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White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8
32nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 148 Nevada Middle Schools
Better than 78% of Nevada middle schools
Summary

White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School is a grades 6–8 school at 1661 Galleria Dr in Henderson, NV, part of the Clark County School District, with 1,501 students — the second-largest enrollment among the nine Clark County middle schools in this comparison set.

Statewide, it is a solid and clearly improving school: 4 stars and a 78th-percentile rank (32nd of 148 Nevada middle schools) in 2025–26, up from a 2-star, 46th-percentile showing in 2016–17. In 2025–26, 45.1% of students were proficient in math, 63.2% in reading, and 44.9% in science — about double the average of eight nearby same-district middle schools, and well above district and state averages. Its closest true peer is Miller Bob Middle School (85th percentile), which edges it out in math (54.8 vs. 45.1) and science (56.0 vs. 44.9), while reading is essentially a tie. The sharpest contrast is geographic: Cortney Francis H Junior High School, less than a mile away, posts 11.2% math and 22.7% reading proficiency.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.0% — the lowest in the neighborhood and 8–10 points below the district every year, down from 28.5% in 2021–22. The school spends $11,591 per student (2023–24), roughly 9% less than the average same-district peer. Areas to watch: an 18-point gap between 7th- and 8th-grade math, a 9.4-point one-year science decline in 2025–26, and a somewhat softer 6th-grade reading cohort moving up through the school. Its reported free/reduced-lunch rate has been essentially 100% for three straight years.

1,501
Students ?
23.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,591
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1661 Galleria Dr
       Henderson, NV  89014

(702) 799-0777

District: Clark County

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
46.0%
White:
28.0%
Two or more races:
10.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Nevada average (53% vs 39% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 22% of Nevada middle schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school53%
District avg36%
Nevada avg39%
32nd of 148
Nevada public middle schools ?
Top 22%▲ up 20 pts since 2016
From top 42% (2016) to top 22% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Nevada Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 56Middle Schools in the Clark County
5th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
202678.132 of 14878.4%★★★★☆
202582.529 of 15180.8%★★★★☆
202475.241 of 15373.2%★★★★☆
202375.540 of 15273.7%★★★★☆
202272.841 of 15172.8%★★★★☆
202161.553 of 14563.4%★★★☆☆
201955.467 of 15957.9%★★★☆☆
201859.540 of 11464.9%★★★☆☆
201741.868 of 12646.0%★★☆☆☆
201652.251 of 12258.2%★★★☆☆
201465.038 of 11767.5%★★★☆☆
201365.036 of 12170.2%★★★★☆
201261.034 of 8459.5%★★★☆☆
201161.635 of 8257.3%★★★☆☆
201065.625 of 7064.3%★★★☆☆
200968.625 of 8369.9%★★★★☆
200857.936 of 8256.1%★★★☆☆
200641.340 of 7143.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201854.926 of 5955.9%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201847.524 of 4445.5%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201862.913 of 7582.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201864.229 of 10672.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201861.428 of 9570.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201869.124 of 10076.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201852.342 of 10861.1%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201857.725 of 6058.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201871.212 of 8485.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201865.033 of 10568.6%★★★★☆
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)86th percentile+21 vs school
English Language Learner (2018)83rd percentile+18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2018)76th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2018)73rd percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2018)71st percentile+6 vs school
White (2018)69th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2018)61st percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2018)58th percentile-7 vs school
African American (2018)56th percentile-9 vs school
Asian (2018)45th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?
Reading63%+18 vs state
Mathematics45%+9 vs state
Science45%+19 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,501 students attended White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School.

Students at White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School are 46% Hispanic, 28% White, 10% Two or more races, 10% African American, 4% Asian.

White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School ranks 32nd of 148 Nevada middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataSep 14, 2026
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2025–26 ACT, EOC Science Exam & SBAC scoresSep 14, 2026
2024–25 ACT, EOC Science Exam & SBAC scoresOct 1, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nevada Department of Education.

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