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)
320006000127	41	White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1661 Galleria Dr	Henderson	89014	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	No	(702) 799-0777	1,585	67	23.6	99.9%	425 (26.8%)	166 (10.5%)	744 (46.9%)	64 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.1%)	165 (10.4%)	$9,240			$1,079			$8,161	75.2	75.5	40	1
320006000291	42	Garrett Elton M Junior High School	Public	6-8	1200 Ave G	Boulder City	89005	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-8290	380	21	18	100.0%	289 (76.1%)	3 (0.8%)	60 (15.8%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.7%)	$14,915			$1,174			$13,742	73.1	75.9	39	3
320000100976	43	Pinecrest Academy Virtual	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-11	225 Grand Cadence Dr.	Henderson	89015	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(702) 954-4777	78			24.4%	23 (29.5%)	4 (5.1%)	25 (32.1%)	4 (5.1%)	1 (1.3%)	4 (5.1%)	17 (21.8%)								72.3			(n/a)
320006000699	44	Indian Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Sky Rd	Indian Springs	89018	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-0932	81	8	10.1	100.0%	52 (64.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)	1 (1.2%)	5 (6.2%)	$34,262			$1,907			$32,355	72.3	85.4	20	24
320006000700	45	Tarkanian Lois & Jerry Middle School	Public	6-8	5800 W Pyle Avenue	Las Vegas	89141	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-6801	1,264	53	23.8	100.0%	340 (26.9%)	159 (12.6%)	344 (27.2%)	199 (15.7%)	9 (0.7%)	47 (3.7%)	166 (13.1%)	$9,311			$1,070			$8,241	71.6	70.9	47	2
320048000880	46	Coral Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	1350 E. Ninth St	Reno	89512	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 323-2332	543			23.2%	194 (35.7%)	32 (5.9%)	193 (35.5%)	80 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	39 (7.2%)	$4,587			$194			$4,393	71.4	72.5	44	2
320048000391	47	Billinghurst Middle School	Public	6-8	6685 Chesterfield Lane	Reno	89523	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 746-5870	912	44	20.9	21.8%	563 (61.7%)	17 (1.9%)	200 (21.9%)	54 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	68 (7.5%)	$8,745			$667			$8,078	70.8	75	41	6
320000100843	48	Founders Academy of Las Vegas	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5730 W. Alexander Road	Las Vegas	89130	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 998-8368	940	36	26.1	28.8%	362 (38.5%)	63 (6.7%)	378 (40.2%)	43 (4.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (9.6%)	$6,056			$428			$5,628	69.5	83.8	24	24
320018000148	49	Eureka County High School	Public	7-12	1 Vandal Way	Eureka	89316	Eureka County	Eureka	No	No	No	No	(775) 237-5361	161	16	10	29.2%	116 (72.0%)	3 (1.9%)	27 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	$32,958			$1,335			$31,623	69.1	56.3	64	15
320000100907	50	Coral Academy Nellis AFB	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	107 Stafford	Las Vegas	89191	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 643-5121	905	33	27.4	28.2%	364 (40.2%)	140 (15.5%)	244 (27.0%)	35 (3.9%)	4 (0.4%)	10 (1.1%)	108 (11.9%)	$6,420			$3,733			$2,687	69	58.4	62	12

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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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