Pau Wa Lu Middle School

Regular School · Gardnerville, NV

Pau Wa Lu Middle School is a regular school school in Gardnerville, Nevada, serving grades 06–08 with 460 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

460

Teachers (FTE)

24.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	277	60%
Hispanic/Latino	122	27%
Two or more races	33	7%
American Indian / Alaska Native	19	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	5	1%
Black or African American	2	0%
Asian	2	0%
Total enrollment	460	242M / 218F

English Language Learners: 15 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	27.0% +0.8pp	26.2%	437
Reading Proficiency	41.0% -0.7pp	41.7%	444
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	139

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.02 grade levels

Math

-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

2 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

11.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

18% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	460	100%

Contact & Location

701 Long Valley Rd

Gardnerville, NV 89460

Phone: (775)265-6100

http://pwl.dcsd.net/

District

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,976

District enrollment: 5,312

Other Schools in District

C. C. Meneley Elementary School Elementary
G. L. Scarselli Elementary School Elementary
Gardnerville Elementary School Elementary
Jacks Valley Elementary School Elementary
Minden Elementary School Elementary
Pinon Hills Elementary School Elementary
Zephyr Cove Elementary School Elementary
ASPIRE Academy High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 89460) → CensusDepth.com
Nevada population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Nevada teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

320009000422

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD