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Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies

5855 Lawrence Street, N Las Vegas, NV 89081 · (702) 799-7001 · Clark County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL967 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Nevada public middle schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+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

Enrollment
967
Middle
DISTRICT 1,058 · STATE 767
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
967 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 640041%
Grade 728129%
Grade 828630%
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
839%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 26% · US 43%
Hispanic
46248%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 46% · US 30%
Black
28730%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
344%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
738%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 8% · US 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
232%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
52254%
Female
44546%

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Test scores

Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
32.8%
NV avg 45.8% . +12.5pp since 2023
Math
18.8%
NV avg 35.6% . +9.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.

Nevada SBAC results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2532.8%18.8%
2023-2420.3%9.1%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 22% 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 Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies

Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies this school967100.0%21.6%
Orr William E Middle School
Las Vegas
919100.0%10.7%
Swainston Theron L Middle School
N Las Vegas
1,020100.0%16.6%
Cortney Francis H Junior High School
Las Vegas
1,014100.0%13.8%
Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School
Las Vegas
912100.0%19.0%
Cram Brian & Teri Middle School
N Las Vegas
1,431100.0%30.1%
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 Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn NevadaIn Clark County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
21.6%#63 of 94#40 of 59
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.8%#61 of 98
▲ 20
#36 of 59
▲ 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
32.8%#57 of 98
▲ 24
#38 of 59
▲ 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
967#45 of 113#40 of 61
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.3:1#15 of 94#8 of 59
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
66.9%#31 of 94#29 of 59
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#54 of 95#53 of 60
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-23.1%#21 of 68#15 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 2024-25
Enrollment
967
-312 (-24%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 1,422
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 24.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-259675318.3:1100% (967)
2023-241,2662845.2:1100% (1,266)
2022-231,2654428.8:1100% (1,265)
2020-211,2795324.1:1100% (1,279)
2017-181,2575224.2:181% (1,013)
2015-161,3905525.3:183% (1,154)
2010-111,4226123.3:167% (957)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies.

About Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies

Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies is a medium-sized middle school in N Las Vegas, Nevada. It enrolled 967 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Nevada average about 767 students each.

Clark County, which runs Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies, has 375 schools and 301,622 students.

Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies, at 48%. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Black, 9% White, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 32%. Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.

At Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies, 53 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.3:1. On average, middle schools in Nevada have 22.4:1, compared with 18.3:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment.

allk12 grades Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies a C. The grade compares the school only with Nevada public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies, the prediction is 32.5% and the result is 21.6%.

County data help place the school in context: in Clark County, the median household income is $76,472, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Clark County is home to 462 public schools and about 360,225 public school students.

Scott Jesse D Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.

Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies's enrollment declined 24%, to 967. The number of students per teacher fell from 24.1 to 18.3 over 4 years.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Clark County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies
District
Clark County
Address
5855 Lawrence Street, N Las Vegas, NV 89081
Phone
(702) 799-7001
County
Clark County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
967
Teachers (FTE)
53
Student–teacher ratio
18.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
967 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
320006000672
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies
How many students attend Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies?
Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies enrolls approximately 967 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies serve?
Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies have?
Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies?
At Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies, the student body is approximately 9% White, 48% Hispanic, 30% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies in?
Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies is part of Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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