Swainston Theron L MS

As a moderately sized 6-8 campus in N Las Vegas, Nevada, Swainston Theron L MS teaches 1,020 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Clark County. Compared to the state average of about 767 students per school, that is 33% above typical.

Swainston Theron L MS is one of 375 schools operated by Clark County, a district that works with 301,622 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Swainston Theron L MS shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Black, 8% White, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 32% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Swainston Theron L MS has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.4:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Swainston Theron L MS is in the bottom 10% of Nevada public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 32.5%; Swainston Theron L MS posts 16.6%, -15.9 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Clark County shows median household earnings sit near $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Swainston Theron L MS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cheyenne HS, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Swainston Theron L MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Swainston Theron L MS at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 27.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Swainston Theron L MS's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,000 (now 1,020).

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