Clifford O. (Pete) Findlay

333 W. Tropical Pkwy., North Las Vegas, 89031 (Directions)
702-799-3160
702-79903169
Web site: http://ccsd.net/schools/findlay/

From the school

Newsletters are created and sent home to parents on a bi-monthly basis. Findlay Middle School also utilizes a phone dialer system to contact parents regarding testing and attendance issues. The school operates and updates a website where parents can access InTouch Online, a program that displays student grades and missing assignments.

Additionally, the schools principal conducts monthly meetings with the Parent Advisory Committee to keep everyone informed of upcoming events and to discuss any parental concerns, while amnesty night gives students and their parents an opportunity to come make up missing work. There are also fine arts performances conducted throughout the year for parents to observe their students talents.

School details

Principal: David E. Bechtel

All year: No
Safe Key: No
Full-day kindergarten: No
Block schedule: No
Level(s): Middle
Dress code: Yes
Mascot: Flyers

Made AYP: Unknown
Homework help centers: No
ESL offered: Unknown
Edison school: No
Class-size reduction: No
District: F
Region: Southwest
Alternative education summer school: No
Magnet school: No

Annual Data

2008

Demographics

Enrollment: 1553
Female students: 48.6 %
Male students: 51 %
American Indian/Alaskan Native: 10 (0.6 %)
Asian/Pacific Islanders: 139 (9.0 %)
Black/African American: 496 (31.9 %)
Hispanic: 535 (34.4 %)
White: 373 (24.0 %)
Free/Reduced Lunch students: 750
Students with disabilities: 193
Limited English Proficiency students: 164

Fiscal Information

Total Expenditures/Pupil: $5629

Student Information

Average daily attendance: 93.4 %
Transiency: 36.8 %

Technology

Classrooms: 61
Classrooms with Internet access: 61
Instructional computers: 419
Instructional computers with Internet access: 419
Labs/Libraries/Media Centers: 5
Labs/Libraries/Media Centers with Internet access: 5

Discipline

Possession/Use of Alcohol: 1
Possession/Use of Controlled Substances: 2
Possession of Weapons: 4
Violence to Students: 124
Habitual truants: 28

Assessments

AYP classification: Did Not Make Adequate Yearly Progress
AYP designation: In Need of Improvement (Year 2 - Hold)
AYP detail: Click here
NASSAA info: Click here
CRT info: Click here

Class size averages

English: 27
Math: 28
Science: 29
Social Studies: 29

Retention

6th grade: 5 (0.9 %)
7th grade: 2 (0.4 %)
8th grade: 9 (1.9 %)

Scoring

Math K8 AS: 34 %
Math K8 ED: 23 %
Math K8 ES: 9 %
Math K8 MS: 35 %
Reading K8 AS: 33 %
Reading K8 ED: 11 %
Reading K8 ES: 11 %
Reading K8 MS: 45 %
Science K8 AS: 39 %
Science K8 ED: 19 %
Science K8 ES: 2 %
Science K8 MS: 40 %
Writing K8 AS: 44 %
Writing K8 ED: 5 %
Writing K8 ES: 5 %
Writing K8 MS: 46 %
Key: AS = Approaches Standards; ED = Emergent/Developing; ES = Exceeds Standards; MS = Meets Standards; HS = High School; K8 = Kindergarten-8th grade