It's me again. Vanessa A. I'm aout to say Orr is getting better with it's technology and teachers. It's almost close to field day. The day where most students get to have their own learn-free day. Which is fantastic! Orr has privileges many other schools around clark county do not have. Teacher's have
... Read more prepared student's for the Iowa CRT Testing. And we have already done them. Many students have attended the days. So they get to go to feild day. YAY! Well I surely needed to write a new review on my favorite school ever. Love, A 7th Grade Student, Vanessa A. Attending Orr Middle School. =] Read less
Posted by a student on 04/02/08
Orr is fantasic school. The teacher are super. They make me feel at home there. And their methods of teaching and perparing for the CRT'sare incrediable. They reward their students so well. Most the students there look very pleased to be there.
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Posted by a other on 03/28/08
Many people look at Orr and say what an old delapidated place with noisy students. If you bother to go inside you will find great kids that really want and strive to learn. You will find the most dedicated teachers and staff in the state who dispite low salaries, always try to help their students to
... Read more achieve better results. You will find an administrative staff led by a great and caring principal who spend hours after school helping the kids. And you will find parents attending after school events and games even after a hard days work. No, Orr is not a perfect school but I am really glad and proud that I am a parent of an Orr student. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/30/08
While the overall record of safety and incidents for Orr MS might be below average within CCSD, It has been my experience that individual safety and especially that of children who have been the 'victim' of an afterschool battery is alarming treated with a total lack of any aggressive effort to minimize
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Posted by a parent on 11/08/07
orr M.S. is the best school, they do everything to help us learn in fun ways. Thos old rumors about Orr is so not true. All my friends say 'gurrl, i thot orr was bad, but it isnt...it's the best!!!' Mr. Leavens, the principle, is very nice and caring. He buys stuff for us like Smart boards and we also
... Read more have laptops. Right now I am a 7th grader, and my name is Vanessa A. I can say that orr is the best of the best and actually mean it. Read less
* In 2006-2007 Nevada used the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math and in grades 5 and 8 in science. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Nevada. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.
Student enrollment:
966
Students per teacher:
30
Full-time teachers:
32
Number of classrooms:
70
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Special Education
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visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
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Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Las Vegas schools — William Orr Middle School is located at 1562 E Katie Ave, Las Vegas NV 89119. 1562 E Katie Ave is in the 89119 ZIP code in Las Vegas, NV The school district for William Orr Middle School is the Clark County School District. William Orr Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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