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McWilliams J T Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 376 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

McWilliams J T Elementary School is a PK–5 school at 1315 Hiawatha Rd in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 627 students in the Clark County School District, where 100% of students have been eligible for free or reduced-price lunch for three recent years.

For parents, the most important story is improvement from a low base. Statewide, McWilliams J T Elementary School ranks 298th of 376 Nevada elementary schools—21st percentile, 1 star—but that is a two-year recovery from 8th percentile in 2023–24. Chronic absenteeism has fallen 18.5 points since 2021–22 and now sits at 22.6%, below both Clark County (27.0%) and Nevada (25.5%) and better than eight of nine nearby schools; only Twin Lakes Elementary School (16.7%) is lower. In 2025–26 SBAC, 23.0% of students were proficient in math and 32.9% in reading—near the nearby-school average but about 11 points below Clark County and 12–13 points below the state. Among nearby schools, Adcock O K Elementary School is the cluster leader (36.8% math, 44.9% reading), while Culley Paul E Elementary School (9th percentile) and Ronzone Bertha Elementary School (10th percentile) rank below McWilliams J T Elementary School.

The clearest internal pattern is a sharp 3rd-to-4th grade drop. McWilliams J T Elementary School’s 3rd-grade reading (45.7%) is the highest in the nearby cluster and above district and state, but 4th-grade math falls to 16.2%—lowest in the cluster—and 5th-grade reading (31.6%) is also lowest. Science scores are suppressed by the state, so they cannot be assessed. Funding and staffing remain constraints: at $15,640 per student in 2023–24, McWilliams J T Elementary School has the second-lowest funding among nearby schools, and its 17.9 student-teacher ratio is second-highest, though improved from 20.8. Compared with Red Rock Elementary School, which spends $19,045 but ranks at the 15th percentile, money alone does not explain outcomes. Bottom line: McWilliams J T Elementary School is a bottom-quartile school with real momentum—attendance is now better than district and state norms, and proficiency is rising—but large class sizes, lower funding, and weak 4th/5th-grade results keep it at 1 star.

627

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,640

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1315 Hiawatha Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89108

(702) 799-4770

District: Clark County

Students who attend McWilliams J T Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gibson Robert O Middle School Leadership Academy
High:	Western High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.9%

African American:

10.0%

White:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2021 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 21st (2026) from a 6th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (28% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Nevada average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg36%

Nevada avg39%

298^th of 376

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

159^th of 216Elementary Schools in the Clark County

5^th of 12Clark County among Nevada districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	298 of 376	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	340 of 379	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	345 of 377	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	324 of 384	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	316 of 380	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	305 of 324	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	286 of 388	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	286 of 341	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.4	238 of 351	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.0	222 of 347	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.6	239 of 332	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.8	247 of 330	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.9	281 of 328	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.1	262 of 318	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	6.5	283 of 300	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.6	274 of 292	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.6	291 of 294	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.5	233 of 246	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	35.8	148 of 213	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	18.4	291 of 330	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	25.9	254 of 308	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	28.1	256 of 321	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	24.3	264 of 332	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	36.5	134 of 227	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2018)41st percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)31st percentile+14 vs school

Male (2018)20th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)20th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2018)18th percentile~ school

Female (2018)12th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?

Reading33%-12 vs state

Mathematics23%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, May 19, 2019

School is very dirty. Dirty property staff is rude dumpster always smells horrible. They never open the doors on time. Have people on the corner selling food from a grocery cart. Trash all over property. Mainly all spanish. The worst school ever. 100 Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2026)				SBAC Reading (2026)				SBAC Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 4th Grade	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 5th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McWilliams J T Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1315 Hiawatha Rd	Las Vegas	89108	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4770	627	35	17.9	100.0%	39 (6.2%)	63 (10.0%)	495 (78.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.0%)	19.7	298^th of 376 public elementary schools	20.7%		13.5	340^th of 379 public elementary schools	10.3%	42	37.6	16.2	16.3	23.0	45.7	20.9	31.6	32.9			$15,640	$2,197	$13,443
Culley Paul E Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 N Mallard	Las Vegas	89108	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4800	583	36	16.1	100.0%	48 (8.2%)	76 (13.0%)	419 (71.9%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	13.3	343^rd of 376 public elementary schools	8.8%		17.5	318^th of 379 public elementary schools	16.1%	25	23.1	30.5	13.6	22.6	21.0	31.5	31.8	28.0			$16,037	$2,301	$13,736
Ronzone Bertha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5701 Stacey Ave	Las Vegas	89108	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4780	693	41	16.9	100.0%	32 (4.6%)	64 (9.2%)	561 (81.0%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	20 (2.9%)	13.8	340^th of 376 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.3	345^th of 379 public elementary schools	9.0%	5	34.4	24.7	23.4	27.0	20.0	17.9	32.4	23.5			$15,870	$2,051	$13,819
Hancock Doris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 Lindell Rd	Las Vegas	89146	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4205	420	34	12.3	100.0%	31 (7.4%)	117 (27.9%)	234 (55.7%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.5%)	22.1	286^th of 376 public elementary schools	23.9%		15.8	324^th of 379 public elementary schools	14.5%	38	31.7	20.0	22.0	24.3	41.2	30.0	41.1	37.3			$17,446	$2,122	$15,325
Pittman Vail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6333 Fargo Ave	Las Vegas	89107	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4213	464	33	14.0	100.0%	33 (7.1%)	69 (14.9%)	336 (72.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (4.1%)	22.7	283^rd of 376 public elementary schools	24.7%		17.8	313^th of 379 public elementary schools	17.4%	30	36.9	28.5	16.4	27.6	27.3	34.2	46.2	35.7			$16,421	$2,181	$14,240
Griffith E W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	324 Essex Dr	Las Vegas	89107	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4200	608	44	13.8	100.0%	44 (7.2%)	41 (6.7%)	488 (80.3%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (2.8%)	21.3	292^nd of 376 public elementary schools	22.3%		20.9	295^th of 379 public elementary schools	22.2%	3	24.6	33.0	11.9	23.7	18.5	47.0	34.5	34.3			$15,513	$2,238	$13,276
Red Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	408 Upland Blvd	Las Vegas	89107	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4223	546	30	18.2	100.0%	44 (8.1%)	93 (17.0%)	370 (67.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (5.1%)	16.5	321^st of 376 public elementary schools	14.6%		14.3	335^th of 379 public elementary schools	11.6%	14	40.7	22.6	19.4	27.4	27.6	21.4	33.7	27.4			$19,045	$2,726	$16,319
Twin Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 Silver Lake Drive	Las Vegas	89108	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4790	523	34	15.3	100.0%	22 (4.2%)	42 (8.0%)	438 (83.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (1.9%)	26.5	261^st of 376 public elementary schools	30.6%		25.3	266^th of 379 public elementary schools	29.8%	5	35.0	23.3	29.2	28.7	33.3	38.9	43.0	38.6			$15,714	$2,069	$13,645
Reed Doris M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 Winwood St	Las Vegas	89108	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4777	578	42	13.7	100.0%	51 (8.8%)	138 (23.9%)	337 (58.3%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	34 (5.9%)	15.5	328^th of 376 public elementary schools	12.8%		17.7	315^th of 379 public elementary schools	16.9%	13	25.2	20.2	20.2	21.9	25.2	28.7	42.5	32.1			$16,239	$2,579	$13,660
Adcock O K Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6350 Hyde Ave	Las Vegas	89107	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4185	401	32	12.5	100.0%	56 (14.0%)	38 (9.5%)	275 (68.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.2%)	41.4	200^th of 376 public elementary schools	46.8%		47.4	178^th of 379 public elementary schools	53.0%	22	43.4	40.7	27.6	36.8	43.4	48.0	42.4	44.9			$18,677	$2,388	$16,289

Frequently Asked Questions about McWilliams J T Elementary School

What district is McWilliams J T Elementary School in?

Clark County

What schools do graduates of McWilliams J T Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McWilliams J T Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gibson Robert O Middle School Leadership Academy
High : Western High School

How many students attend McWilliams J T Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended McWilliams J T Elementary School.

Is McWilliams J T Elementary School a good school?

McWilliams J T Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Nevada elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of McWilliams J T Elementary School?

Students at McWilliams J T Elementary School are 79% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

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