📍 7550 Donatello Dr, Sun Valley, Washoe County, 89433
Desert Skies Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sun Valley, Washoe County. The school has 978 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washoe County School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Desert Skies Middle School enrolls 978 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 716 | 73% |
| White | 185 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
978 of the school's 978 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 935 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Desert Skies Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-20, state senate district 14, state house district 31.
Desert Skies Middle School is one of 112 schools in Washoe County, based in RENO, Nevada. The district serves 63,559 students district-wide and employs 3,215 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 978 students, Desert Skies Middle School is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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