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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 89145

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At a glance

School

1,329

Students

Top rankedJohnson Walter Junior High School Academy of Int'l Studies61^st of 151 Nevada middle schools

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Johnson Walter Junior High School Academy of Int'l Studies up 6 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 89145 zip code of Las Vegas, Nevada is home to a single middle school, Johnson Walter Junior High School Academy of International Studies, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,298 students.

Johnson Walter Junior High School Academy of International Studies is a public magnet school that has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, ranking 61st out of 151 Nevada middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year. While the school's mathematics proficiency rates are below the Clark County and state averages, its reading proficiency rates are notably higher, particularly in 7th grade. Additionally, the school's science proficiency rates are above the state and county averages, with 42.5% of 8th-grade students proficient or better.

However, the school faces some challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 26.6% for the 2024-2025 school year, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (100% in 2023-2024), indicating a high concentration of students from low-income households, which could have implications for the school's resources and support services.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)				SBAC Reading (2025)				SBAC Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Johnson Walter Junior High School Academy of Int'l Studies	Public, Magnet	6-8	7701 Ducharme Ave	Las Vegas	89145	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-4480	1,329	72	18.4	100.0%	261 (19.6%)	214 (16.1%)	649 (48.8%)	95 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	94 (7.1%)	56.9	61^st of 151 public middle schools	59.6%		56.2	67^th of 153 public middle schools	56.2%	6	34.9	32.0	31.9	33.0	50.3	60.4	43.7	51.6	42.5	42.5	$9,666	$1,418	$8,247

Cities Near Zip Code 89145

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Las Vegas	0.36 mi	326	17^th
North Las Vegas	6.39 mi	56	26^th
Boulder City	9.56 mi	5	2^nd
Blue Diamond	11.05 mi	1
Henderson	12.69 mi	58	7^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nevada Department of Education.

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