Middle school (grades 6-8) · Pahrump, NV

Pathways Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Pathways Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 320036000556
0/100100/10045/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
80
📋 Attendance
24
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pathways Middle School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#1 of 11
public schools in Pahrump · Resource Index
45
Resource Index · Typical
96.4%
free-lunch eligible
102
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Pathways Middle School ranks #1 of 11 public schools in Pahrump, NV.

Enrollment

102

Nevada · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

1.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Free-lunch eligible

96.4%

vs 76.8% Nevada avg

+26% vs state

What stands out at Pathways Middle School

Pathways Middle School is a high-poverty, small middle school in Pahrump, Nevada, enrolling 102 students.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 96.4% lands close to the Nevada typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 102 puts it in the smaller third of Nevada schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 733 scored Nevada schools.

Against 34 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #11.

Its student body is led by White (56%) and Hispanic or Latino (27%) (diversity index 60/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 102 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 30.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 17.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Pahrump's middle schools, it stands alongside Rosemary Clarke Middle School (1,030 students): Pathways Middle School is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Nye County School District also operates Pahrump Valley High School (1,333 students) and Rosemary Clarke Middle School (1,030 students) alongside Pathways Middle School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Pathways Middle School compares

Pathways Middle School on the metrics families compare, against Nevada and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Nevada Nevada avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 96.4% ▲ 26% 76.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 102 top 86% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

102
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
96.4%
free-lunch eligible - 26% above the Nevada average of 76.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
30.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$14,127
per pupil, district-wide - below Nevada avg of $16,454
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 102 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 55.9%
Hispanic or Latino 26.5%
Two or More 11.8%
African American 2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2.0%

Largest group: White at 55.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.2, Pathways Middle School is more mixed than the Nevada school average of 56.4.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Nye County School District, which includes Pathways Middle School.

$14,127
Per student
-14%
vs Nevada
Avg $16,454
-15%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 3.0%
State 79.3%
Federal 17.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Pathways Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Pahrump Valley High School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Rosemary Clarke Middle School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Floyd Elementary School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Manse Elementary School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
J G Johnson Elementary School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Pathways Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Nye County School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools in Pahrump

1 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Nevada, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Pathways Middle School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Pathways Middle School

How many students attend Pathways Middle School?

Pathways Middle School has 102 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Pahrump, NV.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pathways Middle School?

96.4% of students at Pathways Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Nevada average of 76.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pathways Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Pathways Middle School is White at 55.9% of enrollment, in Pahrump, NV. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pathways Middle School?

Pathways Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Pathways Middle School rank among public schools in Pahrump?

By Resource Investment Index, Pathways Middle School ranks #1 of 11 public schools in Pahrump, NV. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Pahrump on the city page.

Is Pathways Middle School a good school?

Pathways Middle School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Nye County School District?

Besides Pathways Middle School, Nye County School District also operates Pahrump Valley High School (1,333 students), Rosemary Clarke Middle School (1,030 students), and Floyd Elementary School (578 students). See the Nye County School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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