Lawrence Clifford J JHS

Set in Las Vegas, Nevada, Lawrence Clifford J JHS is a substantial 6-8 campus, run under Clark County. It teaches 1,227 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 767 students per school, that is 60% larger than typical.

Lawrence Clifford J JHS is one of 375 schools operated by Clark County, a district that works with 301,622 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Lawrence Clifford J JHS logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 18% Black, 16% White, 12% Asian, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

In terms of school funding signals, Lawrence Clifford J JHS shows 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.4:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lawrence Clifford J JHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Clark County) reports that median household income runs about $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), Lawrence Clifford J JHS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bryan Roger M ES, roughly 1.1 miles away. 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), Lawrence Clifford J JHS ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 43.2%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 1,347 students in 2018 compared to 1,227 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 22% to 16% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 26.9:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

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