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Becker Ernest MS

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

9151 Pinewood Hills Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89134 · (702) 799-4460 · Part of Clark County School District

Las Vegas’ School Grade C better than 26% of Nevada school districts

Directions
Students
1,075
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Becker Ernest MS

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Nevada’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Las Vegas kids: 11 high schools

On the path

Where Las Vegas kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–571 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Becker Ernest MSYou are here
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 42%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Nevada’s 656 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

9151 Pinewood Hills Dr, Las Vegas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6359
Grade 7322
Grade 8394
Enrollment over time
1,276’20
1,214’21
1,127’22
1,044’23
1,075’24

Down 15.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%White 26%Black 17%Two or more races 10%Asian 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Becker Ernest MS from Las Vegas families.

Other schools in Clark County School District

The district →
Divich Kenneth ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Vegas
A−
1,171 students18:1
Vassiliadis Billy & Rosemary ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Vegas
A+
1,117 students17:1
NV Learning Academy ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Vegas
C+
1,029 students16:1
Thompson Tyrone ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Vegas
A
916 students17:1
Ellis Robert & Sandy ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Henderson
A
909 students17:1
Alamo Tony ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Vegas
B+
898 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Nevada’s other public schools; Las Vegas’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.