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Gunderson Barry and June MS
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Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Nevada's top 10%.
About Gunderson Barry and June MS
Gunderson Barry and June MS operates as an expansive middle school in Las Vegas, Nevada, run under Clark County. Current enrollment sits at 1,517 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 98% larger than the state mean of about 767.
Clark County comprises 375 schools with combined enrollment of 301,622 students; Gunderson Barry and June MS is among them.
Looking at the student body, Gunderson Barry and June MS reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 29%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 28% White, 14% multiracial, 14% Asian, 12% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, Gunderson Barry and June MS shows 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, Gunderson Barry and June MS is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 53.7%, a residual of +21.1 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Clark County) logs that median household income runs about $76,472, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gunderson Barry and June MS is one of 462 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students).
Nearest neighbor: Reedom Carolyn S ES, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gunderson Barry and June MS ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.8%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Clark County at a glance
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