Best Middle Schools in Nevada

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 153)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
320048000844	61	North Star Online School	Public, Alternative	K-12	5450 Riggins Courst Ste. #6	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-6900	656	25	26.2	34.5%	342 (52.1%)	16 (2.4%)	190 (29.0%)	36 (5.5%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (9.6%)	$4,996			$456			$4,540	60.2	67.2	51	10
320045000365	62	Virginia City Middle School	Public	6-8	127 South D street	Virginia City	89440	Storey County	Storey	No	No	No	No	(775) 847-0980	95	7	13.5	34.7%	81 (85.3%)	2 (2.1%)	9 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	$18,840			$1,238			$17,602	59.8	66.4	53	9
320000100912	63	Legacy Traditional School Cadence	Public, Charter	K-8	325 Inflection Street	Henderson	89011	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 846-2310	1,186	28	42.3	48.0%	375 (31.6%)	148 (12.5%)	421 (35.5%)	75 (6.3%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.6%)	145 (12.2%)	$5,627			$178			$5,450	59.2	53	68	5
320006000402	64	Greenspun Barbara & Hank Junior High School	Public	6-8	140 N Valle Verde	Henderson	89074	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-0920	1,326	54	24.5	99.9%	499 (37.6%)	142 (10.7%)	452 (34.1%)	57 (4.3%)	8 (0.6%)	31 (2.3%)	136 (10.3%)	$9,307			$1,072			$8,235	58.7	59.8	60	4
320000100826	65	Honors Academy of Literature	Public, Charter	K-8	195 N. Arlington Avenue	Reno	89501	Washoe County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 737-4084	215	10	21.5	8.8%	132 (61.4%)	3 (1.4%)	63 (29.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	$7,481			$00			$7,481	58			(n/a)
320000100870	66	Sports Leadership and Management Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1095 Fielders Street	Henderson	89011	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 473-5735	1,796	42	42.3	99.9%	231 (12.9%)	221 (12.3%)	1,073 (59.7%)	46 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	45 (2.5%)	174 (9.7%)	$6,485			$1,337			$5,148	56.7	39.9	84	18
320006000403	67	Johnson Walter Junior High School Academy of Int'l Studies	Public, Magnet	6-8	7701 Ducharme Ave	Las Vegas	89145	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-4480	1,356	64	21.1	99.9%	327 (24.1%)	199 (14.7%)	628 (46.3%)	77 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	112 (8.3%)	$9,666			$1,418			$8,247	56.2	53.6	67
320006000730	68	Faiss Wilbur & Theresa Middle School	Public	6-8	9525 W Maule Ave	Las Vegas	89148	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-6850	1,270	56	22.6	100.0%	289 (22.8%)	247 (19.4%)	364 (28.7%)	176 (13.9%)	3 (0.2%)	29 (2.3%)	162 (12.8%)	$10,033			$1,453			$8,580	55.2	47.6	75	7
320048000318	69	Incline Middle School	Public	6-8	931 Southwood Blvd	Incline Village	89451	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 832-4220	143	12	12.1	27.3%	80 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$20,697			$1,187			$19,510	54.2	56.9	63	6
320000100886	70	Leadership Academy of Nevada	Public, Charter	6-12	7495 West Azure Drive Suite #1	Las Vegas	89130	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 350-1472	261	11	24.8	17.6%	141 (54.0%)	18 (6.9%)	65 (24.9%)	7 (2.7%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	24 (9.2%)	$8,548			$516			$8,032	52.8	76	38	32

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SBAC Mathematics, SBAC Reading, SBAC Science test scores released by the Nevada Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 18, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Nevada Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Nevada Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

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