Summary:
ZIP code 89142 in Las Vegas contains exactly one public middle school — Harney Kathleen & Tim Middle School, which serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 1,292 students as part of the Clark County school district. Because it is the only middle school in the area, there is no other local school to compare it with; instead, the most useful context is how it compares with its own district and with Nevada as a whole.
On the 2025-26 state tests, proficiency at the school is far below both benchmarks. In math, 10.4% of students met the standard, versus 33.8% in the district and 36.2% statewide. In reading, 19.5% met the standard, versus 43.3% district and 45.2% state. In science, 11.7% met the standard, versus 23.5% district and 25.5% state. Grade-level results show the same pattern, with math declining from 12.4% in grade 6 to 8.4% in grade 8, and reading dropping sharply to 13.1% in grade 8 after reaching 25.6% in grade 7. Chronic absenteeism is 37.4% — roughly 10 points above the district (27.0%) and nearly 12 points above the state (25.5%). All students (100%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 24.8, with per-student spending of $11,614. The school ranks 146th of 148 Nevada middle schools, in the 1st percentile.
Trends are mixed. Math improved by 1.8 points year over year, more than double the district's and state's 0.8-point gains, though from a very low starting point. Reading slipped 1.4 points, and science fell 5.1 points — about three times the district and state declines. Statewide ranking has stayed in the bottom few percent for three straight years, even as the district itself earns 4 stars and ranks in the 58th percentile.
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