Enrollment
106
Middle
DISTRICT 98 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOREY·NCES 320045000365
Virginia City Middle School
127 South D street, Virginia City, NV 89440 · (775) 847-0980 · Storey County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL106 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% 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
14.5:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
31 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 36 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 31% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Virginia City Middle School→Virginia City High School
Based on grade levels within Storey. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
NV avg 45.8% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
27.8%
NV avg 35.6% . +5.3pp 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 down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.4% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 22.5% |
% 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Virginia City Middle School
Virginia City Middle School's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia City Middle School this school | 106 | 29.2% | 42.6% |
| Meadow Valley Middle School Panaca | 77 | 35.1% | 47.6% |
| Pahranagat Valley Middle School Alamo | 71 | 38.0% | 37.7% |
| Wells Jr High School Wells | 54 | 37.0% | 37.6% |
| Incline Middle School INCLINE VILLAGE | 122 | 27.0% | 38.8% |
| 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 Virginia City Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #26 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #39 of 98 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #49 of 98 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 106 | #99 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.2% | #86 of 95 |
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
106
-9 (-8%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 84
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 106 | 7.3 | 14.5:1 | 29% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 102 | 6.8 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 95 | 7 | 13.6:1 | 35% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 115 | 13 | 8.8:1 | 30% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 117 | 7.5 | 15.7:1 | 27% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 88 | 10 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 105 | 7 | 15.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 97 | 8 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 84 | 3 | 28.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Virginia City Middle School.
About Virginia City Middle School
Virginia City Middle School is a very small middle-grades school in Virginia City, Nevada, (ZIP code 89440). Enrollment stands at 106 students, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 86% below the average for middle schools in Nevada.
Storey enrolls 392 students in 4 schools, including Virginia City Middle School.
The student body at Virginia City Middle School is 75% White. The school is also 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Native American. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The school has 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Nevada is 22.4:1. In all, 29% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Storey County is close, at 31%.
Virginia City 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 66% of Nevada public middle schools.
Schools in Nevada with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.4%. Virginia City Middle School scores 42.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Storey County show that median household income comes to about $93,409, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 2%. Storey County counts 4 public schools with about 392 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hugh Gallagher Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.0%; Virginia City Middle School's is 42.6%, ranking 4th of 7.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 106, from 115 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 8.8:1 to 14.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Storey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,140
Census ACS
Median income
$93,409
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Storey
- Virginia City High SchoolHigh · 131 students
- Hugh Gallagher Elementary SchoolElementary · 118 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 37 students
Other schools in Virginia City
- Virginia City High SchoolHigh · 131 students
- Hugh Gallagher Elementary SchoolElementary · 118 students
Nearby schools
- Hugh Gallagher Elementary School0.1 mi · 118
- Virginia City High School0.4 mi · 131
- Sutro Elementary School4.4 mi · 426
- Dayton Elementary School6.1 mi · 451
- Dayton Intermediate School6.2 mi · 356
- Dayton High School6.3 mi · 748
Frequently asked questions
About Virginia City Middle SchoolHow many students attend Virginia City Middle School?
Virginia City Middle School enrolls approximately 106 students in grades 06-08.
Is Virginia City Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Virginia City Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Virginia City Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Virginia City Middle School is approximately 14.5:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Virginia City Middle School?
At Virginia City Middle School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Virginia City Middle School in?
Virginia City Middle School is part of Storey.
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