Summary:
ZIP code 89014 covers Henderson, Nevada, and is home to exactly one public middle school: White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School, a grades 6–8 campus serving about 1,501 students in the Clark County School District. Because there is only one middle school in this ZIP, there is no local peer to compare it against, so the meaningful comparisons are to its district and to Nevada as a whole.
By that measure, the school performs well above both benchmarks in every subject and grade tested. In 2025-26, reading proficiency came in at 63.2%, roughly 18 points above the state; math at 45.1%, about 9 points above; and science at 44.9%, nearly double the district's 23.5%. Reading is the clearest strength, and 7th-grade math (54.6%) is the single highest result in the data. Chronic absenteeism is a notable bright spot at 17.0%, about 10 points below the district and 8.5 points below the state. The school holds a 4-star rating and ranks 32nd of 148 middle schools statewide (78th percentile), well ahead of where the district's own 5th-of-12 standing would predict.
Families should also weigh a few cautions. Results slipped in the most recent year: science fell 9.4 points and reading 5.1 points — both steeper than the state's movement — while math was essentially flat, and the statewide rank eased from the 81st to the 78th percentile. Eighth-grade math (36.6%) drops sharply from 7th grade (54.6%), a much steeper decline than the district or state shows. The school is large, with a reported student-teacher ratio of 23.4, and per-student spending was $11,591 in 2023-24. Its 100% free/reduced-lunch figure most likely reflects universal meal provision rather than a precise measure of household poverty.
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