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Guinn Kenny C MS
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Guinn Kenny C MS
Guinn Kenny C MS operates as a middle-of-the-pack junior high in Las Vegas, Nevada, overseen by Clark County. Current enrollment sits at 1,069 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 767 students per school, that is 39% above typical.
Clark County comprises 375 schools with combined enrollment of 301,622 students; Guinn Kenny C MS is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Guinn Kenny C MS logs that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 19% Black, 11% White, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 32% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Guinn Kenny C MS has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.4:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, Guinn Kenny C MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.5%, the actual is 39.4%, a residual of +6.8 points.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household income runs about $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), Guinn Kenny C MS is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Dondero Harvey N ES, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Guinn Kenny C MS. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Guinn Kenny C MS ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 33.4%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 1,126 students in 2018 compared to 1,069 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 18% to 11%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.
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