The top reported proficiency rate is 30% in English language arts. The lowest is 8% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Nv Learning Academy J-shs
NV Learning Academy J-SHS sits on East Flamingo Road in Las Vegas, serving grades six through twelve as a regular public school within the Clark County School District. The enrollment is large for a combined junior-senior high school, with students distributed across all seven grade levels plus a small ungraded group. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with Black students forming the next largest group, followed by white students. Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, multiracial, and American Indian or Alaska Native students round out the population.
State assessment results from the most recent year paint a mixed academic picture. In English language arts, roughly three out of ten tested students reached proficiency, which is the school's relative bright spot. Science proficiency landed lower, and mathematics was the weakest area, with only a small fraction of tested students demonstrating proficiency. Participation rates across all three subjects sat below what you would typically expect to see at a traditional school, which raises a question a parent may want to explore directly with the administration. Low participation can reflect student mobility, an alternative or flexible instructional model, or attendance challenges, but the data here does not specify the cause. No multi-year trend was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent a decline, stability, or improvement over time.
The school serves grades six through twelve, which means the state testing figures reflect only the middle-grade portion of the student body. Nevada tests students in grades six through eight in these subjects, while the high school grades take different assessments. We looked for high school assessment results, graduation rate data, and college or career readiness indicators and found none in the available records, so those dimensions of the school's academic profile remain an open question. A parent with a high school-aged student would want to ask the school directly about graduation outcomes and post-secondary pathways.
Information on programs and course access was not available. There is no data on Advanced Placement offerings, career and technical education, dual credit, electives, or extracurricular activities. Staffing data, including teacher experience or student-to-staff ratios, was also absent. Free or reduced-price lunch counts, special education enrollment, and English learner figures were all missing, so the economic and linguistic profile of the student body beyond race and ethnicity cannot be characterized from what was provided. Title I status was not reported. Civil rights data, discipline information, and attendance records were not available either.
The housing market around the school's zip code tells a story of relative affordability within the Las Vegas area. Home values in this part of the city sit below the Nevada state benchmark and just under the national figure, and they have softened modestly over the past year. Rents are lower still, and renting costs less per month than carrying a mortgage on a typical home in the area by a modest but meaningful margin. For a family weighing where to live, this neighborhood offers a price point that is more accessible than much of the broader Las Vegas metro, though the declining home values suggest a cooling local market rather than an appreciating one. Median household income at the national level has been rising, and the unemployment rate has held steady, so the broader economic backdrop is stable even as local housing softens.
The Clark County School District is one of the largest districts in the country, and we searched for recent parent-relevant changes such as curriculum shifts, policy updates, or budget decisions. The search returned results focused on county geography and government structure rather than school district policy, so there is nothing specific to relay on that front.
What is clear from the available data is that NV Learning Academy is a large, diverse, combined middle-and-high school where English outcomes outpace math and science, where testing participation is lower than typical, and where much of the academic and programmatic detail a parent would want is not in the public records we accessed. A family considering this school should come with specific questions about the instructional model, the high school pathway, graduation rates, and the supports available to students performing below grade level.
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