Pahrump Valley High School
501 East Calvada
Pahrump NV, 89048, Nye County
Phone: 775-727-7737
Ranking: (51 out of 73, bottom 30%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Nye County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 49 | 47 | 51 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 71 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,289 | 1,275 | 1,313 | 1,381 | 1,430 | 1,506 | 1,431 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 333 | 25.8% | 364 | 28.5% | 365 | 27.8% | 372 | 26.9% | 441 | 30.8% | 488 | 32.4% | 463 | 32.4% |
Grade 10: | 357 | 27.7% | 333 | 26.1% | 340 | 25.9% | 365 | 26.4% | 405 | 28.3% | 399 | 26.5% | 391 | 27.3% |
Grade 11: | 325 | 25.2% | 285 | 22.4% | 318 | 24.2% | 341 | 24.7% | 344 | 24.1% | 332 | 22.0% | 369 | 25.8% |
Grade 12: | 274 | 21.3% | 287 | 22.5% | 279 | 21.2% | 296 | 21.4% | 235 | 16.4% | 283 | 18.8% | 203 | 14.2% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 683 | 53.0% | 682 | 53.5% | 718 | 54.7% | 721 | 52.2% | 750 | 52.4% | 782 | 51.9% | 762 | 53.2% |
Female: | 606 | 47.0% | 593 | 46.5% | 595 | 45.3% | 660 | 47.8% | 672 | 47.0% | 716 | 47.5% | 665 | 46.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 26 | 2.0% | 21 | 1.6% | 28 | 2.1% | 23 | 1.7% | 28 | 2.0% | 28 | 1.9% | 22 | 1.5% |
Asian: | 22 | 1.7% | 18 | 1.4% | 16 | 1.2% | 9 | 0.7% | 48 | 3.4% | 46 | 3.1% | 46 | 3.2% |
Hispanic: | 284 | 22.0% | 274 | 21.5% | 267 | 20.3% | 270 | 19.6% | 268 | 18.7% | 288 | 19.1% | 289 | 20.2% |
Black: | 59 | 4.6% | 70 | 5.5% | 55 | 4.2% | 56 | 4.1% | 62 | 4.3% | 76 | 5.0% | 72 | 5.0% |
White: | 866 | 67.2% | 862 | 67.6% | 917 | 69.8% | 985 | 71.3% | 1,024 | 71.6% | 1,068 | 70.9% | 1,002 | 70.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 24 | 1.9% | 26 | 2.0% | 30 | 2.3% | 37 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 677 | 52.5% | 653 | 51.2% | 603 | 45.9% | 622 | 45.0% | 495 | 34.6% | 507 | 33.7% | 237 | 16.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 6.1% | 88 | 6.9% | 104 | 7.9% | 89 | 6.4% | 137 | 9.6% | 158 | 10.5% | 148 | 10.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.31 | 27.13 | 25.75 | 23.41 | 22.34 | 22.50 | 20.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPE | ||||||
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Pahrump Valley High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.