Pau Wa Lu Middle School
701 Long Valley Rd
Gardnerville NV, 89460, Douglas County
Phone: 775-265-6100
Ranking: 
(44 out of 433, top 10%)*
(44 out of 433, top 10%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9
School District: Douglas 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: | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 628 | 613 | 608 | 600 | 613 | 577 | 584 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 193 | 30.7% | 188 | 30.7% | 210 | 34.5% | 196 | 32.7% | 196 | 32.0% | 207 | 35.9% | 190 | 32.5% |
| Grade 8: | 206 | 32.8% | 218 | 35.6% | 194 | 31.9% | 194 | 32.3% | 221 | 36.1% | 187 | 32.4% | 183 | 31.3% |
| Grade 9: | 228 | 36.3% | 206 | 33.6% | 204 | 33.6% | 210 | 35.0% | 196 | 32.0% | 183 | 31.7% | 211 | 36.1% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 340 | 54.1% | 327 | 53.3% | 314 | 51.6% | 304 | 50.7% | 293 | 47.8% | 285 | 49.4% | 286 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 288 | 45.9% | 286 | 46.7% | 294 | 48.4% | 296 | 49.3% | 312 | 50.9% | 284 | 49.2% | 294 | 50.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 38 | 6.1% | 35 | 5.7% | 39 | 6.4% | 42 | 7.0% | 51 | 8.3% | 37 | 6.4% | 31 | 5.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 113 | 18.0% | 107 | 17.5% | 97 | 16.0% | 99 | 16.5% | 78 | 12.7% | 77 | 13.3% | 70 | 12.0% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.9% |
| White: | 424 | 67.5% | 419 | 68.4% | 426 | 70.1% | 411 | 68.5% | 464 | 75.7% | 444 | 76.9% | 463 | 79.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 47 | 7.5% | 46 | 7.5% | 33 | 5.4% | 32 | 5.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 208 | 33.1% | 198 | 32.3% | 184 | 30.3% | 188 | 31.3% | 183 | 29.9% | 136 | 23.6% | 131 | 22.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 5.3% | 38 | 6.2% | 43 | 7.1% | 47 | 7.8% | 48 | 7.8% | 76 | 13.2% | 22 | 3.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.22 | 20.43 | 20.97 | 18.75 | 20.43 | 18.90 | 18.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % met std | 64% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % met std | 70% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % met std | 74% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % met std | 76% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % met std | 78% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 77% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 73% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 80% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 65% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 64% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Science | All grades (MS) | % met std | 77% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % met std | 60% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Science | All grades (MS) | % met std | 67% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % met std | 83% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % met std | 70% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % met std | 71% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % met std | 71% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Pau Wa Lu Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.