Enrollment
244
Middle
DISTRICT 1,058 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000945
Mackey Jo Middle School
2726 ENGLESTAD STREET, NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89030 · (702) 799-7139 · Clark County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Nevada public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
17.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
244 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 85%
Community
0
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 | 83 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 31% |
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%
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
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.9%
NV avg 45.8% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
32.7%
NV avg 35.6% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 69 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.9% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 30.0% |
% 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Mackey Jo Middle School
Mackey Jo Middle School's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackey Jo Middle School this school | 244 | 100.0% | 47.7% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy of Las Vegas Las Vegas | 111 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Orr William E Middle School Las Vegas | 919 | 100.0% | 10.7% |
| Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies N Las Vegas | 967 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
| Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School Las Vegas | 912 | 100.0% | 19.0% |
| Swainston Theron L Middle School N Las Vegas | 1,020 | 100.0% | 16.6% |
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 Mackey Jo Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #19 of 94 | #14 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #31 of 98 ▼ 1 | #21 of 59 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #3 of 98 ▲ 1 | #3 of 59 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #93 of 113 | #59 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #7 of 94 | #5 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #29 of 94 | #28 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #59 of 95 | #58 of 60 |
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
244
+153 (+168%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 244 | 14 | 17.4:1 | 100% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 11 | 23.1:1 | 100% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 12 | 21.8:1 | 100% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 91 | 9 | 10.1:1 | 97% (88) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mackey Jo Middle School.
About Mackey Jo Middle School
Mackey Jo Middle School is one of the public schools in NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada. It is a small middle school. A total of 244 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Nevada is about 767 students, so this school is 68% smaller than average.
Mackey Jo Middle School is one of the 375 schools that make up Clark County (301,622 students in total).
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Mackey Jo Middle School, at 44%. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Black, 11% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 32%. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. On average, middle schools in Nevada have 22.4:1, compared with 17.4:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Mackey Jo Middle School is 100%.
Mackey Jo Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of Nevada public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Mackey Jo Middle School is 15.1 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 47.7% actual, 32.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Nevada.
In Clark County (population about 2,329,548), the median household income is $76,472, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Mackey Jo Middle School is one of 462 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Mackey Jo Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Mackey Jo Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Mackey Jo Middle School places 1st of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts for Mackey Jo Middle School: 91 students in 2020-21, 244 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.1:1 to 17.4:1.
Community posts for Mackey Jo Middle School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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- Mackey Jo Elementary School0.0 mi · 515
- Fitzgerald H P Elementary School0.4 mi · 400
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- Martinez Reynaldo L Elementary School0.9 mi · 442
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Frequently asked questions
About Mackey Jo Middle SchoolHow many students attend Mackey Jo Middle School?
Mackey Jo Middle School enrolls approximately 244 students in grades 06-08.
Is Mackey Jo Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mackey Jo Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mackey Jo Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mackey Jo Middle School is approximately 17.4:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mackey Jo Middle School?
Mackey Jo Middle School reports a student body of 11% White, 44% Hispanic, 34% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mackey Jo Middle School public or private?
Mackey Jo Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.