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Best Middle Schools in Douglas County, NV

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Schools

1,056

Students

Top rankedCarson Valley Middle School62^nd of 148 Nevada middle schools

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Biggest riser

Pau Wa Lu Middle School up 7 spots statewide this year

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2026)				SBAC Reading (2026)				SBAC Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carson Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1477 Hwy 395	Gardnerville	89410	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 782-2265	591	28	21.2	29.3%	381 (64.5%)	3 (0.5%)	147 (24.9%)	16 (2.7%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	56.2	62^nd of 148 public middle schools	58.1%		58.2	59^th of 151 public middle schools	60.9%	3	34.2	40.7	36.2	36.9	47.1	54.2	46.1	49.1	31.1	31.1	$12,656	$882	$11,774
Pau Wa Lu Middle School	Public	6-8	701 Long Valley Rd	Gardnerville	89460	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 265-6100	460	25	18.7	41.1%	277 (60.2%)	2 (0.4%)	122 (26.5%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.1%)	5 (1.1%)	33 (7.2%)	31.6	91^st of 148 public middle schools	38.5%		30.6	98^th of 151 public middle schools	35.1%	7	26.2	24.3	25.8	25.3	30.0	29.1	36.9	31.8	36.9	36.9	$15,754	$1,568	$14,186
Douglas Nevada Online	Public, Virtual	6-8	1680 Bently Parkway	Minden	89423	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	Yes	No	(775) 392-1480	5	0			2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)											$11,020	$265	$10,755

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nevada Department of Education.

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