The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in English language arts. The lowest is 31% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Saville Anthony Ms
Saville Anthony Middle School sits in the far northwest reaches of Las Vegas, part of the Clark County School District, serving grades six through eight. It is a large middle school by enrollment, with its students spread fairly evenly across the three grade levels. The campus on North Torrey Pines Drive operates as a regular public school, not a charter or magnet.
The student body reflects the diversity common to the Las Vegas valley. White and Hispanic students each make up roughly a third of the population, with Black students representing the next largest group. Smaller percentages of Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, multiracial, and American Indian or Alaska Native students round out the enrollment. Every student at Saville Anthony qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which signals a schoolwide concentration of economic need. Data on individualized education programs and English learner status was not available in the provided records, so those population shares remain unspecified here.
On state assessments administered under Nevada's SBAC framework in the most recent reported year, ELA results stand as the relative bright spot. Nearly half of tested students reached proficiency in English language arts, a moderate outcome that sits above what many similarly sized urban middle schools post. Math and science tell a softer story. Proficiency in both subjects landed at roughly the same level, with about a third of students meeting the standard. Participation rates were high across all three subjects. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible from the provided information to say whether these results represent improvement, decline, or stability. Average scale scores were also missing from the dataset.
A parent weighing these numbers may want to look into what the school is doing in math instruction in particular, since that area lags behind reading. It is also worth asking the school directly about supports for students performing below grade level, especially given the universal economic need the student population carries.
The housing context around the school's zip code tells its own story. Home values in the area sit above both the Nevada state benchmark and the national benchmark, making this a relatively pricey corner of the Las Vegas metropolitan area for buyers. That said, values have dipped modestly over the past year, tracking a broader cooling in the region. Renting remains meaningfully cheaper than carrying a mortgage here, with the estimated monthly cost of ownership running several hundred dollars above typical rent. For families considering a move into the attendance zone, the rental market offers a more affordable entry point than buying at current interest rates and price levels.
Information on school programs, course access, staffing ratios, discipline data, attendance patterns, and Title I status was not available in the provided records. The district-level brief for Clark County searched for recent parent-relevant changes but returned no findings tied to curriculum, policy, referendum, or tax changes with lasting impact on families. No locale brief was provided for this part of Las Vegas, so community-level detail beyond the housing data is limited.
What the available picture does convey is a large, economically diverse middle school where reading outcomes are holding their own while math and science results remain a softer area. The school serves a community where housing costs run above state and national medians, with a rental market that currently favors renters over buyers. Families considering Saville Anthony would benefit from asking the school directly about its math intervention strategies, its gifted or advanced course offerings, and the specific supports it provides given that the entire student body qualifies for federal lunch assistance.
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