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Which teacher or staff member at Molasky Irwin & Susan JHS deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
912
Middle
DISTRICT 1,058 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000474
Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School
7801 W Gilmore Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89129 · (702) 799-3400 · Clark County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL912 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Nevada public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
20.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
912 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 | 277 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 311 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 324 | 36% |
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
28.3%
NV avg 45.8% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
13.1%
NV avg 35.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.3% | 13.1% |
| 2023-24 | 22.3% | 12.0% |
% 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
19.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% 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 Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School
Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School's state test result (19.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School this school | 912 | 100.0% | 19.0% |
| Swainston Theron L Middle School N Las Vegas | 1,020 | 100.0% | 16.6% |
| Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies N Las Vegas | 967 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
| Cortney Francis H Junior High School Las Vegas | 1,014 | 100.0% | 13.8% |
| Cram Brian & Teri Middle School N Las Vegas | 1,431 | 100.0% | 30.1% |
| Orr William E Middle School Las Vegas | 919 | 100.0% | 10.7% |
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 Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #71 of 94 | #44 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #73 of 98 ▼ 2 | #41 of 59 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #65 of 98 ▲ 8 | #41 of 59 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 912 | #53 of 113 | #45 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #33 of 94 | #20 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #28 of 94 | #27 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #32 of 95 | #31 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #26 of 68 | #19 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
912
-137 (-13%) vs 2020
-55% since 2000-01, when it was 2,024
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 26.9:1
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 | 912 | 45 | 20.3:1 | 100% (912) |
| 2023-24 | 893 | 34 | 26.3:1 | 100% (893) |
| 2022-23 | 922 | 42 | 21.9:1 | 100% (922) |
| 2020-21 | 1,049 | 39 | 26.9:1 | 100% (1,049) |
| 2017-18 | 1,118 | 48 | 23.3:1 | 72% (801) |
| 2015-16 | 1,094 | 50 | 21.9:1 | 78% (857) |
| 2010-11 | 1,485 | 62 | 23.9:1 | 54% (803) |
| 2000-01 | 2,024 | 84 | 24.1:1 | 10% (199) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School.
About Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School
Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Nevada, with an address in Las Vegas. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 912 students.
Clark County oversees Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School and 374 other schools, with 301,622 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School, at 49%. Other groups make up 25% Black, 14% White, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 32% of Clark County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 45 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 20.3:1. That is lower than the 22.4:1 average for middle schools in Nevada. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%.
The allk12 Grade for Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School is C-. Compared with Nevada public middle schools, the school scored higher than 22% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 19.0%, compared with a predicted 32.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Nevada schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across 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.
The nearest other public school, Kahre Marc Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School is 7th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment at Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School declined 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,049 to 912 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 26.9:1 in 2020-21, and 20.3:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Nearby schools
- Kahre Marc Elementary School0.3 mi · 372
- Eisenberg Dorothy Elementary School0.3 mi · 497
- Leavitt Justice Myron E Middle School1.2 mi · 1,399
- Deskin Ruthe Elementary School1.2 mi · 491
- Garehime Edith Elementary School1.5 mi · 597
- Doral Academy Fire Mesa1.6 mi · 993
Frequently asked questions
About Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School?
Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School enrolls approximately 912 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School serve?
Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School have?
Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School?
Student demographics at Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School are roughly 14% White, 49% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School?
Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School is overseen by Clark County in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.