📍 701 Long Valley Rd, Gardnerville, Douglas County, 89460
Pau Wa Lu Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gardnerville, Douglas County. The school has 481 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Douglas County School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pau Wa Lu Middle School enrolls 481 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 6.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 293 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 | 26% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 31 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
174 of the school's 481 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pau Wa Lu Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-20, state senate district 17, state house district 39.
Pau Wa Lu Middle School is one of 16 schools in Douglas, based in MINDEN, Nevada. The district serves 4,927 students district-wide and employs 288 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 481 students, Pau Wa Lu Middle School is larger than the district average of about 308 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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