Summary:
Panaca, Nevada is a small community in the Lincoln district with three public schools serving PK through 12th grade: Panaca Elementary School (PK–6, 193 students), Meadow Valley Middle School (7–8, 77 students), and Lincoln County High School (9–12, 151 students). Together they enroll 421 students, and there is no alternative school in the city. Because enrollment is small, a few students changing proficiency categories can move percentages sharply, so year-to-year swings should be read with caution.
Panaca Elementary School has the strongest overall profile. It ranked 28 of 379 (93rd percentile, 5 stars) in 2024–2025 and 97 of 376 (74th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026. Reported 2025–2026 scores are above district and state: math 45.9% (district 42.3%, state 36.2%) and reading 55.1% (district 54.2%, state 45.2%); science is suppressed by the state. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 11.7% (district 15.1%, state 25.5%), but the highest student-teacher ratio at 23.1 and the lowest per-student spending at $7,699. Math and reading both slipped from 2024–2025 while staying above district and state.
Meadow Valley Middle School shines in science at 46.3% (district 33%, state 25.5%) and in 8th-grade reading at 58.5%, but math is a clear weak point at 30.8%, below both district and state, alongside the highest local absenteeism at 22.2%. Lincoln County High School is improving, moving from 40th percentile and 2 stars to 50th percentile and 3 stars, with ACT English at 50% and ACT math at 25.5% (district 19.7%, state 22.6%). Its 2022–2023 graduation rate was 94.7%. Spending differs sharply — $18,763 at the high school, $12,596 at the middle school, and $7,699 at the elementary — reflecting small rural school structures rather than quality. Suppressed scores are unknown, not zero.
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