Summary:
ZIP code 89145 in Las Vegas is served by just two public schools, both in the Clark County district: Johnson Walter Junior High School Academy of Int'l Studies, a middle school for grades 6–8 with 1,329 students, and Jacobson Walter Elementary School, a PK–5 school with 494 students. There are no high schools or alternative schools in this ZIP, so families here generally move from the elementary into the junior high for the middle grades.
Johnson Walter Junior High School Academy of Int'l Studies is the standout, ranking in the top half of Nevada middle schools (70th of 148, 53rd percentile, 3 stars). Its science proficiency of 34.5% is 11 points above its district and 9 points above the state — the largest positive gap in this data — while 7th-grade reading reaches 54.1%, the highest single score either school reports. Its 7th- and 8th-grade math also beat both benchmarks, and chronic absenteeism of 22.8% is better than the district (27.0%) and state (25.5%).
Jacobson Walter Elementary School is the concern: it ranks 299th of 376 elementary schools (20th percentile, 1 star), and its percentile has fallen three straight years (42nd → 35th → 20th). Reading (33.7%) and math (25.9%) trail the district and state by roughly 8 to 11 points, and its science result is suppressed by the state, so no claim can be made about it. One bright spot is 5th-grade reading at 46.1%. Notably, attendance is actually better here — 16.8% chronic absenteeism, below both benchmarks — and it spends $15,736 per student versus $14,596 at Johnson. Both schools report 100% free/reduced lunch eligibility.
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