Pershing County Middle School

Public middle school, 6 to ungraded · Lovelock, Nevada

Pershing County Middle School in Lovelock, Nevada enrolled 162 students in 2024-25 with 10.5 full-time teachers, 15.4 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, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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 rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%

148 students in 2022-23, 154 students in 2023-24, 162 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.0 to 10.5.

Students enrolled at Pershing County Middle School by school year2022-23: 148, 2023-24: 154, 2024-25: 1620501001502002022-231482023-241542024-25162
Students enrolled at Pershing County Middle School by school year2022-23: 148, 2023-24: 154, 2024-25: 1620501001502002022-231482023-241542024-25162
Students enrolled at Pershing County Middle School by school year2022-23: 148, 2023-24: 154, 2024-25: 1620501001502002022-231482023-241542024-25162
Students enrolled at Pershing County Middle School by school year2022-23: 148, 2023-24: 154, 2024-25: 1620501001502002022-231482023-241542024-25162
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231489.016.4
2023-241548.019.3
2024-2516210.515.4

15.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 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 15.4; state median 21.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 21.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nevada middle schools, 2024-25110 values from 6.3 to 80.7; This school 15.4; state median 21.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 21.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nevada middle schools, 2024-25110 values from 6.3 to 80.7; This school 15.4; state median 21.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 21.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nevada middle schools, 2024-25110 values from 6.3 to 80.7; This school 15.4; state median 21.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state 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 300 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pershing County Middle School enrolled 150 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 300 of the 150 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent22.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.1% of students were White, 38.3% Hispanic, 13.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White45.1%
  2. Hispanic38.3%
  3. Two or more races13.0%
  4. Black1.9%
  5. American Indian1.2%
  6. Asian0.6%

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 Pershing County Middle School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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, 2021-2235‑39%35%43.5%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%16% (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 Pershing County Middle School

  1. How much Pershing County School District spends per student$18,081 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,081
  2. The largest public schools in NevadaPershing County Middle School is the number 97 by size of 117 Nevada middle schools open in 2024-25.#97 of 117
  3. Nevada schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Nevada median of 21.1 for middle schools.15.4:1
  4. 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 Pershing County Middle School

  1. How many students attend Pershing County Middle School?
    162 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 148 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lovelock, NV.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pershing County Middle School?
    15.4 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 Pershing County Middle School a Title I school?
    Pershing County 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 Pershing County Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pershing County Middle School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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 Pershing County Middle School in?
    Pershing County School District, NCES district ID 3200420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 320042000167 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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