Burkholder Lyal Middle School
Public middle school, 6 to ungraded · Henderson, Nevada
Burkholder Lyal Middle School in Henderson, Nevada enrolled 495 students in 2024-25 with 33.0 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Nevada middle-school median of 21.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 31% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 18% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nevada: 43.5% and 29.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%
479 students in 2022-23, 498 students in 2023-24, 495 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 33.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 479 | 29.0 | 16.5 |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 25.0 | 19.9 |
| 2024-25 | 495 | 33.0 | 15.0 |
15.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 91 of every 100 Nevada middle schools
Among the 110 Nevada middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 286 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Burkholder Lyal Middle School enrolled 571 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 166 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 286 of the 571 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions166
- Chronically absent53.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
41.1% of students were Hispanic, 32.2% White, 10.9% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic41.1%
- White32.2%
- Black10.9%
- Two or more races7.9%
- Asian4.0%
- Pacific Islander3.0%
- American Indian0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Burkholder Lyal Middle School scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% in math in 2022-23, against 43.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.6% in math in 2022-23 across Nevada. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nevada, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Nevada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 31% | 41% | 43.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 18% | 25% (2021-22) | 29.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Henderson
8 public middle schools in Henderson report 2024-25 enrollment; Burkholder Lyal Middle School is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webb Del E Middle School | 1,684 | 24.8 | 99.3% |
| Miller Bob Middle School | 1,522 | 26.2 | 99.5% |
| White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School | 1,501 | 23.5 | 98.3% |
| Mannion Jack & Terry Middle School | 1,463 | 22.5 | 99.5% |
| Greenspun Barbara & Hank Junior High School | 1,312 | 21.5 | 98.9% |
| Brown B Mahlon Junior High School | 783 | 15.4 | 98.3% |
| Burkholder Lyal Middle School | 495 | 15.0 | 99.4% |
| Coral Academy Windmill | 419 | 25.4 | 23.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Burkholder Lyal Middle School
- Brown B Mahlon Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 783 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Mannion Jack & Terry Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 1,463 students, 22.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- Compare Burkholder Lyal Middle School with Brown B Mahlon Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Clark County School District spends per student$11,569 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,569
- The largest public schools in NevadaBurkholder Lyal Middle School is the number 82 by size of 117 Nevada middle schools open in 2024-25.#82 of 117
- Nevada schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Nevada median of 21.1 for middle schools.15.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Burkholder Lyal Middle School
How many students attend Burkholder Lyal Middle School?
495 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 479 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Henderson, NV.What is the student-teacher ratio at Burkholder Lyal Middle School?
15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nevada median for middle schools is 21.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Burkholder Lyal Middle School a Title I school?
Burkholder Lyal Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Burkholder Lyal Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Burkholder Lyal Middle School scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% in math in 2022-23, against 43.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.6% in math in 2022-23 across Nevada. Nevada's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Burkholder Lyal Middle School in?
Clark County School District, NCES district ID 3200060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 320006000738 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.