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Brinley J Harold Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 151 Nevada Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Nevada middle schools

Summary

Brinley J Harold Middle School is a public middle school in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 885 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Clark County School District, which is ranked 5 out of 12 districts in Nevada and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student funding, ranging from $9,206 to $11,577 per student, Brinley J Harold Middle School consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores for mathematics, reading, and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.8% of students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 33% for Clark County and 35.4% for Nevada. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.6% to 31.3% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the state and district averages. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of Nevada middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as for English Language Learners and students with low socioeconomic status.

Interestingly, there are several higher-performing middle schools in the same district and within a few miles of Brinley J Harold Middle School, such as Hyde Park Middle School and Johnson Walter Junior High School Academy of International Studies, which have significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates and higher state rankings. Despite the school's challenges, addressing the underlying factors that contribute to Brinley J Harold Middle School's performance will be crucial for improving student outcomes.

885

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,577

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2480 Maverick
Las Vegas, NV 89108

(702) 799-4550

District: Clark County

Feeder schools for Brinley J Harold Middle School:

Elementary:	Fong Wing and Lilly Elementary School
	Ronzone Bertha Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.4%

African American:

19.8%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (18% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg37%

Nevada avg39%

133^rd of 151

Nevada public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 58Middle Schools in the Clark County

5^th of 12Clark County among Nevada districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	133 of 151	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	125 of 153	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	130 of 152	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	127 of 151	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	141 of 145	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	153 of 159	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	112 of 114	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	125 of 126	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.0	116 of 122	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.5	93 of 117	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	105 of 121	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.0	70 of 84	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	3.4	76 of 82	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.8	63 of 70	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.5	72 of 83	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.0	78 of 82	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.1	64 of 71	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	12.7	55 of 59	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	24.3	70 of 75	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	9.0	105 of 106	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	13.0	93 of 95	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	12.6	96 of 100	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	13.0	99 of 108	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	29.4	70 of 84	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	5.6	103 of 105	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2018)17th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2018)8th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2018)7th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)7th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)2nd percentile~ school

White (2018)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2018)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading24%-21 vs state

Science24%-3 vs state

Mathematics10%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Very sad my son got bullied hurt by another child his first day of school on purpose my heart is so sad and I felt for my son and I was so sad that he had to go through that. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)				SBAC Reading (2025)				SBAC Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brinley J Harold Middle School	Public	6-8	2480 Maverick	Las Vegas	89108	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4550	885	43	20.5	100.0%	56 (6.3%)	175 (19.8%)	579 (65.4%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.4%)	48 (5.4%)	12.5	133^rd of 151 public middle schools	11.9%		16	125^th of 153 public middle schools	18.3%	8	10.8	10.8	8.0	9.8	23.7	27.6	22.1	24.4	24.2	24.2	$11,577	$1,571	$10,006
Gibson Robert O Middle School Leadership Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	3900 W Washington Ave	Las Vegas	89107	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-4700	1,152	55	20.9	100.0%	56 (4.9%)	116 (10.1%)	917 (79.6%)	13 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	40 (3.5%)	28.3	102^nd of 151 public middle schools	32.5%		22.1	112^th of 153 public middle schools	26.8%	10	18.7	13.7	19.2	17.4	33.7	38.8	40.0	37.4	32.9	32.9	$10,064	$1,513	$8,552
Garside Frank F Junior High School	Public	6-8	300 S Torrey Pines Dr	Las Vegas	89107	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4245	1,017	45	22.6	100.0%	65 (6.4%)	173 (17.0%)	705 (69.3%)	11 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.1%)	48 (4.7%)	13.3	130^th of 151 public middle schools	13.9%		11.9	133^rd of 153 public middle schools	13.1%	3	13.7	10.7	7.4	10.4	24.0	36.7	24.3	28.4	16.5	16.5	$10,113	$1,655	$8,458
Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School	Public	6-8	7801 W Gilmore Ave	Las Vegas	89129	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-3400	912	45	20.2	100.0%	124 (13.6%)	226 (24.8%)	445 (48.8%)	21 (2.3%)	4 (0.4%)	21 (2.3%)	71 (7.8%)	15.4	124^th of 151 public middle schools	17.9%		14.2	128^th of 153 public middle schools	16.3%	4	15.8	13.0	10.8	13.1	26.8	31.7	26.4	28.3	20.8	20.8	$11,709	$1,666	$10,043
Swainston Theron L Middle School	Public	6-8	3500 W Gilmore Ave	North Las Vegas	89032	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4860	1,020	44	23.1	100.0%	80 (7.8%)	273 (26.8%)	538 (52.7%)	31 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.9%)	78 (7.6%)	13.1	131^st of 151 public middle schools	13.2%		10.7	142^nd of 153 public middle schools	7.2%	11	12.5	11.4	8.4	10.6	27.5	34.6	19.8	26.9	18.0	18.0	$9,091	$1,521	$7,570
Johnson Walter Junior High School Academy of Int'l Studies	Public, Magnet	6-8	7701 Ducharme Ave	Las Vegas	89145	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-4480	1,329	72	18.4	100.0%	261 (19.6%)	214 (16.1%)	649 (48.8%)	95 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	94 (7.1%)	56.9	61^st of 151 public middle schools	59.6%		56.2	67^th of 153 public middle schools	56.2%	6	34.9	32.0	31.9	33.0	50.3	60.4	43.7	51.6	42.5	42.5	$9,666	$1,418	$8,247
FuturEdge Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2341 Comstock Dr	North Las Vegas	89032	Clark County	Clark County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 636-2551	76	1	126.6	100.0%	3 (3.9%)	47 (61.8%)	26 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								27.7			$6,882	$683	$6,199
Leavitt Justice Myron E Middle School	Public	6-8	4701 Quadrel St	Las Vegas	89129	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4699	1,399	66	21.1	100.0%	486 (34.7%)	201 (14.4%)	510 (36.5%)	37 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	28 (2.0%)	132 (9.4%)	47.9	73^rd of 151 public middle schools	51.7%		46.4	73^rd of 153 public middle schools	52.3%		27.8	29.8	30.0	29.2	41.7	55.7	45.6	47.9	36.3	36.3	$9,499	$1,331	$8,168
Hyde Park Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	900 Hinson St	Las Vegas	89107	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-4260	1,371	53	25.8	100.0%	165 (12.0%)	203 (14.8%)	667 (48.7%)	233 (17.0%)	4 (0.3%)	11 (0.8%)	88 (6.4%)	68.6	47^th of 151 public middle schools	68.9%		77.4	37^th of 153 public middle schools	75.8%	10	47.5	44.3	40.7	44.2	46.9	54.8	52.4	51.3	49.4	49.4	$9,790	$1,356	$8,434
Becker Ernest Middle School	Public	6-8	9151 Pinewood Hills Dr	Las Vegas	89134	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4460	1,075	47	22.8	100.0%	282 (26.2%)	183 (17.0%)	428 (39.8%)	56 (5.2%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (1.6%)	106 (9.9%)	46	78^th of 151 public middle schools	48.3%		43.1	79^th of 153 public middle schools	48.4%	1	25.7	23.4	26.7	25.3	45.8	54.0	45.8	48.3	38.4	38.4	$9,531	$1,399	$8,132

Frequently Asked Questions about Brinley J Harold Middle School

Is Brinley J Harold Middle School a good school?

Brinley J Harold Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Nevada middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Brinley J Harold Middle School?

Students at Brinley J Harold Middle School are 65% Hispanic, 20% African American, 6% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

What district is Brinley J Harold Middle School in?

Clark County

How many students attend Brinley J Harold Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 885 students attended Brinley J Harold Middle School.

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