Summary:
ZIP code 89104 in Las Vegas contains two middle schools serving grades 6–8 in the Clark County district: Knudson K O Academy of the Arts and Fremont John C Professional Dev Middle School. Together they enroll 1,827 students — 1,176 at Knudson and 651 at Fremont. Both report 100% free/reduced lunch eligibility in 2024–2025, indicating very high economic need, and both have chronic absenteeism near 14%, which is about half the district rate of 27.0% and well below the state rate of 25.5%. The district itself is ranked 5th of 12 in Nevada, at the 58th percentile with a 4-star rating.
Fremont John C Professional Dev Middle School is the stronger overall academic performer in 2025–2026 and shows the clearest upward trend. Its Reading proficiency (48.5%) beats the district (43.3%) and state (45.2%), and its Science (30.6%) is above both. Math sits at 32.5%, close to the district's 33.8%. Over three years, its rank improved from 107th of 153 to 68th of 148, its percentile rose from 30 to 54, and its star rating went from 2 to 3 stars. Math also gained 7.2 percentage points year over year.
Knudson K O Academy of the Arts has a more uneven profile. Its Science proficiency of 36.8% is the highest of the two schools and far above the district (23.5%) and state (25.5%), and it posted the largest single-subject gain in this data, up 9.9 percentage points year over year. Reading (41.2%) is near the district average and improves by grade. Math is the clear pressure point: 18.6% overall, 15.2 points below the district, and declining from 22.2% in 6th grade to 16.5% in 8th grade. Knudson remains at 2 stars and between the 34th and 41st percentile.
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