The top reported proficiency rate is 29% in Science. The lowest is 19% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Bridger Jim Ms
Bridger Jim Middle School sits on North Bruce Street in North Las Vegas, serving grades six through eight as a regular public school in the Clark County School District. It is a large middle school for its grade band, with enrollment spread fairly evenly across the three grades. The student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with a smaller Black population and very small shares of White, Asian, multiracial, Native American, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. Every student at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places it among the highest-poverty schools in the district. The school is not a charter and is not designated as a magnet.
On state assessments, the results tell a difficult story. In math, fewer than one in five tested students reached proficiency on the SBAC. English language arts was stronger, with roughly a quarter of students proficient. Science, tested only in the tested middle grade, landed close to the ELA figure. Participation was solid across all three subjects, so the results reflect nearly the full student body rather than a skewed subset. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from this data whether performance is improving, flat, or declining. A parent may want to ask the school directly about trend lines and what interventions are in place, since the proficiency levels suggest many students are not yet meeting grade-level standards.
The school environment and access data was thin in the payload. Discipline data, course access, staffing, and attendance figures were all missing. The school's Title I status was not reported, though given the universal free-or-reduced-price lunch rate it almost certainly receives Title I support. Individualized education program rates and English learner rates were also missing, which is a gap worth noting given the demographics: a student body that is predominantly Hispanic in North Las Vegas likely includes a substantial share of English learners, but the data does not confirm that. Program offerings were not provided, so nothing can be said about electives, sports, clubs, or advanced coursework.
North Las Vegas is a suburban city in the Las Vegas Valley, car-dependent and built around master-planned communities like Aliante and Eldorado alongside large industrial and warehouse-distribution corridors. The city has been one of the faster-growing places in the country, annexing desert land in the 1990s for residential development and continuing to add industrial employers. Publicly reported sources note that Amazon and Sephora operate major fulfillment and distribution centers in the city, and that PCM Railone AG announced a production facility and North American headquarters in 2024. Nellis Air Force Base remains a traditional employment anchor. There is no strong traditional downtown; civic life is organized around distributed campuses, libraries, parks, and recreation centers rather than a walkable core. The city maintains a large park system with water amenities, paved regional trails connecting to the broader Neon to Nature network, and three full-service libraries in different neighborhoods.
The housing market around the school is relatively affordable for the Las Vegas region. Typical home values in the school's zip code sit below both the state and national benchmarks, and rents are likewise modest. Recent data shows home values drifting downward year over year while rents have risen slightly. The estimated monthly mortgage on a typical home exceeds the typical rent by a meaningful margin, which shapes the buy-versus-rent calculus for families considering the area.
Bridger Jim sits within the Clark County School District, which is among the largest districts in the country. The district brief did not surface any recently reported policy, curriculum, or facility changes with lasting parent impact, so there is little to relay on that front. For a family evaluating this school, the core questions center on academic support: the proficiency data is the clearest signal in the payload, and it points to a school where many students are working below grade level. The community is growing and industrially active, housing is comparatively accessible, and the campus is large and well-populated, but the academic picture is one a parent would want to examine closely before enrolling.
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