Summary:
ZIP code 89134 in Las Vegas contains one middle school, Becker Ernest Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 1,075 students in the Clark County district. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP, parents should compare it with district and state averages rather than with another local middle school. The school is in a high-need context: 100% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25, and the student-teacher ratio was 22.8:1 in 2024–25. It spent $12,163 per student in 2023–24. Its overall rank improved from 2 stars in 2023–24 and 2024–25 to 3 stars in 2025–26, moving to 74th of 148 and the 50th percentile.
Science is the strongest subject. In 2025–26, 40.4% of all tested grades were proficient in science, compared with 23.5% in the district and 25.5% in the state. Grade 8 science was also 40.4%, versus 31.0% district and 33.4% state. Reading is mixed. Overall reading was 42.8%, slightly below district (43.3%) and state (45.2%), down from 48.3% in 2024–25 when it was above both. Grade 6 reading was above both district and state, and grade 8 reading was above district but slightly below state, while 7th grade reading was below both. Math is the main weakness: overall math proficiency was 29.0%, below district (33.8%) and state (36.2%). Seventh-grade math was lowest at 23.4%, while 6th-grade math was 37.7%, above district and state, and 8th-grade math was 26.3%, slightly above district but below state.
Attendance is a bright spot. Chronic absenteeism was 16.8% in 2025–26, compared with 27.0% district and 25.5% state. Lower is better, so this is about 10 points better than district and about 9 points better than state. Overall, Becker Ernest is strong in science and attendance, improving in rank, but needs support in math and has seen a recent reading decline. Grade 6 is relatively strong, while 7th-grade math and reading are the weakest points. With high economic need and a high student-teacher ratio, the science and attendance results stand out even more.
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