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Canarelli Lawrence & Heidi MS
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Canarelli Lawrence & Heidi MS
As a roomy 6-8 campus in Las Vegas, Nevada, Canarelli Lawrence & Heidi MS serves 1,540 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Clark County. Enrollment runs roughly 101% above the state mean of about 767.
Within Clark County, which oversees 375 schools and 301,622 students, Canarelli Lawrence & Heidi MS is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Canarelli Lawrence & Heidi MS logs that 27% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 22% Asian, 19% Black, 18% White, 11% multiracial.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.9:1. The state averages around 22.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, Canarelli Lawrence & Heidi MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.0%.
Zooming out to the county, Clark County reports that median household income runs about $76,472, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which Canarelli Lawrence & Heidi MS is one.
Alamo Tony ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Canarelli Lawrence & Heidi MS ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.1%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Looking at the recent track record. Canarelli Lawrence & Heidi MS's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 1,868 (now 1,540). The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 14% to 19% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.1:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 today.
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