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If you could change one rule at White Thurman Academy of the Arts MS, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,501
Middle
DISTRICT 1,058 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000127
White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School
1661 Galleria Dr, Henderson, NV 89014 · (702) 799-0777 · Clark County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,501 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Nevada public middle schools
- ATest 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
23.4:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,501 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 | 548 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 502 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 451 | 30% |
Student demographics
69%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
68.3%
NV avg 45.8% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
45.8%
NV avg 35.6% . +10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.3% | 45.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 35.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NV schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Nevada's top 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 White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School
White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School this school | 1,501 | 100.0% | 53.3% |
| Greenspun Barbara & Hank Junior High School Henderson | 1,312 | 100.0% | 43.3% |
| Lied STEM Academy Middle School Las Vegas | 1,567 | 100.0% | 57.0% |
| Leavitt Justice Myron E Middle School Las Vegas | 1,399 | 100.0% | 36.2% |
| Becker Ernest Middle School Las Vegas | 1,075 | 100.0% | 36.2% |
| William Obrien Middle School RENO | 1,067 | 100.0% | 17.6% |
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 White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #10 of 94 | #9 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #12 of 98 ▲ 11 | #9 of 59 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #4 of 98 ▼ 1 | #4 of 59 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,501 | #8 of 113 | #8 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #68 of 94 | #43 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #27 of 94 | #26 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #20 of 95 | #19 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #43 of 68 | #32 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
1,501
-146 (-9%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 1,688
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 1,501 | 64 | 23.4:1 | 100% (1,501) |
| 2023-24 | 1,533 | 64 | 23.9:1 | 100% (1,533) |
| 2022-23 | 1,585 | 67 | 23.7:1 | 100% (1,583) |
| 2020-21 | 1,647 | 72 | 22.9:1 | 100% (1,647) |
| 2017-18 | 1,672 | 63 | 26.5:1 | 60% (998) |
| 2015-16 | 1,556 | 59 | 26.4:1 | 64% (989) |
| 2010-11 | 1,353 | 47 | 28.8:1 | 50% (683) |
| 2000-01 | 1,688 | 70 | 24.1:1 | 14% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School.
About White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School
White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School is the name of a high-enrollment middle school in Henderson, Nevada. It reports enrollment of 1,501 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Nevada enroll around 767, and this school is 96% larger than that mark.
The district, Clark County, operates 375 schools serving 301,622 students.
The student body at White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 46%. The next largest groups are 28% White, 10% multiracial, 10% Black, and 4% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 14 points above the 32% share among Clark County residents. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School are from different groups.
The school lists 64 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1. Compared with the 22.4:1 average for middle schools in Nevada, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School lands at A, ahead of 92% of Nevada public middle schools.
White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School ranks in the top 10% of Nevada schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 53.3%. Predicted: 32.5%. Difference: 20.8 points.
The school is in Clark County, where the median household earns about $76,472 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Clark County, 462 public schools serve about 360,225 students.
White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Treem Harriet Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School ranks 1st of 4 nearby schools, at 53.3% versus a 31.5% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 1,647 to 1,501, a 9% decline.
This page is set up for the White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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- Southeast Career Technical Academy High School0.6 mi · 1,999
Frequently asked questions
About White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle SchoolHow many students attend White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School?
White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School enrolls approximately 1,501 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School serve?
White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School?
Approximately 23.4:1 students per teacher at White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School?
At White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 46% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School in?
White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School is part of Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.