Silvestri Charles JHS

As a mid-sized middle school in Las Vegas, Nevada, Silvestri Charles JHS teaches 1,076 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Clark County. That puts it 40% above the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 767 students.

Within Clark County, which oversees 375 schools and 301,622 students, Silvestri Charles JHS is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Silvestri Charles JHS shows that 36% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 18% Black, 15% White, 12% multiracial, 11% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Silvestri Charles JHS reports 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.4:1, putting Silvestri Charles JHS tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Silvestri Charles JHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 25.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Clark County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,472 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), Silvestri Charles JHS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cartwright Roberta C ES, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Silvestri Charles JHS ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Silvestri Charles JHS has ticked down 34%, going from 1,624 students in 2018 to 1,076 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 25% to 15%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 today.

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