Schools in Zip Code 89142

ZIP code 89142 is home to seven public schools in the Clark County district — four elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools — serving roughly 8,072 students. Every school reports 100% free or reduced-price lunch, so this is a uniformly high-poverty area where results nonetheless vary enormously.

Among the elementaries, Iverson Mervin Elementary School is the strongest overall: the ZIP's highest rank (61st percentile, 3 stars), top elementary math proficiency at 48.7%, the best science score at 27.0%, and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 17.8%. Jenkins Earl N Elementary School posts the best reading proficiency (51.3%) and the lowest student-teacher ratio (14.4), while Goldfarb Daniel Elementary School improved sharply, moving from the 29th percentile in 2023-24 to 52nd in 2025-26, with math at 43.2% and reading at 47.3%. All three exceed district and state averages in both math and reading. At the high school level, East Career and Technical Academy High School is the academic standout (49th percentile, 3 stars; English ACT 59.0% in 2025-26 and 69.1% in 2024-25).

Concerns concentrate at two schools. Harney Kathleen & Tim Middle School ranks 146th of 148 statewide (1st percentile, 0 stars), with the ZIP's highest absenteeism at 37.4% and highest student-teacher ratio at 24.8. Las Vegas High School has a standout 94.2% graduation rate — well above district and state — but ranks in the 12th percentile with low ACT and end-of-course scores and 36.9% absenteeism. Mendoza John F Elementary School trails its elementary peers despite the ZIP's highest per-student spending of $16,149, and its science results are suppressed by the state. Across the ZIP, higher absenteeism generally tracks with lower achievement, and science is a weak spot everywhere except Iverson.