The top reported proficiency rate is 24% in English language arts. The lowest is 8% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Findlay Clifford O Ms
Findlay Clifford O Middle School sits on West Tropical Parkway in North Las Vegas, serving sixth through eighth graders as part of the Clark County School District. It is a regular public school, not a magnet and not a charter, drawing from a city that blends master-planned residential communities like Aliante and Eldorado with large industrial and warehouse-distribution corridors. North Las Vegas has been among the fastest-growing places in the region, with a built environment that is predominantly suburban and car-dependent. Parks, recreation centers, and a network of paved regional trails along the Las Vegas Wash serve as community gathering points, and the city's three library branches are spread across different neighborhoods rather than anchored in a single downtown. Major employers in the area include Nellis Air Force Base, Amazon's fulfillment center, Sephora's distribution center, and Bigelow Aerospace, with solar and green-technology firms moving in alongside the traditional manufacturing base.
The school's enrollment is large for a middle school, with students distributed across the three grade levels. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the economic context of the surrounding community. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Black enrollment and smaller shares of Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, white, and multiracial students. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not reported, so those population sizes are not available here. The same is true for staffing ratios, course access, attendance patterns, and discipline data, none of which appeared in the available records.
State assessment results from the most recent year tell a difficult story. In math, only a small fraction of tested students reached proficiency. English language arts results were higher but still well below what most families would hope to see, with roughly a quarter of students meeting the proficiency bar. Science results fell between the two, with a modest share demonstrating proficiency. Participation rates were solid across all three subjects. No trend data was available, so it is not possible from this data to say whether these results represent a decline, a plateau, or improvement from prior years. Average scale scores were also missing. The combination of universal economic need and low proficiency across subjects suggests a school working under real strain, and a parent considering this campus may want to look into what academic support structures and intervention programs are in place, how the school communicates progress to families, and what the campus climate feels like during the school day.
The surrounding housing market offers a mixed picture. Home values in the school's zip code sit below the Nevada state benchmark but above the national figure, and both home values and rents have seen modest year-over-year declines recently. The price-to-income ratio for buyers runs above the national level, while rents consume a manageable share of local income relative to mortgage costs, which means renting may be the more accessible entry point for families moving into the area. North Las Vegas home prices have risen sharply over the past several years, part of the broader growth surge that has defined the city.
Clark County School District, the parent district, is one of the largest in the country by enrollment, operating across the entire Las Vegas Valley rather than tied to a single municipal center. The district brief turned up no recent policy changes, curriculum shifts, or budget actions with clear parent impact, so those are not reflected here. For a family weighing Findlay Clifford O, the core questions are practical: what does the school offer beyond the standard curriculum, how does it support students performing below grade level, and what is the day-to-day experience like for a middle schooler on this campus. The data available here does not answer those questions, but it establishes the starting point clearly.
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