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Pershing School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nevada for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 154 students in Pershing School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Nevada.
Public Middle School in Pershing School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Nevada public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 45% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 50% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nevada public middle school average of 72% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NV)
# Schools
6 Schools
223 Schools
# Students
636 Students
152,135 Students
# Teachers
49 Teachers
5,989 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Pershing School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 19 school districts in Nevada (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#16 out of 20 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
30%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
26%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥90%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.64
0.71
% American Indian
5%
1%
% Asian
1%
6%
% Hispanic
34%
44%
% Black
2%
12%
% White
49%
28%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
9%
8%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,854 is higher than the state median of $12,085. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,770 is higher than the state median of $12,248. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$5,795 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$5,873 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,854
$12,085
Spending / Student
$21,770
$12,248
Best Pershing School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Pershing County Middle School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1295 Elmhurst Avenue
Lovelock, NV 89419
(775) 273-1200
Lovelock, NV 89419
(775) 273-1200
Gr: 6-8 | 154 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
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