Hughes Charles Arthur Middle School

Hughes Charles Arthur Middle School is a public middle school located in Mesquite, Nevada, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 548 students. The school is part of the Clark County School District, which is ranked 5th out of 12 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school performs relatively well for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, white students, English language learners, and special education students, it faces some challenges. The school's chronic absenteeism rates have been steadily increasing, rising from 25.6% in 2023-2024 to 27.9% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the state average of 26.9%. Academically, the school's mathematics and science proficiency rates are consistently lower than the state and county averages, while its reading proficiency rates are closer to the averages but still lag behind in some grade levels.

On a positive note, the school stands out for its high ranking (28th out of 100 Nevada middle schools) for low socioeconomic status students, indicating that it is providing relatively strong support for this population. Additionally, the school's spending per student has steadily increased over the years, from $11,042 in 2018-2019 to $13,220 in 2021-2022, which is higher than the state average. However, the school may need to focus on improving its math and science instruction and addressing the chronic absenteeism issue to enhance the overall academic performance of its students.