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)
320006000592	71	Hughes Charles Arthur Middle School	Public	6-8	550 Hafen Ln	Mesquite	89027	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 346-3250	541	32	16.9	100.0%	241 (44.5%)	5 (0.9%)	270 (49.9%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.4%)	$13,220			$1,455			$11,764	51.8	50.2	71
320006000289	72	Guinn Kenny C Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4150 S Torrey Pines Dr	Las Vegas	89103	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-5900	1,045	44	23.7	100.0%	140 (13.4%)	177 (16.9%)	564 (54.0%)	93 (8.9%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.3%)	55 (5.3%)	$9,899			$1,529			$8,370	48.4	45.1	78	6
320006000534	73	Leavitt Justice Myron E Middle School	Public	6-8	4701 Quadrel St	Las Vegas	89129	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4699	1,352	55	24.5	100.0%	507 (37.5%)	194 (14.3%)	461 (34.1%)	45 (3.3%)	6 (0.4%)	13 (1.0%)	126 (9.3%)	$9,499			$1,331			$8,168	46.4	47.6	76	3
320048000204	74	Archie Clayton Pre-A.P. Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	1295 Wyoming Avenue	Reno	89503	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	No	(775) 746-5860	723	32	22.3	99.9%	309 (42.7%)	38 (5.3%)	263 (36.4%)	32 (4.4%)	7 (1.0%)	10 (1.4%)	63 (8.7%)	$10,115			$652			$9,463	46.4	43.3	79	5
320009000119	75	Carson Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1477 Hwy 395	Gardnerville	89410	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 782-2265	593	27	21.9	24.3%	399 (67.3%)	2 (0.3%)	144 (24.3%)	11 (1.9%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	$10,561			$626			$9,936	46	59.3	61	14
320000100938	76	Signature Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	498 S Boulder Hwy	Henderson	89015	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 224-2809	978	26	37.6	55.9%	252 (25.8%)	105 (10.7%)	433 (44.3%)	64 (6.5%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.4%)	107 (10.9%)	$6,035			$1,845			$4,189	45.5	35.8	87	11
320021000159	77	Winnemucca Junior High School	Public	7-8	451 Reinhart Street	Winnemucca	89445	Humboldt County	Humboldt	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 623-8120	463	26	17.8	43.8%	267 (57.7%)	2 (0.4%)	171 (36.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	$11,642			$2,062			$9,580	45.5	53	69	8
320006000565	78	Saville Anthony Middle School	Public	6-8	8101 N Torrey Pines Dr	Las Vegas	89131	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-3460	1,480	49	30.2	99.9%	529 (35.7%)	236 (15.9%)	451 (30.5%)	65 (4.4%)	4 (0.3%)	36 (2.4%)	158 (10.7%)	$9,471			$1,057			$8,414	43.9	42.7	81	3
320006000273	79	Becker Ernest Middle School	Public	6-8	9151 Pinewood Hills Dr	Las Vegas	89134	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4460	1,127	44	25.6	100.0%	312 (27.7%)	212 (18.8%)	412 (36.6%)	57 (5.1%)	4 (0.4%)	13 (1.2%)	117 (10.4%)	$9,531			$1,399			$8,132	43.1	48.6	74	5
320048000561	80	High Desert Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	101 Fantastic Dr	Reno	89512	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 624-2800	468			27.4%	266 (56.8%)	8 (1.7%)	143 (30.6%)	20 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	23 (4.9%)	$7,715			$1,842			$5,873	42.2	55.9	65	15

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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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