The top reported proficiency rate is 21% in English language arts. The lowest is 9% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Harney Kathleen & Tim Ms
Harney Kathleen & Tim MS is a regular public middle school in Las Vegas, serving grades six through eight as part of the Clark County School District. It is a large school for its grade band, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across the three grades. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Black population and smaller groups identifying as Asian, two or more races, White, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Every student at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which marks this as a community-serving school in a lower-income part of the Las Vegas metro area.
State assessment results from the most recent year place proficiency well below state expectations across all three tested subjects. In math, only a small fraction of students reached proficiency. English language arts results were higher but still left the large majority of students below the proficient threshold. Science proficiency, tested at the eighth-grade level, fell in between the math and ELA figures but remained low. Participation rates were strong across all subjects, so the results reflect nearly the full student body rather than a narrow slice of test-takers. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible from the provided information to say whether these results represent a decline, a plateau, or improvement from prior years. Average scale scores were also missing from the data. A parent weighing this school may want to ask the administration directly what improvement plans are in place and how the school supports students working below grade level, since the proficiency picture here is one that warrants closer conversation.
The school sits in the eastern part of the Las Vegas urban core, in a ZIP code where home values run below the Nevada statewide benchmark and roughly in line with the national figure. Recent values have drifted downward slightly year over year. Rents in the area have moved in the opposite direction, rising modestly, and renting costs less per month than carrying a mortgage on a typical home here. The price-to-income ratio for buyers sits above the national level, which means purchasing a home in this area requires a larger share of household income than the countrywide average. For families already in the neighborhood, this is a relatively affordable corner of the Las Vegas valley compared with many other parts of the metro.
Several pieces of information that would help round out the picture were absent from the available data. The school's Title I status was not reported, though the universal free or reduced-price lunch rate strongly suggests the school operates under that federal designation. Magnet and charter designations were not confirmed, though the school is classified as a regular public school rather than a charter. Data on staffing ratios, course offerings, discipline, attendance, English learner identification, and special education enrollment was not available. Civil rights data was not provided. No program offerings, such as electives, athletics, or advanced coursework, appeared in the data. We looked for recent parent-relevant changes in the Clark County School District but found little that spoke to curriculum, policy, or budget shifts with lasting impact, so that thread was left out rather than guessed at.
What the data does say clearly is that Harney Kathleen & Tim MS is a large, high-poverty middle school where academic proficiency as measured by state tests is low across subjects. The peer environment is diverse and reflects the working-class neighborhoods of east Las Vegas. Families considering this school should treat the assessment numbers as a prompt to ask specific questions about academic interventions, teacher retention, and what the school day looks like for a student who arrives performing below grade level.
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