Desert Skies Middle School

Public middle school, 6 to ungraded · Sun Valley, Nevada

Desert Skies Middle School in Sun Valley, Nevada enrolled 875 students in 2024-25 with 46.0 full-time teachers, 19.0 students per teacher against the Nevada middle-school median of 21.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 8% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nevada: 43.5% and 29.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

978 students in 2022-23, 918 students in 2023-24, 875 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.0 to 46.0.

Students enrolled at Desert Skies Middle School by school year2022-23: 978, 2023-24: 918, 2024-25: 87502505007501k2022-239782023-249182024-25875
Students enrolled at Desert Skies Middle School by school year2022-23: 978, 2023-24: 918, 2024-25: 87502505007501k2022-239782023-249182024-25875
Students enrolled at Desert Skies Middle School by school year2022-23: 978, 2023-24: 918, 2024-25: 87502505007501k2022-239782023-249182024-25875
Students enrolled at Desert Skies Middle School by school year2022-23: 978, 2023-24: 918, 2024-25: 87502505007501k2022-239782023-249182024-25875
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2397846.021.3
2023-2491844.020.9
2024-2587546.019.0

19.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 of every 100 Nevada middle schools

Among the 110 Nevada middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Nevada middle schools, 2024-25110 values from 6.3 to 80.7; This school 19.0; state median 21.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 21.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nevada middle schools, 2024-25110 values from 6.3 to 80.7; This school 19.0; state median 21.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 21.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nevada middle schools, 2024-25110 values from 6.3 to 80.7; This school 19.0; state median 21.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 21.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nevada middle schools, 2024-25110 values from 6.3 to 80.7; This school 19.0; state median 21.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 21.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 256 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Desert Skies Middle School enrolled 1,025 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 129 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 256 of the 1,025 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions129
  • Chronically absent51.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.0% of students were Hispanic, 17.6% White, 3.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic75.0%
  2. White17.6%
  3. Two or more races3.0%
  4. Pacific Islander2.1%
  5. Black1.5%
  6. Asian0.5%
  7. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Desert Skies Middle School scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 43.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.6% in math in 2022-23 across Nevada. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nevada, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNevada
Reading and language arts, 2021-2226%46%43.5%
Math, 2022-238%32% (2021-22)29.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Desert Skies Middle School

  1. Sky Ranch Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 1,206 students, 25.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. Yvonne Shaw Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 785 students, 23.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  3. Compare Desert Skies Middle School with Sky Ranch Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Washoe County School District spends per student$10,869 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,869
  5. The largest public schools in NevadaDesert Skies Middle School is the number 55 by size of 117 Nevada middle schools open in 2024-25.#55 of 117
  6. Nevada schools by students per teacher19.0 students per teacher here against the Nevada median of 21.1 for middle schools.19.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Desert Skies Middle School

  1. How many students attend Desert Skies Middle School?
    875 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 978 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Sun Valley, NV.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Desert Skies Middle School?
    19.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nevada median for middle schools is 21.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Desert Skies Middle School a Title I school?
    Desert Skies Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Desert Skies Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Desert Skies Middle School scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 43.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.6% in math in 2022-23 across Nevada. Nevada's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Desert Skies Middle School in?
    Washoe County School District, NCES district ID 3200480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 320048000932 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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