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Whitney Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

313^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 376 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Whitney Elementary School is a small PK–5 public school in Las Vegas, NV (89122), part of the Clark County School District, serving 410 students in a community where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school’s 2025–26 results are below district and state averages. Math proficiency is 24.7% (vs. 33.8% in the district and 36.2% statewide), and reading is 32.6% (vs. 43.3% and 45.2%). Science is suppressed by the state, so it is unknown rather than zero. The school ranks 313th of 376 Nevada schools, in the 17th percentile with 1 star. Fifth-grade math is a critical weak point at 17.7%, and among nearby same-district elementary schools, its math and reading scores are the second lowest, ahead of only Smith Hal Elementary School. Treem Harriet Elementary School posts higher math (41.8%), reading (55.8%), and science (35.7%) while spending less per student.

There are clear positives. Chronic absenteeism fell from 53.8% in 2021–22 to 25.9% in 2025–26, better than the district’s 27.0% and close to the state’s 25.5%. It also has the highest per-student spending among nearby same-district schools ($21,296 in 2023–24) and a lower student–teacher ratio (13.2) than most peers, though this has not yet translated into stronger test scores. The local charter, Silver Sands Montessori, is not an apples-to-apples comparison because it has much lower poverty, lower spending, and a much higher student–teacher ratio. Overall, the school is a small, high-poverty school with improving attendance and favorable resources, but it still needs to turn those advantages into stronger math and reading outcomes, especially in 5th-grade math and early-grade mathematics.

410

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,296

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

5005 Keenan Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89122

(702) 799-7790

District: Clark County

Students who attend Whitney Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cortney Francis H Junior High School
High:	Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.8%

African American:

31.2%

White:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2014 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (29% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Reading scores 13 pts below the Nevada average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg36%

Nevada avg39%

313^th of 376

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

168^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	17.3	313 of 376	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	316 of 379	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	303 of 377	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	285 of 384	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	286 of 380	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	312 of 388	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	292 of 341	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.8	252 of 351	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.1	218 of 347	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	20.1	282 of 332	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.1	299 of 330	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.2	305 of 328	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.0	289 of 318	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.1	265 of 300	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.4	266 of 292	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.5	268 of 294	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.9	227 of 246	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	21.9	118 of 132	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	36.2	145 of 213	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	13.7	308 of 330	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	38.2	190 of 308	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	25.5	264 of 321	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	29.8	242 of 332	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	21.3	192 of 227	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	8.9	235 of 247	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2018)38th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)32nd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2018)27th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)18th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2018)15th percentile~ school

African American (2018)11th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2018)7th percentile-8 vs school

White (2018)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?

Reading33%-13 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 4th Grade	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 5th Grade	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Whitney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5005 Keenan Ave	Las Vegas	89122	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7790	410	31	13.2	77.6%	34 (8.3%)	128 (31.2%)	196 (47.8%)	13 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	30 (7.3%)	17.3	313^th of 376 public elementary schools	16.8%		17.7	316^th of 379 public elementary schools	16.6%	3	26.7	30.1	17.7				24.7	31.9	30.1	35.4				32.6				$21,296	$3,035	$18,260
Bailey Sister Robert Joseph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4525 Jimmy Durante Blvd	Las Vegas	89122	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7510	572	33	17.3	58.7%	48 (8.4%)	143 (25.0%)	279 (48.8%)	49 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	41 (7.2%)	31.2	238^th of 376 public elementary schools	36.7%		29.8	249^th of 379 public elementary schools	34.3%	11	39.6	28.2	31.8				33.5	36.0	38.0	44.3				39.1				$15,979	$2,244	$13,735
Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4145 Jimmy Durante	Las Vegas	89122	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-8780	601	32	18.7	72.7%	41 (6.8%)	186 (30.9%)	276 (45.9%)	39 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	45 (7.5%)	26.6	259^th of 376 public elementary schools	31.1%		18	310^th of 379 public elementary schools	18.2%	51	37.5	29.5	19.0				28.7	37.8	34.3	45.1				38.9				$14,575	$1,949	$12,626
Ullom J M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4869 E Sun Valley Dr	Las Vegas	89121	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7780	623	39	16.1	68.5%	51 (8.2%)	103 (16.5%)	402 (64.5%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.1%)	39 (6.3%)	27.8	251^st of 376 public elementary schools	33.2%		25.1	267^th of 379 public elementary schools	29.6%	16	39.5	40.2	23.7				33.9	36.5	40.2	38.7				38.5	10.2		10.2	$16,500	$2,515	$13,985
Harmon Harley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4820 E. Mesa Vista Avenue	Las Vegas	89120	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7740	629	75	8.3	67.9%	55 (8.7%)	60 (9.5%)	472 (75.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	29 (4.6%)	33	233^rd of 376 public elementary schools	38.0%		29.1	253^rd of 379 public elementary schools	33.2%	20	46.2	28.7	23.7				32.5	48.3	31.4	44.3				40.9				$17,427	$2,881	$14,546
Thorpe Jim Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 Patrick Ln	Henderson	89014	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-0740	455	31	14.6	56.7%	50 (11.0%)	103 (22.6%)	214 (47.0%)	23 (5.1%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	54 (11.9%)	31.1	240^th of 376 public elementary schools	36.2%		25.1	268^th of 379 public elementary schools	29.3%	28	48.1	31.2	22.8				34.7	37.9	31.2	42.8				37.5				$19,903	$3,227	$16,676
Treem Harriet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1698 Patrick Ln	Henderson	89014	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-8760	497	31	16.0	53.7%	76 (15.3%)	110 (22.1%)	229 (46.1%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	56 (11.3%)	61	123^rd of 376 public elementary schools	67.3%		58.3	132^nd of 379 public elementary schools	65.2%	9	53.5	36.0	37.1				41.8	63.0	47.6	58.5				55.8	35.7		35.7	$15,824	$2,050	$13,774
Ferron William E Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4225 El Oro Street	Las Vegas	89121	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7720	548	38	14.4	64.8%	50 (9.1%)	55 (10.0%)	407 (74.3%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (4.0%)	42.6	195^th of 376 public elementary schools	48.1%		35.7	222^nd of 379 public elementary schools	41.4%	27	43.8	44.5	26.0				38.8	44.5	38.0	52.1				44.2				$17,436	$2,495	$14,941
Silver Sands Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1841 Whitney Mesa Drive	Henderson	89014	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 522-6220	226	10	23.7	35.4%	38 (16.8%)	12 (5.3%)	126 (55.8%)	15 (6.6%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	31 (13.7%)								(n/a)							26.3				41.6	78.2	52.6	44.9			28.5	$6,034	$432	$5,601
Smith Hal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5150 E Desert Inn Rd	Las Vegas	89122	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-3700	709	36	19.6	76.2%	59 (8.3%)	224 (31.6%)	345 (48.7%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	62 (8.7%)	5.6	376^th of 376 public elementary schools	0.0%		5.5	379^th of 379 public elementary schools	0.0%	3	15.9	18.0	10.1				14.5	18.5	23.2	19.0				20.0				$17,910	$3,055	$14,855

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitney Elementary School

How many students attend Whitney Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Whitney Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Whitney Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Whitney Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cortney Francis H Junior High School
High : Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School

What is the racial makeup of Whitney Elementary School?

Students at Whitney Elementary School are 48% Hispanic, 31% African American, 8% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Whitney Elementary School a good school?

Whitney Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Nevada elementary schools.

What district is Whitney Elementary School in?

Clark County

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