Summary:
ZIP code 89115 in Las Vegas, Nevada is home to two public middle schools — Monaco Mario C & JoAnne Middle School (925 students) and Von Tobel Educational Middle School (866 students) — both serving grades 6–8 within the Clark County School District. Both schools report 100% free/reduced lunch, indicating very high poverty, and both rank near the bottom of Nevada's middle schools, earning 0 stars in 2025–26. The district itself ranks 5th of 12 in Nevada, at the 58th percentile with 4 district stars, so these two schools represent a concentrated pocket of low performance within a stronger district.
Academically, both schools are far below district and state averages in every subject. Math is the weakest area: Monaco is at 10.9% proficiency and Von Tobel at 11.7%, compared with 33.8% district and 36.2% state — roughly one-third of those levels. Reading is relatively stronger, with Monaco at 22.6% and Von Tobel at 21.1%, though still about half of district and state. Science is closer: Von Tobel at 19.3% and Monaco at 16.3%. Monaco leads in reading at every grade level, including the highest single score in the data set, 7th-grade reading at 27.7%, while Von Tobel is stronger in 6th- and 8th-grade math and 8th-grade science.
The two schools differ most in attendance, resources, and momentum. Von Tobel has lower chronic absenteeism (29.6% vs. Monaco's 36.0%), and Monaco's rate is 9.0 points above district and 10.5 points above state. Monaco has a lower student-teacher ratio (15.9 vs. 18.8) and higher per-student spending ($14,145 vs. $13,495), yet Von Tobel shows the better trend: its statewide rank improved from the 3rd percentile in 2023–24 to the 9th percentile in 2025–26, and it gained in math and science year over year, while Monaco declined in all three subjects and fell from the 17th to the 8th percentile. Parents should note both schools face substantial academic gaps, especially in math, and attendance is a key concern at both.
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