Summary
Twin Lakes Elementary School is a public elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 542 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. However, Twin Lakes Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nevada elementary schools, with a ranking between 191 and 306 out of around 330-380 schools.
Twin Lakes Elementary faces several challenges that contribute to its underperformance. The school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.2% to 31.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school lags behind the district and state in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels, with only 27.8% of students proficient in math in 2024-2025, compared to 33% for the district and 35.4% for the state. Additionally, Twin Lakes Elementary has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating a high-poverty student population, and spends between $9,600 and $12,013 per student, which is on the lower end compared to nearby schools.
When comparing Twin Lakes Elementary to nearby schools, the differences are stark. For example, Hoggard Mabel Elementary, a magnet school just 0.93 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates, with 58.3% of students proficient in math and 62.8% in reading. Twin Lakes Elementary's subgroup performance, such as for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and low-socioeconomic status students, is also lower than the state averages for those subgroups. Despite these challenges, Twin Lakes Elementary has not shown significant improvement in its performance and ranking over the past several years.
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