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Schools in Caliente

Caliente’s public schools

Lincoln County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Caliente. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Nevada’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Nevada’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
47%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.2K
▲ 23% vs NV $14.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
NV 19.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
476 students on the public path
In brief

Caliente’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Caliente’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nevada’s 656 public schools. Caliente Elementary School places highest (better than 93%); Lincoln County High School lowest (40%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Caliente, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Caliente Elementary SchoolLincoln County School DistrictA
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lincoln County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lincoln County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 958 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (NV 19.3)
$18,216NV $14,868 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 43.5% · 388 students tested
Math43%
State average 28.4% · 390 students tested

Caliente vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nevada towns that share Caliente’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Caliente—Lincoln County

Every school in Caliente

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nevada’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Calienteby address
Caliente Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
87 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Calientein other towns
Pahranagat Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alamo
B+
71 students10:1Rate it →
Meadow Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Panaca
C+
77 students12:1Rate it →
Lincoln County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Panaca
C+
151 students12:1Rate it →
Pahranagat Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Alamo
A−
90 students14:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
C O Bastian High School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
Alternative Education
64 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Caliente’s schools

Are Caliente’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Caliente. Lincoln County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Caliente. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nevada’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Caliente in?

Lincoln County School District.

Where do Caliente kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lincoln County High School and Pahranagat Valley High School.

Parents talk

What Caliente families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.