Smith J D Middle School

Summary:

Smith J D Middle School is a public middle school located in North Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 1,254 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Clark County School District, which is the 7th ranked district out of 13 in the state and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Smith J D Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Nevada middle schools, receiving 0 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in SBAC Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly lower than the Clark County and Nevada state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 5.8% of students were proficient in Mathematics compared to 30.1% in Clark County and 32.6% statewide. The school's student subgroups, such as female, male, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, all rank in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Nevada middle schools in their respective categories.

The nearby schools, such as 100 Academy of Engineering and Technology Middle School, Sedway Marvin M Middle School, and Robison Dell H Middle School, also perform poorly compared to the state and county averages, with low proficiency rates and low rankings. However, some nearby magnet schools, like Mackey Jo Middle School and Bridger Jim Middle School, demonstrate higher academic performance, with proficiency rates closer to or above the county and state averages.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1880 E Stanley Ave
       North Las Vegas, NV  89030


(702) 799-7080

District: Clark County

SchoolDigger Rank:
150th of 153 Nevada Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,783 Help


Students who attend Smith J D Middle School usually attend:

High:    Rancho High School

Feeder schools for Smith J D Middle School:

Elementary:    Hewetson Halle Elementary School
    Lunt Robert Elementary School
    Squires C P Elementary School
    Williams Tom Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  30.5 Help
Number of students:  1,254

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
86.4%
African American:
8.2%
White:
3.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Smith J D Middle School ranks worse than 98% of middle schools in Nevada. It also ranks 57th among 59 ranked middle schools in the Clark County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.57. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (86.4%), African American (8.2%), White (3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Smith J D Middle School is 30.5. 54 middle schools in the Clark County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Smith J D Middle School is $9,783. 30 middle schools in the Clark County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Smith J D Middle School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Smith J D Middle School 150th of 153 Nevada public middle schools. (See Smith J D Middle School in the ranking list.)

Clark County:

SchoolDigger ranks Clark County 7th of 13 Nevada school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Smith J D Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Smith J D Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 10.42 61st 71 14.1%
2008 8.12 73rd 82 11.0%
2009 7.42 76th 83 8.4%
2011 3.12 77th 82 6.1%
2012 4.27 82nd 84 2.4%
2013 13.40 108th 121 10.7%
2014 10.56 109th 117 6.8%
2016 13.70 106th 122 13.1%
2017 15.41 114th 126 9.5%
2018 15.69 103rd 114 9.6%
2019 11.81 149th 159 6.3%
2022 9.70 144th 151 4.6%
2023 9.29 147th 152 3.3%
2024 8.57 150th 153 2.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Smith J D Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.49 45th 75 40.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Smith J D Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.52 69th 84 17.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Smith J D Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.61 81st 100 19.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Smith J D Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.36 92nd 106 13.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Smith J D Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.40 96th 108 11.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Smith J D Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.66 47th 59 20.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Smith J D Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.87 80th 95 15.8%
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Data source: test scores: Nevada Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Smith J D Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 381 194 27 154 8 n/a n/a -1 763
1989 538 268 46 222 15 n/a n/a 0 1089
1990 492 274 47 246 12 n/a n/a 0 1071
1991 483 278 51 315 17 n/a n/a 0 1144
1992 483 308 47 346 13 n/a n/a 0 1197
1993 274 162 24 343 8 n/a n/a 0 811
1994 249 152 24 412 6 n/a n/a 0 843
1995 198 183 36 563 8 n/a n/a 0 988
1996 198 183 36 563 8 n/a n/a 0 988
1997 163 155 26 597 11 n/a n/a 0 952
1998 137 145 25 624 10 n/a n/a 0 941
1999 122 144 20 727 13 n/a n/a 0 1026
2000 119 145 18 828 12 n/a n/a 0 1122
2001 112 143 16 932 15 n/a n/a 0 1218
2002 86 140 8 825 12 n/a n/a 0 1071
2003 86 140 8 825 12 n/a n/a 0 1071
2004 80 117 7 842 8 n/a n/a 0 1054
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1115 1115
2006 40 93 9 963 3 n/a n/a 0 1108
2007 38 75 9 991 7 n/a n/a 0 1120
2008 27 64 10 960 2 n/a n/a 0 1063
2009 36 89 11 955 3 n/a n/a 0 1094
2010 37 55 8 872 4 n/a n/a 0 976
2011 63 49 4 492 287 10 3 0 908
2012 28 47 4 792 7 4 11 0 893
2013 28 60 6 827 9 6 10 0 946
2014 33 60 3 816 4 3 12 0 931
2015 21 57 3 858 3 1 11 0 954
2016 21 49 2 835 1 0 3 0 911
2017 23 68 5 920 3 2 7 0 1028
2018 11 68 4 926 2 0 8 0 1019
2019 13 78 4 888 3 0 8 0 994
2020 21 69 2 875 5 1 10 0 983
2021 18 92 3 952 4 0 14 0 1083
2022 27 83 5 992 2 2 10 1 1122
2023 38 103 10 1083 0 1 19 0 1254

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Smith J D Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 763 42.0 18.1 n/a
1989 1089 53.0 20.5 21.5
1990 1071 58.0 18.4 29.1
1991 1144 57.0 20.0 36.9
1992 1197 59.0 20.2 39.5
1993 811 42.0 19.3 55.1
1994 843 41.0 20.6 62.2
1995 988 50.0 19.8 76.5
1996 988 50.0 19.8 76.5
1997 952 46.0 20.7 72
1998 941 48.0 19.6 78.2
1999 1026 46.0 22.3 73
2000 1122 52.0 21.6 77.4
2001 1218 55.0 22.1 78.2
2002 1071 50.0 21.4 90.9
2003 1071 50.0 21.4 90.9
2004 1054 59.0 17.9 94
2005 1115 n/a n/a n/a
2006 1108 52.0 21.3 n/a
2007 1120 53.0 21.1 n/a
2008 1063 51.0 20.8 99.7
2009 1094 41.0 26.7 71.8
2010 976 46.0 21.2 73.6
2011 908 45.0 20.1 86.9
2012 893 43.0 20.7 95.7
2013 946 36.0 26.2 85.4
2014 931 40.0 23.2 83.6
2015 954 40.0 23.8 84.8
2016 911 48.0 18.9 94
2017 1028 46.0 22.3 95.1
2018 1019 47.0 21.6 100
2019 994 48.0 20.7 100
2020 983 49.0 20.0 99.7
2021 1083 50.0 21.6 100
2022 1122 n/a n/a 99.9
2023 1254 41.0 30.5 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Smith J D Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 763 42.0 18.1 n/a
1989 1089 53.0 20.5 21.5
1990 1071 58.0 18.4 29.1
1991 1144 57.0 20.0 36.9
1992 1197 59.0 20.2 39.5
1993 811 42.0 19.3 55.1
1994 843 41.0 20.6 62.2
1995 988 50.0 19.8 76.5
1996 988 50.0 19.8 76.5
1997 952 46.0 20.7 72
1998 941 48.0 19.6 78.2
1999 1026 46.0 22.3 73
2000 1122 52.0 21.6 77.4
2001 1218 55.0 22.1 78.2
2002 1071 50.0 21.4 90.9
2003 1071 50.0 21.4 90.9
2004 1054 59.0 17.9 94
2005 1115 n/a n/a n/a
2006 1108 52.0 21.3 n/a
2007 1120 53.0 21.1 n/a
2008 1063 51.0 20.8 99.7
2009 1094 41.0 26.7 71.8
2010 976 46.0 21.2 73.6
2011 908 45.0 20.1 86.9
2012 893 43.0 20.7 95.7
2013 946 36.0 26.2 85.4
2014 931 40.0 23.2 83.6
2015 954 40.0 23.8 84.8
2016 911 48.0 18.9 94
2017 1028 46.0 22.3 95.1
2018 1019 47.0 21.6 100
2019 994 48.0 20.7 100
2020 983 49.0 20.0 99.7
2021 1083 50.0 21.6 100
2022 1122 n/a n/a 99.9
2023 1254 41.0 30.5 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Smith J D Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $995 (10.7%) $8,278 (89.3%) $9,274
2020 $807 (8.9%) $8,311 (91.1%) $9,118
2021 $1,469 (16.4%) $7,470 (83.6%) $8,939
2022 $1,597 (16.3%) $8,186 (83.7%) $9,783

Data source: Nevada Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Smith J D Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 149th of 159 Middle schoolsRanks 147th of 152 Middle schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Smith J D Middle School)16.35.1
 11.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Clark County)3224.8
 7.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Nevada)34.228
 6.2%
6th Grade Reading (Smith J D Middle School)27.319
 8.3%
   6th Grade Reading (Clark County)44.636.1
 8.5%
   6th Grade Reading (Nevada)45.838.4
 7.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Smith J D Middle School)18.65.8
 12.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Clark County)3125
 6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Nevada)32.427.6
 4.8%
7th Grade Reading (Smith J D Middle School)23.217.4
 5.8%
   7th Grade Reading (Clark County)49.740.3
 9.4%
   7th Grade Reading (Nevada)49.942.1
 7.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Smith J D Middle School)18.87.6
 11.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Clark County)29.820.6
 9.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Nevada)30.322.8
 7.5%
8th Grade Reading (Smith J D Middle School)21.920.3
 1.6%
   8th Grade Reading (Clark County)46.737.2
 9.5%
   8th Grade Reading (Nevada)47.539.4
 8.1%
8th Grade Science (Smith J D Middle School)10.719.8
 9.1%
   8th Grade Science (Clark County)35.329.5
 5.8%
   8th Grade Science (Nevada)36.832.7
 4.1%
All Grades Mathematics (Smith J D Middle School)186.1
 11.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Clark County)36.628.2
 8.4%
   All Grades Mathematics (Nevada)37.531.3
 6.2%
All Grades Reading (Smith J D Middle School)2418.9
 5.1%
   All Grades Reading (Clark County)48.339
 9.3%
   All Grades Reading (Nevada)48.541
 7.5%
All Grades Science (Smith J D Middle School)10.719.8
 9.1%
   All Grades Science (Clark County)28.923
 5.9%
   All Grades Science (Nevada)30.526
 4.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students9941254
 26.2%
African American78103
 32.1%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian410
 150%
Hispanic8881083
 22%
Pacific Islander01
White1338
 192.3%
Two or More Races819
 137.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Smith J D Middle School

Students who attend Smith J D Middle School usually go on to attend Rancho High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,254 students attended Smith J D Middle School.

Smith J D Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Nevada middle schools.

Students at Smith J D Middle School are 86% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.


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