The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in English language arts. The lowest is 44% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Hyde Park Ms
Hyde Park Middle School sits on Hinson Street in Las Vegas, serving sixth through eighth graders as part of the Clark County School District. It is a regular public school, neither a charter nor a magnet, and it draws a sizable middle-school population spread fairly evenly across the three grade levels.
The student body is majority Hispanic, with sizable Asian and Black populations and a smaller white enrollment. Every student at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which marks this as a community where economic need is the norm rather than the exception. Data on individualized education plans and English-learner status was not available, so families whose children receive those services will want to ask the school directly about support structures and staffing ratios.
On Nevada's state assessments in the most recent school year, Hyde Park posted proficiency rates that land in a middling band. English language arts is the school's relative standout, with roughly half of tested students reaching proficiency. Science sits close behind, with just under half proficient. Math trails, with fewer than half of students clearing the proficiency bar. Participation was strong across all three subjects. No average scale scores were reported, and no multi-year trend data was available, so it is hard to say from the provided data whether performance is rising, falling, or holding steady. A parent looking at these results would see a school where literacy is the stronger suit and where math may warrant a closer conversation with teachers or administrators about what instruction and intervention look like in the classroom.
Because Hyde Park serves only middle grades, there is no graduation rate to report and no high-school-level course or career-pathway data to weigh. The provided data did not include information on discipline practices, course access, staffing levels, or attendance patterns. Title I status was also not reported in the data we received. These are gaps a family might want to fill through a school visit or a conversation with the front office.
The surrounding neighborhood, in the 89107 zip code, offers a more affordable entry point into Las Vegas homeownership than much of the metro. Home values here sit below the state benchmark and modestly below the national one, and they have been edging downward recently. Rents, by contrast, have crept up slightly. For a household weighing whether to buy or rent near the school, renting currently looks cheaper on a monthly basis than carrying a mortgage at prevailing rates, though that gap is narrow enough that personal circumstances would drive the decision. The broader economy remains stable, with unemployment holding steady and median household incomes trending gradually upward over recent years.
Clark County School District is one of the largest districts in the country, and Hyde Park is one of many middle schools within it. We searched for recent district-level policy, curriculum, or funding changes that would matter to parents but found little that spoke directly to those topics, so we left that space empty rather than speculate. Families considering Hyde Park will get the clearest picture by combining what is here with a direct conversation with the school about academic supports, extracurricular offerings, and how the campus handles the everyday logistics of a large, economically diverse middle-school population.
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