Best Middle Schools in Las Vegas, NV (2025-26)
Every ranked middle school in Las Vegas, NV, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Las Vegas, NV rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
Las Vegas, NV middle schools ranked
How Las Vegas, NV's middle schools compare
A: 10B: 10C: 9D: 10F: 3
48% of the 42 ranked middle schools in Las Vegas, NV earn an A or B (10 A grades, 10 B, 9 C, 10 D, 3 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 36 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (86% here, 70% nationally), and 18 exceed it. On average 33% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 25% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Ocallaghan Mike MS I3 Learn Academy (53% against 27%, A), Odyssey Charter Schools 6 8 MS (46% against 22%, A-), Guinn Kenny C MS (44% against 23%, B+), Fremont John C Professional Dev MS (36% against 15%, B), Gunderson Barry And June MS (59% against 40%, A+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 11): Clark County (11).
The largest ranked middle schools: Lied Stem Academy MS (1,601 students, A+, #3), Rogich Sig MS (1,587 students, A+, #1), Canarelli Lawrence And Heidi MS (1,500 students, A-, #9).
Of the top 25, 8 are magnet schools and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Middle schools in Las Vegas, NV that are not ranked
1 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (1)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Girls Empowerment Middle School, Las Vegas
About this ranking
- Scope: public middle schools in Las Vegas, NV, as grouped on its schools page; the Nevada ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about middle schools in Las Vegas, NV
What is the best middle school in Las Vegas, NV?
Rogich Sig MS in Las Vegas ranks first among the 42 ranked middle schools in Las Vegas, NV with a SchoolGrade of A+, 68% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 51%.
How are middle schools in Las Vegas, NV ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many middle schools does Las Vegas, NV have?
SchoolGrade grades 43 public middle schools in Las Vegas, NV; 42 are ranked here and 1 are listed as not ranked.