Best Elementary Schools in Nevada

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 379)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
11	Goolsby Judy & John L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11175 W Desert Inn Rd	Las Vegas	89135	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-2520	707	41	17.2	100.0%	332 (47.0%)	28 (4.0%)	130 (18.4%)	121 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	85 (12.0%)	$10,028			$1,087			$8,942	96.2	95.1	13	2		320006000581
12	Elizabeth Lenz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Homeland Drive	Reno	89511	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 851-5620	366	21	17.4	15.3%	274 (74.9%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.0%)	23 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	$9,195			$481			$8,714	96.2	82.3	55	43		320048000317
13	Givens Linda Rankin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	655 Park Vista Dr	Las Vegas	89138	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-1430	757	42	18	100.0%	320 (42.3%)	20 (2.6%)	174 (23.0%)	149 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	89 (11.8%)	$11,017			$1,106			$9,910	96	93.3	17	4		320006000605
14	Doral Academy of Northern Nevada	Public, Charter	K-8	3725 Butch Cassidy Dr.	Reno	89511	Washoe County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 453-4239	996	42	23.9	7.4%	677 (68.0%)	5 (0.5%)	170 (17.1%)	49 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	91 (9.1%)	$6,065			$836			$5,228	95.9	97.5	5	9		320000100891
15	Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	304 E Paradise Hills Dr	Henderson	89002	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-8090	710	42	16.9	100.0%	443 (62.4%)	28 (3.9%)	141 (19.9%)	20 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (10.4%)	$11,489			$1,195			$10,293	95.6	96.3	8	7		320006000732
16	Pinecrest Academy of Nevada St Rose	Public, Charter	K-8	1385 E. Cactus Ave.	Las Vegas	89183	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 750-9150	1,029	41	24.8	28.3%	303 (29.4%)	72 (7.0%)	315 (30.6%)	156 (15.2%)	6 (0.6%)	29 (2.8%)	148 (14.4%)	$5,997			$829			$5,168	95.5	95.5	11	5		320000100899
17	Hunter Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	909 Hunter Lake Dr	Reno	89509	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 333-5040	319	14	23.4	100.0%	190 (59.6%)	10 (3.1%)	75 (23.5%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (10.7%)	$9,293			$589			$8,704	95.1	85.3	41	24		320048000223
18	Somerset Academy Skye Canyon	Public, Charter	K-8	8151 N. Shaumber Road	Las Vegas	89166	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 489-2473	996	44	22.6		476 (47.8%)	44 (4.4%)	294 (29.5%)	52 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	122 (12.2%)	$6,436			$576			$5,861	94.9	93.7	16	2		320000100911
19	Coral Academy Centennial Hills	Public, Charter	K-8	7951 Deer Springs Way	Las Vegas	89131	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 685-4333	686	28	24.5	27.7%	227 (33.1%)	61 (8.9%)	229 (33.4%)	71 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	88 (12.8%)	$6,034			$528			$5,506	93.4	91.5	23	4		320000100908
20	Vanderburg John Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2040 Desert Shadow Trail	Henderson	89012	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-0540	542	33	16.4	100.0%	239 (44.1%)	44 (8.1%)	120 (22.1%)	72 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	63 (11.6%)	$12,133			$1,278			$10,855	93.2	95.6	10	10		320006000440

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SBAC Mathematics, SBAC Reading, SBAC Science test scores released by the Nevada Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 1, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Nevada Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Nevada Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education