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Pau Wa Lu Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

701 Long Valley Rd, Gardnerville, NV 89460 · (775) 265-6100 · Part of Douglas County School District

Gardnerville Ranchos’ School Grade B+ better than 68% of Nevada school districts

Directions
Students
460
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Pau Wa Lu Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Nevada’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 13.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Gardnerville Ranchos kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Gardnerville Ranchos kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Pau Wa Lu Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 42%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Nevada’s 656 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

701 Long Valley Rd, Gardnerville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6164
Grade 7144
Grade 8152
Enrollment over time
404’20
499’21
481’22
459’23
460’24

Up 13.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 60%Hispanic 27%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Black <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pau Wa Lu Middle School from Gardnerville Ranchos families.

Other schools in Douglas County School District

The district →
Minden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Minden
A
371 students20:1
Jacks Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carson City
A−
364 students16:1
C. C. Meneley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gardnerville
B
363 students16:1
G. L. Scarselli Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gardnerville
A−
305 students16:1
Gardnerville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gardnerville
A−
300 students17:1
Pinon Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Minden
A+
256 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Nevada’s other public schools; Gardnerville Ranchos’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.