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Enrollment
1,069
Middle
DISTRICT 1,058 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000289
Guinn Kenny C Middle School
4150 S Torrey Pines Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89103 · (702) 799-5900 · Clark County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,069 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Nevada public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nevada public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,069 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 85%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 353 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 342 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 374 | 35% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Clark County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
NV avg 45.8% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
34.8%
NV avg 35.6% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 34.8% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 27.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nevada's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Guinn Kenny C Middle School
Guinn Kenny C Middle School's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinn Kenny C Middle School this school | 1,069 | 100.0% | 39.4% |
| Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies Las Vegas | 1,329 | 100.0% | 41.5% |
| Lawrence Clifford J Junior High School Las Vegas | 1,227 | 100.0% | 30.2% |
| Sawyer Grant Middle School Las Vegas | 1,149 | 100.0% | 28.5% |
| Silvestri Charles Junior High School Las Vegas | 1,076 | 100.0% | 25.4% |
| Schofield Jack Lund Middle School Las Vegas | 988 | 100.0% | 31.6% |
Matched among Nevada middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Guinn Kenny C Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #29 of 94 | #21 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #27 of 98 ▲ 8 | #18 of 59 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #31 of 98 no change | #24 of 59 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,069 | #33 of 113 | #32 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #11 of 94 | #6 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #32 of 94 | #30 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #24 of 95 | #23 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #61 of 68 | #45 of 50 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,069
-105 (-9%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 1,738
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 24.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,069 | 60 | 17.8:1 | 100% (1,069) |
| 2023-24 | 1,047 | 41 | 25.5:1 | 100% (1,047) |
| 2022-23 | 1,045 | 44 | 23.8:1 | 100% (1,045) |
| 2020-21 | 1,174 | 49 | 24.0:1 | 100% (1,174) |
| 2017-18 | 1,126 | 46 | 24.5:1 | 72% (813) |
| 2015-16 | 900 | 42 | 21.4:1 | 81% (728) |
| 2010-11 | 843 | 39 | 21.6:1 | 66% (556) |
| 2000-01 | 1,218 | 52 | 23.4:1 | 29% (349) |
| 1990-91 | 1,738 | 70 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guinn Kenny C Middle School.
About Guinn Kenny C Middle School
As a medium-sized middle school, Guinn Kenny C Middle School serves students in Las Vegas, Nevada. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 1,069 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Nevada is about 767 students.
Clark County includes 375 schools. Together they enroll 301,622 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Guinn Kenny C Middle School, with 53% of enrollment. The school is also 19% Black, 11% White, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 32%. Guinn Kenny C Middle School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 17.8:1 comes from the school's 60 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 4.6 students per teacher below the 22.4:1 average for middle schools in Nevada. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25.
allk12 grades Guinn Kenny C Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Nevada public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Guinn Kenny C Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.4% is 6.8 points above the 32.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Clark County (population about 2,329,548), the median household income is $76,472, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Guinn Kenny C Middle School is one of 462 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Guinn Kenny C Middle School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Dondero Harvey N Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 33.4% proficiency; Guinn Kenny C Middle School posts 39.4%.
Guinn Kenny C Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 105 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 24.0:1 to 17.8:1.
Community posts for Guinn Kenny C Middle School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,329,548
Census ACS
Median income
$76,472
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
462
360,225 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other schools in Las Vegas
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
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- Sierra Vista High SchoolHigh · 3,255 students
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- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,961 students
Nearby schools
- Dondero Harvey N Elementary School0.5 mi · 737
- Decker C H Elementary School0.5 mi · 554
- Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School0.8 mi · 607
- Diskin P A Elementary School0.8 mi · 505
- Beacon Academy of Nevada1.1 mi · 928
- Earl Marion B Elementary School1.2 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Guinn Kenny C Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Guinn Kenny C Middle School?
Guinn Kenny C Middle School enrolls approximately 1,069 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Guinn Kenny C Middle School serve?
Guinn Kenny C Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Guinn Kenny C Middle School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Guinn Kenny C Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Guinn Kenny C Middle School?
Student demographics at Guinn Kenny C Middle School are roughly 11% White, 53% Hispanic, 19% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Guinn Kenny C Middle School in?
Guinn Kenny C Middle School is part of Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.