The top reported proficiency rate is 28% in English language arts. The lowest is 10% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Garside Frank F Jhs
Garside Frank F JHS is a regular public middle school serving grades six through eight in Las Vegas, within the Clark County School District. It sits on Torrey Pines Drive in the 89107 zip code, a residential pocket west of the Strip where single-family homes dominate and rents run below the state and national benchmarks. Home values in the immediate area have softened recently, dipping modestly year over year, which places ownership costs below the broader Nevada median. Renting remains the more affordable option here relative to buying, and the gap between a monthly mortgage and a monthly rent is wide enough that many families in the neighborhood likely rent.
The school serves a large student body for a middle school, with its enrollment distributed fairly evenly across the three grade levels. Its student population is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Black enrollment as well, and smaller groups identifying as white, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, two or more races, and American Indian or Alaska Native. Every student at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which marks Garside as a campus serving an economically disadvantaged community. Data on students with individualized education programs and on English learners was not reported, so those population sizes are unknown here.
On Nevada's state assessments, the SBAC, Garside's results point to real academic challenges. Math proficiency is low, with only a small fraction of tested students reaching proficiency. English language arts proficiency is stronger by comparison but still falls well below what most middle schools in the state post. Science results, from the state science assessment, also sit in a low range. Participation across all three subjects was solid, so the proficiency rates reflect nearly the full student body rather than a thin or skewed testing pool. A parent evaluating this school may want to look into what targeted interventions, tutoring, or supplemental instruction the campus offers, and how the school communicates student progress to families throughout the year.
No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to tell from these figures whether proficiency is improving, declining, or holding steady. That absence limits any read on momentum. The district brief for Clark County returned no recent parent-relevant changes, such as curriculum shifts, policy updates, or budget decisions, so there is little to report on the broader district context that would affect this campus in the near term.
Information on program offerings, course access, staffing ratios, attendance patterns, discipline data, and civil-rights indicators was not provided. Without these pieces, the portrait of Garside remains incomplete. A family considering the school would benefit from asking directly about elective options, extracurriculars, teacher experience, and any support services available to students working below grade level, since the proficiency numbers suggest many students need that support.
What is clear is that Garside is a large, community-serving middle school in a working-class Las Vegas neighborhood, operating with a student body that is almost entirely economically disadvantaged and facing steep academic ground in core subjects. The housing market around it is relatively accessible by Las Vegas-area standards, particularly for renters. Whether the school fits a given family depends heavily on what the campus offers beyond what the state test results can show, and a visit or conversation with school staff would help fill in the gaps the data leaves open.
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