The top reported proficiency rate is 27% in English language arts. The lowest is 12% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Monaco Mario C & Joanne Ms
Monaco Mario C& JoAnne MS sits on North Lamont Street in Las Vegas, serving grades six through eight as a regular public school in the Clark County School District. The enrollment is large for a middle school, with students distributed fairly evenly across the three grade levels. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a smaller Black population and very small shares of white, Asian, multiracial, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which points to a community facing concentrated economic need. The school does not have magnet or charter status; it is a standard zoned middle school.
On state assessments, Monaco's results are low. In math, roughly one in nine tested students reached proficiency on the SBAC. English language arts was stronger, with about a quarter of students proficient. Science landed in between, with about a fifth of tested students meeting the bar. Participation was solid across all three subjects. These proficiency rates are below what most middle schools in Nevada aim for, and the math result in particular is quite low. A parent considering this school may want to look into what targeted academic support and intervention programs are available, especially in mathematics, and how the school plans to address the gap.
No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving, holding steady, or declining. The data does not tell us the reason, and without prior years for comparison, the current snapshot is all we have.
Some data a parent would likely want is simply missing from what was provided. The school's English learner and special education rates were not reported, which matters given the large Hispanic enrollment and the likelihood that some students are acquiring English. Staffing figures, teacher experience, class sizes, attendance rates, discipline data, and course access information were all absent from the available records. The school's Title I status was not reported, though the universal free-or-reduced-price lunch rate strongly suggests the school serves a high-poverty population and likely receives federal Title I support. A parent should ask the school directly about these areas.
Because Monaco serves only middle grades, it has no graduation rate, and that metric does not apply here. The school's grade band also means there are no elementary or high school assessment results to look at.
The surrounding area's housing market is relatively affordable compared with both Nevada and national benchmarks. Home values in the school's zip code sit below the state and national medians, and rents are modest relative to income. The estimated mortgage on a typical home in this area costs more than the typical rent, which is common in higher-rate environments, but rents here remain within reach for many working families relative to their income. The zip code has seen a slight decline in home values over the past year, roughly tracking the state's broader downward drift, while national values have held about flat.
We looked for recent Clark County School District changes that might affect families, such as policy shifts, curriculum updates, or budget decisions, but the search returned county geography and government structure rather than school district actions. We left that section out rather than guess.
No locale brief was available for the immediate neighborhood around the school, so we cannot speak to nearby amenities, transportation, or community character from the provided data. No neighbor comparison was provided, so we also cannot position Monaco against nearby middle schools in the district.
What the available data does tell a parent is this: Monaco is a large, high-poverty middle school in an affordable part of Las Vegas, serving a predominantly Hispanic student body, with state test results that are low across subjects and especially low in math. Whether the school is a good fit depends heavily on what it offers beyond what the data captures. Asking about academic interventions, English learner services, special education support, extracurriculars, and school climate would be the right next step for any family weighing this option.
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