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Park John S Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Park John S Elementary School is a public elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 538 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Clark County School District, which is ranked 5 out of 12 in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Park John S Elementary School has a relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $10,174 to $13,820 over the past few years, the school faces significant challenges. It has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.6% to 31.3%, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages of around 26-27%. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 27.4% in mathematics and 30.9% in reading, compared to the state averages of 35.4% and 45.6%, respectively.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Sunrise Acres Elementary, Hewetson Halle Elementary, and Williams Wendell Elementary, have similar demographic and performance characteristics to Park John S Elementary School, also struggling with high chronic absenteeism rates and low academic proficiency levels. In contrast, the two charter schools in the area, Strong Start Academy and Eagle Charter Schools of Nevada, have significantly higher academic performance than the traditional public schools.

551

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,820

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

931 Franklin Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89104

(702) 799-7904

District: Clark County

Students who attend Park John S Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fremont John C Professional Dev Middle School
High:	Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.2%

African American:

17.4%

White:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg38%

Nevada avg41%

301^st of 379

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

163^rd of 221Elementary 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
2025	19.3	301 of 379	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	300 of 377	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	256 of 384	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	210 of 380	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	257 of 324	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	217 of 388	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	255 of 341	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	267 of 351	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.7	272 of 347	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.8	188 of 332	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.6	207 of 330	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.3	126 of 328	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	24.1	241 of 318	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.9	180 of 300	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	14.8	250 of 292	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.7	261 of 294	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.4	208 of 246	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	27.9	101 of 132	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	43.3	116 of 213	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	24.2	264 of 330	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	32.8	220 of 308	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	36.8	214 of 321	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	30.4	237 of 332	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	31.9	149 of 227	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)46th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2018)34th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2018)29th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2018)29th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2018)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2018)20th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading31%-15 vs state

Mathematics27%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 29, 2022

If you have the possibility to send your children to another school, do it, in this school they reward the bullies, and punish those who are bullied. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)				SBAC Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Park John S Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	931 Franklin Ave	Las Vegas	89104	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7904	551	32	17.2	100.0%	46 (8.3%)	96 (17.4%)	370 (67.2%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)	19.3	301^st of 379 public elementary schools	20.6%		19.8	300^th of 377 public elementary schools	20.4%	1	30.5	38.6	14.8	27.4	30.0	32.8	30.5	30.9	$13,820	$1,750	$12,070
Strong Start Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	310 S 9th St	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(702) 463-0222	216	13	16.6	100.0%	13 (6.0%)	36 (16.7%)	155 (71.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	74.8	85^th of 379 public elementary schools	77.6%					(n/a)	55.0	62.9		59.5	60.0	53.5		56.2
Innovations Int'l Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1600 E Oakey Blvd	Las Vegas	89104	Clark County	Clark County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 216-4337	365	23	15.8	100.0%	16 (4.4%)	48 (13.2%)	252 (69.0%)	20 (5.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.3%)	32.8	236^th of 379 public elementary schools	37.7%		27.5	254^th of 377 public elementary schools	32.6%	18	42.1	49.0	19.4	36.0	29.8	45.0	38.2	36.7	$10,307	$306	$10,001
Crestwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Pauline Way	Las Vegas	89104	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7890	551	32	17.2	100.0%	24 (4.4%)	30 (5.4%)	468 (84.9%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	33.5	235^th of 379 public elementary schools	38.0%		25.6	266^th of 377 public elementary schools	29.4%	31	51.7	25.3	25.5	34.8	39.0	31.3	43.3	38.5	$12,544	$1,611	$10,932
Hollingsworth Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1776 East Ogden Ave	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-1660	517	25	20.6	100.0%	29 (5.6%)	88 (17.0%)	362 (70.0%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.1%)	15.6	326^th of 379 public elementary schools	14.0%		17.5	318^th of 377 public elementary schools	15.6%	8	30.5			22.5	25.0	28.5	32.7	28.4	$12,604	$2,073	$10,531
Lake Robert E Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2904 Meteoro St	Las Vegas	89169	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-5530	682	37	18.4	100.0%	34 (5.0%)	111 (16.3%)	479 (70.2%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	38 (5.6%)	15.9	323^rd of 379 public elementary schools	14.8%		10.2	354^th of 377 public elementary schools	6.1%	31	31.9	21.5	18.0	24.5	24.3	29.0	37.2	29.7	$11,296	$1,640	$9,656
Dearing Laura Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1905 Atlantic St.	Las Vegas	89104	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7710	600	44	13.6	100.0%	30 (5.0%)	142 (23.7%)	380 (63.3%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	32 (5.3%)	8.7	369^th of 379 public elementary schools	2.6%		9.2	363^rd of 377 public elementary schools	3.7%	6	24.7			15.9	27.2	18.2	11.8	19.8	$10,565	$1,789	$8,777
Sunrise Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 28th Street	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7912	496	32	15.5	100.0%	11 (2.2%)	127 (25.6%)	333 (67.1%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	12.1	348^th of 379 public elementary schools	8.2%		7.4	370^th of 377 public elementary schools	1.9%	22	23.7	14.2	24.1	21.2	26.8	24.2	26.4	25.9	$12,547	$1,862	$10,685
Hewetson Halle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 N 20th St	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7896	574	32	17.9	100.0%	18 (3.1%)	64 (11.1%)	473 (82.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.3%)	11.7	351^st of 379 public elementary schools	7.4%		9.4	360^th of 377 public elementary schools	4.5%	9	27.6	22.7	13.3	20.7	24.4	32.9	22.3	26.1	$12,185	$1,690	$10,495
Variety Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 E Stewart Ave	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7938	28	31	.9	100.0%	4 (14.3%)	10 (35.7%)	7 (25.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.1%)	4 (14.3%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Park John S Elementary School

What district is Park John S Elementary School in?

Clark County

How many students attend Park John S Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Park John S Elementary School.

Is Park John S Elementary School a good school?

Park John S Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Nevada elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Park John S Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Park John S Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fremont John C Professional Dev Middle School
High : Valley High School

What is the racial makeup of Park John S Elementary School?

Students at Park John S Elementary School are 67% Hispanic, 17% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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