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Williams Tom Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Williams Tom Elementary School is a public elementary school in North Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 601 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 of Nevada and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and moderately high student-teacher ratio, Williams Tom Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nevada elementary schools in academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading were 19.6% and 26.6%, respectively, significantly below the district and state averages. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.3% to 31.3% over the past few years.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Herron Fay Elementary School, Bracken Walter Elementary School, and Tate Myrtle Elementary School generally perform better than Williams Tom Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in mathematics and reading. Bracken Walter Elementary, a public magnet school, stands out with significantly higher proficiency rates, ranking 88 out of 379 Nevada elementary schools in 2024-2025.

538

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,250

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 E Tonopah Ave
North Las Vegas, NV 89030

(702) 799-7179

District: Clark County

Students who attend Williams Tom Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Smith J D Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

White:

4.1%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg38%

Nevada avg41%

356^th of 379

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

202^nd 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	10.9	356 of 379	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	338 of 377	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	341 of 384	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	351 of 380	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	254 of 324	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	232 of 388	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	189 of 341	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.2	307 of 351	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	324 of 347	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.1	321 of 332	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	322 of 330	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.5	306 of 328	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.8	299 of 318	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.2	259 of 300	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.3	230 of 292	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.2	218 of 294	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.9	229 of 246	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	55.0	76 of 213	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	29.2	236 of 330	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	51.5	133 of 308	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	54.6	131 of 321	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	53.7	140 of 332	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	36.6	132 of 227	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)59th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2018)58th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2018)57th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2018)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2018)28th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading27%-19 vs state

Mathematics20%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)				SBAC Reading (2025)				SBAC Science (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	SBAC Science 5th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Williams Tom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 E Tonopah Ave	North Las Vegas	89030	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7179	538	33	16.3	100.0%	22 (4.1%)	13 (2.4%)	490 (91.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	10.9	356^th of 379 public elementary schools	6.1%		14.4	338^th of 377 public elementary schools	10.3%	18	25.5	19.4	13.9	19.6	26.5	23.6	29.0	26.6			$12,250	$1,630	$10,620
Herron Fay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2421 N Kenneth	North Las Vegas	89030	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7123	575	36	15.9	100.0%	24 (4.2%)	29 (5.0%)	511 (88.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	23.6	275^th of 379 public elementary schools	27.4%		36.2	214^th of 377 public elementary schools	43.2%	61	31.3	34.4	30.1	31.9	29.2	26.6	39.3	31.8			$12,394	$1,611	$10,783
Bracken Walter Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1200 N 27th St	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-7095	482	30	16.0	100.0%	54 (11.2%)	70 (14.5%)	303 (62.9%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.8%)	74	88^th of 379 public elementary schools	76.8%		72.2	88^th of 377 public elementary schools	76.7%		54.1	50.5	53.1	52.6	55.2	63.5	79.7	65.8	27.8	27.8	$10,502	$1,366	$9,135
Ronnow C C Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Lena St	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7159	503	34	14.7	100.0%	17 (3.4%)	33 (6.6%)	443 (88.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	15.4	327^th of 379 public elementary schools	13.7%		16.6	324^th of 377 public elementary schools	14.1%	3	26.8	29.8	14.2	23.2	28.3	26.9	34.5	30.1			$12,555	$2,016	$10,539
Jeffers Jay W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 Clifford St	Las Vegas	89115	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-2100	504	26	19.3	100.0%	17 (3.4%)	29 (5.8%)	443 (87.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	9.4	363^rd of 379 public elementary schools	4.2%		9.6	359^th of 377 public elementary schools	4.8%	4	22.0	14.9	18.6	18.4	15.5	26.4	29.0	24.0			$12,790	$1,740	$11,050
Battle Born Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2101 E. Owens Ave	Las Vegas	89030	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(702) 478-4448	330	15	22.0	94.2%	16 (4.8%)	40 (12.1%)	267 (80.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	34.4			12.8				22.5
Squires C P Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1312 E Tonopah Ave	North Las Vegas	89030	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7169	514	34	15.1	100.0%	17 (3.3%)	61 (11.9%)	421 (81.9%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	8.9	367^th of 379 public elementary schools	3.2%		16.8	321^st of 377 public elementary schools	14.9%	46		23.6		16.7	17.0	24.7	24.3	22.1			$13,567	$1,763	$11,804
Cambeiro Arturo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2851 E Harris Ave	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-1700	511	34	15.0	100.0%	17 (3.3%)	80 (15.7%)	395 (77.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	17.7	314^th of 379 public elementary schools	17.2%		15.4	332^nd of 377 public elementary schools	11.9%	18	36.6			20.0	28.8	22.2	29.0	27.3			$12,636	$1,787	$10,850
Lunt Robert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Harris St	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-8360	384	28	13.7	100.0%	12 (3.1%)	49 (12.8%)	304 (79.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.9%)	9.6	362^nd of 379 public elementary schools	4.5%					(n/a)	32.6			20.9	22.2	16.9	22.2	20.2			$13,949	$2,126	$11,823
Cortez Manuel J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4245 E Tonopah Ave	Las Vegas	89115	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-2180	661	47	14.0	100.0%	22 (3.3%)	166 (25.1%)	441 (66.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	19 (2.9%)	21.4	290^th of 379 public elementary schools	23.5%		20.8	293^rd of 377 public elementary schools	22.3%	3	34.3	33.6	21.9	29.8	29.1	29.7	36.7	31.9			$12,642	$1,660	$10,983

Frequently Asked Questions about Williams Tom Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Williams Tom Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Williams Tom Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Smith J D Middle School

How many students attend Williams Tom Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Williams Tom Elementary School.

What district is Williams Tom Elementary School in?

Clark County

What is the racial makeup of Williams Tom Elementary School?

Students at Williams Tom Elementary School are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Williams Tom Elementary School a good school?

Williams Tom Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Nevada elementary schools.

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