Desert Skies Middle School
Sun Valley, NV 89433
Phone: (775) 674-4915
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 6,7,8,UG • 875 students
Desert Skies Middle School, a public school located in Sun Valley, NV, serves grades 6-8 & Ungraded in the Washoe County School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 4 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Desert Skies Middle School is a public school located in Sun Valley, NV. 875 students attend Desert Skies Middle School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 2/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Criterion Referenced Tests (CRT) data from Nevada Department of Education, and using 2025 Smarter Balanced Assessment data from Nevada Department of Education. |
| Academic Progress | 6/10 | The Academic Progress Rating is a growth proxy rating based on a model using unmatched cohorts, or school-level data instead of student-level data. The Academic Progress Rating was created using 2024 and 2025 Smarter Balanced Assessment data from Nevada Department of Education, using 2024 and 2025 Criterion Referenced Tests (CRT) data from Nevada Department of Education, and using 2023 demographic data from the National Center for Education Statistics. |
Posted: January 26, 2026
Had my son go to this school they would always mark him absent and one time my son was apart of an incident including pepper spray. And my son has seen multiple roaches and bugs in the lunch room he says his teacher would yell and scream to the point she almost hit him do not send your kids here!!
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Posted: June 1, 2023
My experiences with the teachers have been great, but the administration is horrible. They've marked my kids absent on several days they were in school. Code red "drills" with no warning to anyone, just kids calling parents and telling us they're huddled in the corner because a dangerous person is on campus. Money grab EVER6 chance they get. (literally charging kids to go outside on the last day of school). And oh by the way, the inside of the school feels like the inside of an actual prison. Again, the teachers are great, but the school and the administration are horrible. Do not send your kids here.
PS Crazy gang activity at this school.
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Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish Springs | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Sparks | NV | 3.5 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stead | Reno | NV | 7.1 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Sierra Army Depot | 44.4 mi. |
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