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Alumni: what's one memory from Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,329
Middle
DISTRICT 1,058 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000403
Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies
7701 Ducharme Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89145 · (702) 799-4480 · Clark County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,329 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% 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
18.5:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,329 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 | 479 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 429 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 421 | 32% |
Student demographics
69%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
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
51.6%
NV avg 45.8% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
NV avg 35.6% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.6% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.7% | 29.9% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies
Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies this school | 1,329 | 100.0% | 41.5% |
| Schofield Jack Lund Middle School Las Vegas | 988 | 100.0% | 31.6% |
| Becker Ernest Middle School Las Vegas | 1,075 | 100.0% | 36.2% |
| Guinn Kenny C Middle School Las Vegas | 1,069 | 100.0% | 39.4% |
| Greenspun Barbara & Hank Junior High School Henderson | 1,312 | 100.0% | 43.3% |
| White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School Henderson | 1,501 | 100.0% | 53.3% |
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 Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #27 of 94 | #19 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #30 of 98 ▲ 1 | #20 of 59 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #24 of 98 no change | #17 of 59 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,329 | #16 of 113 | #16 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #16 of 94 | #9 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #26 of 94 | #25 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #28 of 95 | #27 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #53 of 68 | #38 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
1,329
-268 (-17%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 1,671
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 1,329 | 72 | 18.5:1 | 100% (1,329) |
| 2023-24 | 1,298 | 67 | 19.4:1 | 100% (1,298) |
| 2022-23 | 1,356 | 64 | 21.2:1 | 100% (1,355) |
| 2020-21 | 1,597 | 65 | 24.6:1 | 100% (1,597) |
| 2017-18 | 1,436 | 74 | 19.4:1 | 60% (866) |
| 2015-16 | 1,247 | 54 | 23.1:1 | 70% (876) |
| 2010-11 | 1,174 | 49 | 24.0:1 | 60% (703) |
| 2000-01 | 1,671 | 70 | 23.9:1 | 18% (302) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies.
About Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies
As a large middle-grades school, Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies serves students in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school's enrollment of 1,329 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Nevada average about 767 students each.
Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies reports to Clark County, which has 375 schools and 301,622 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies. The largest is Hispanic students, at 49%. The remaining shares are 20% White, 16% Black, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Clark County's population at about 32%. Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 72 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 18.5:1. That is 4.0 students per teacher below the 22.4:1 average for middle schools in Nevada. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%.
The allk12 Grade for Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies is A-. Compared with Nevada public middle schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies is 9.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 41.5%. Predicted: 32.5%.
Within Clark County, the median household income is $76,472, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Clark County has 462 public schools and roughly 360,225 students.
The nearest public school is Smith Helen M Elementary School, at about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies is 1st among 8 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 17% from 2020-21, when Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies had 1,597 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,329. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 24.6:1 to 18.5:1.
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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
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Other schools in Las Vegas
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Nearby schools
- Smith Helen M Elementary School0.5 mi · 452
- Jacobson Walter Elementary School0.8 mi · 494
- Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School1.5 mi · 553
- Adcock O K Elementary School1.6 mi · 401
- Garside Frank F Junior High School1.6 mi · 1,017
- Warren Rose Elementary School1.6 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l StudiesHow many students attend Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies?
Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies enrolls approximately 1,329 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies serve?
Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies have?
Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies?
Student demographics at Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies are roughly 20% White, 49% Hispanic, 16% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies in?
Johnson Walter JHS Academy of Int'l Studies is part of Clark County.
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