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 →
Where Tonopah Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Nye County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 69 | #104 of 113 | #2 of 6 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
69
+3 (+5%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 89
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 7.3:1
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 | 69 | 4.5 | 15.3:1 | 100% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 2.7 | 24.0:1 | 100% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 3.5 | 20.0:1 | 100% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 66 | 9 | 7.3:1 | 100% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 86 | 5 | 17.2:1 | 41% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 75 | 5 | 15.0:1 | 41% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 89 | 5 | 17.8:1 | 38% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tonopah Middle School.
About Tonopah Middle School
Students in Tonopah, Nevada, attend Tonopah Middle School, a small middle-grades school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 69 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Nevada) has about 767 students.
Nye has 5,721 students spread across 23 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Tonopah Middle School is 65% White. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Tonopah Middle School has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.3:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Nevada is 22.4:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Nye County, the average is about the same, 100%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Tonopah Middle School is 32.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.8%.
Tonopah Middle School is located in Nye County, where median household income is about $60,714, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Tonopah Middle School is one of 29 public schools in Nye County, which together enroll about 5,733 students.
The shortest distance from Tonopah Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Tonopah Elementary School. The five-mile area around Tonopah Middle School holds 2 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 69, 5% above the 66 of 2020-21. Students per teacher rose from 7.3 in 2020-21 to 15.3 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Tonopah Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Nye County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,344
Census ACS
Median income
$60,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
5,733 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nye
- Pahrump Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Rosemary Clarke Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,030 students
- Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Manse Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- J G Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Hafen Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
Other schools in Tonopah
- Tonopah Elementary SchoolElementary · 140 students
- Tonopah High SchoolHigh · 93 students
Nearby schools
- Tonopah Elementary School0.0 mi · 140
- Tonopah High School1.0 mi · 93
- Goldfield Elementary School24.3 mi · 24
- Silver Peak Elementary School30.4 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About Tonopah Middle SchoolHow many students attend Tonopah Middle School?
Tonopah Middle School enrolls approximately 69 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Tonopah Middle School serve?
Tonopah Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tonopah Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tonopah Middle School is approximately 15.3:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Tonopah Middle School?
Student demographics at Tonopah Middle School are roughly 65% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Tonopah Middle School public or private?
Tonopah Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nye.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.