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Directory data: Nevada Department of Education (2025–26)
ASPIRE MS is a middle school in Douglas County School District (Minden, Nevada), serving grades 6-8. As a traditional public school, ASPIRE MS primarily serves families inside its assigned attendance zone, though Nevada's open-enrollment rules can provide alternative pathways.
ASPIRE MS does not have an active NSPF star rating for 2024-2025, which is typical for very small schools, alternative programs, and special-education cluster sites.
Attendance is a watch-area: the regular attendance rate is 27%, 50 points lower than the statewide average of 77%.
Generated from 2025-2026 Nevada School Performance Framework data published by the Nevada Department of Education. Comparisons use the statewide average for the same school year.
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Compared to the 4 nearby peer schools listed below, ASPIRE MS trails the group with an NSPF index score of 8 compared to a peer average of 59 — a gap of about 51 points.
Peer set is the same nearby same-grade-band schools listed in the alternatives rail below. All deltas computed from the latest published NSPF cycle.
Math Proficiency
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Regular Attendance Rate
26.7%
Science Proficiency
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% of students scoring proficient or above on state assessments (Grades 6-8) · Compared to statewide average · 2025-2026 NSPF
ASPIRE MS currently faces academic challenges and stands in the lower tier of state accountability rankings. With a low NSPF rating and a score of 7.5/100, the school has been identified as needing additional structural supports to elevate student success.
Specialized interventions and school improvement plans are typically implemented here. Families should look closely at student-teacher ratios, graduation support options, and school-wide growth percentiles to gauge recent trajectory.
Federal law requires 95% of students to participate in state assessments. This school has participation issues that may affect its NSPF rating.
Early warning metrics that predict whether students are on track for graduation.
Whether the school met Nevada's 8th grade credit requirements for promotion.
Educational support services, language programs, Title I assistance, and student-teacher ratios.
Statewide average is 22.3 : 1. Lower ratios allow more direct teacher focus.
% of English Language Learners meeting state academic growth targets.
Operates under standard public education funding guidelines.
How this school's key metrics have changed across NSPF reporting years.
Hover a data point for the exact value. Years 2019-20 and 2020-21 are omitted because Nevada paused NSPF reporting during COVID-19.
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Answers to key parent questions about ASPIRE MS's performance, enrollment, and ratings.
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