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)
320030000312	91	Yerington Intermediate School	Public	5-8	215 Pearl Street	Yerington	89447	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 463-6833	403	22	18.3	100.0%	176 (43.7%)	1 (0.2%)	159 (39.5%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.5%)	$10,505			$1,097			$9,408	32	23.9	113	22
320006000537	92	Schofield Jack Lund Middle School	Public	6-8	8625 Spencer St	Las Vegas	89123	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-2290	1,019	41	24.8	100.0%	268 (26.3%)	128 (12.6%)	431 (42.3%)	61 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.6%)	93 (9.1%)	$10,211			$1,432			$8,779	31.9	18.6	121	29
320000100895	93	Legacy Traditional School North Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	5024 Valley Dr	North Las Vegas	89031	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 342-0880	1,367	38	35.9	52.1%	235 (17.2%)	313 (22.9%)	609 (44.6%)	44 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.8%)	139 (10.2%)	$5,290			$171			$5,119	31.6	40.4	83	10
320006000301	94	Brown B Mahlon Junior High School	Public, Magnet	6-8	307 Cannes St	Henderson	89015	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-8900	804	46	17.4	100.0%	276 (34.3%)	130 (16.2%)	287 (35.7%)	24 (3.0%)	5 (0.6%)	12 (1.5%)	70 (8.7%)	$11,266			$1,564			$9,702	31.4	34.9	90	4
320006000408	95	Laughlin J-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1900 Cougar Dr	Laughlin	89029	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 298-1996	395	23	17.1	99.5%	156 (39.5%)	49 (12.4%)	152 (38.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.8%)	$17,417			$1,701			$15,716	31.2	33.4	91	4
320042000167	96	Pershing County Middle School	Public	6-8	1295 Elmhurst Avenue	Lovelock	89419	Pershing County	Pershing	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 273-1200	148	9	16.4	58.1%	71 (48.0%)	2 (1.4%)	51 (34.5%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.8%)	$15,334			$2,325			$13,010	31.2	23	116	20
320012000326	97	Adobe Middle School	Public	7-8	3375 Jennings Way	Elko	89801	Elko County	Elko	No	No	No	No	(775) 738-3375	720	32	22.5	36.5%	363 (50.4%)	3 (0.4%)	289 (40.1%)	6 (0.8%)	41 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.1%)	$10,374			$597			$9,777	30.9	32.1	94	3
320006000490	98	Lawrence Clifford J Junior High School	Public	6-8	4410 S Juliano Rd	Las Vegas	89147	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-2540	1,263	59	21.4	100.0%	223 (17.7%)	228 (18.1%)	501 (39.7%)	154 (12.2%)	4 (0.3%)	22 (1.7%)	131 (10.4%)	$9,876			$1,468			$8,408	30.2	32.9	93	5
320012000464	99	Spring Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	14650 Lamoille Highway	Spring Creek	89815	Elko County	Elko	No	No	No	No	(775) 777-1688	734	34	21.5	20.4%	597 (81.3%)	5 (0.7%)	101 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.2%)	$10,988			$648			$10,340	30.2	35.3	89	10
320006000274	100	Sawyer Grant Middle School	Public	6-8	5450 Redwood St	Las Vegas	89118	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-5980	1,142	53	21.5	100.0%	119 (10.4%)	272 (23.8%)	541 (47.4%)	112 (9.8%)	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.6%)	76 (6.7%)	$9,888			$1,627			$8,261	30.2	26.9	104	4

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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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