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George L Dilworth Middle School

Public | 7-8 | 595 students

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Posted February 8, 2013

My son's 8th grade teacher is very effective no non-sense instructor. When he did not do his homework she informed me and made sure he still had to do it. She was very caring and only interested in his advancement.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted March 19, 2012

Students heckled opposing team's players as administrators looked on, one even smiled and smirked approvingly. I recently attended my daughter's 7th grade volleyball game at this school and left in disgust after my daughter's A team game because a group of Dilworth students sat in front of my daughter's and heckled them the entire time. While such despicable and immature behavior from middle school students is not surprising, what was surprising was the fact that 2 administrators (male and female) were sitting less than 12 feet from these students and neither did anything for a very long time. It was not until minutes into the B team's game (more than 45 minutes after the students had heckled the A team and begun doing the same to the B team) that the female administrator walked over to the students and said something to the students. Of course, that did nothing to change the students' behavior as the male administrator had smiled at them just minutes before. What an awful experience! I now understand why there are bars on the hallway entrances ... I can only hope that at some point, Dilworth students are taught how to NOT be rude and immature. Awful, just awful!


Posted November 30, 2009

The teachers really seem to care about the students and the fact that they do well in school, my son had gone to Mendive and they said they cared but never acted on it so he didn't get the extra help he need! my daughter is now going to Dilworth in the 8th grade and the teachers made me aware she was having problems and are giving her the extra help she needs to succeed! Kudo's to all the wonderful staff there!!!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted September 18, 2009

Ive only been at this school for 3weeks for 7th grade but its bloody awesome its got great teachers and they realy care if you learn and if you dont get something they will personaly make sure you do.And other than acedemics and stuff like that they have lots of stuff planned like games and dances and partys.Overall its an awesome school.
—Submitted by a student


Posted December 11, 2008

Both my children attended this school and we found the entire teaching staff that they each had to be exceptional in seeing that our children made the most of their experience there.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted August 15, 2008

Both our children attended Dilworth & it was an excellent experience!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted August 2, 2008

Dilworth is a wonderful school. My son went to 7th grade at Dilworth and is getting ready to start his 8th grade year there. His teachers were very proactive in spotting trouble last year with homework issues so we as parents could address them before they got out of hand. I think Dilworth is a wonderful, and is doing a wonderful job!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted September 11, 2005

My son has been in Dilworth Middle School since 7th grade, now 8th grade. Anytime I have had a question for the teachers or the principle, they have gone into immediate action to take care of my concern or problem. Between the schools teachers and counselors, I think our kids have a wonderful head start toward adulthood as well as getting them ready for high school. I am a proud parent of a Dilworth Middle school student.
—Submitted by Melissa Robards, a parent


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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 71% in 2011.

286 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
68%

2010

 
 
59%

2009

 
 
62%

2008

 
 
51%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 53% in 2011.

286 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
46%

2010

 
 
62%

2009

 
 
60%

2008

 
 
50%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 59% in 2011.

302 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
56%

2010

 
 
48%

2009

 
 
47%

2008

 
 
38%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 45% in 2011.

302 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
36%

2010

 
 
51%

2009

 
 
52%

2008

 
 
44%
Science

The state average for Science was 48% in 2011.

300 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
17%

2010

 
 
25%

2009

 
 
48%

2008

 
 
47%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 60% in 2011.

298 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
47%

2010

 
 
45%

2009

 
 
43%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

Math

All Students68%
Female68%
Male59%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic66%
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White/Caucasian58%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch67%
Full price63%
Students with disabilities (IEP)24%
Students without disabilities77%
Students with limited English proficiency32%
Proficient in English61%

Reading

All Students46%
Female49%
Male44%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic44%
White/Caucasian53%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch46%
Full price28%
Students with disabilities (IEP)n/a
Students without disabilities52%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English52%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Nevada Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

Math

All Students56%
Female54%
Male58%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islander62%
Hispanic52%
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White/Caucasian69%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch53%
Full price76%
Students with disabilities (IEP)24%
Students without disabilities62%
Students with limited English proficiency32%
Proficient in English63%

Reading

All Students36%
Female42%
Male33%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic32%
White/Caucasian44%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch35%
Full pricen/a
Students without disabilities42%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English42%

Science

All Students17%
Female15%
Male19%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanic14%
White/Caucasian27%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch16%
Full price30%
Students without disabilities20%
Students with limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English24%

Writing

All Students47%
Female60%
Male35%
Black/African Americann/a
Asian/Pacific Islander71%
Hispanic41%
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White/Caucasian54%
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch46%
Full price57%
Students with disabilities (IEP)n/a
Students without disabilities56%
Students with limited English proficiency21%
Proficient in English52%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5 and 8 in science and writing. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Nevada Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Nevada's state standards

Source: Nevada Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Hispanic 57% 37%
White 30% 42%
Asian/Pacific Islander 6% 8%
Black 5% 11%
American Indian/Alaska Native 2% 2%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 67%N/A39%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 19N/A20
Source: NCES, 2008-2009
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255 Prater Way
Sparks, NV 89431
Phone: (775) 353-5740

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