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Lowman Mary & Zel Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Lowman Mary & Zel Elementary School is a public elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 714 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Clark County School District, which is ranked 5th out of 12 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Lowman Mary & Zel Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Nevada elementary schools over the past several years, with only 16.4% of students proficient or better in Mathematics and 23% proficient or better in Reading in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly below the state and district averages. The school also faces high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.6% to 42.6% over the past few years.

While the challenges faced by Lowman Mary & Zel Elementary School are not unique, with nearby schools like Tate Myrtle Elementary, King Junior Martin Luther Elementary, and Manch J E Elementary also struggling with low academic performance and high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism, there are some exceptions, such as Coral Academy Nellis AFB, a public charter school that outperforms the district and state averages.

689

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,473

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4225 N Lamont St
Las Vegas, NV 89115

(702) 799-4930

District: Clark County

Students who attend Lowman Mary & Zel Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies
High:	Mojave High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.8%

African American:

40.5%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 27% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg38%

Nevada avg41%

372^nd of 379

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

216^th 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	8.0	372 of 379	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	371 of 377	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	384 of 384	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	360 of 380	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	325 of 388	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	254 of 341	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	275 of 351	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	333 of 347	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.7	329 of 332	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.7	321 of 330	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.2	322 of 328	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.6	308 of 318	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.4	298 of 300	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	28.1	100 of 132	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	48.0	100 of 213	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	27.1	249 of 330	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	55.8	122 of 308	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	36.3	217 of 321	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	27.4	251 of 332	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	17.7	214 of 227	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)53rd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2018)25th percentile~ school

Male (2018)24th percentile~ school

African American (2018)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)6th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading23%-23 vs state

Mathematics16%-19 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 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
Lowman Mary & Zel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4225 N Lamont St	Las Vegas	89115	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4930	689	33	20.8	100.0%	47 (6.8%)	279 (40.5%)	288 (41.8%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	56 (8.1%)	8	372^nd of 379 public elementary schools	1.8%		7.2	371^st of 377 public elementary schools	1.6%	1	17.6	18.0	14.1				16.4	14.7	24.4	28.9				23.0				$12,473	$1,976	$10,496
Manch J E Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4351 Lamont St	Las Vegas	89115	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4900	671	36	18.6	100.0%	35 (5.2%)	258 (38.5%)	315 (46.9%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.2%)	45 (6.7%)	6.1	377^th of 379 public elementary schools	0.5%		7.9	368^th of 377 public elementary schools	2.4%	9	15.1						11.4	18.4	24.7	19.8				20.8				$13,936	$1,946	$11,990
Coral Academy Nellis AFB	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	107 Stafford	Las Vegas	89115	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 643-5121	902	32	28.1	35.0%	309 (34.3%)	122 (13.5%)	271 (30.0%)	31 (3.4%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	151 (16.7%)	51.9	160^th of 379 public elementary schools	57.8%		58.8	131^st of 377 public elementary schools	65.3%	29	43.0	42.8	38.7	31.7	37.1	41.0	39.3	46.0	48.5	58.0	48.7	65.3	53.8	52.8	23.4	53.8	38.3	$6,420	$3,733	$2,687
Woolley Gwendolyn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3955 Timberlake Dr	Las Vegas	89115	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4970	651	41	15.8	100.0%	43 (6.6%)	103 (15.8%)	468 (71.9%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	23 (3.5%)	16.6	321^st of 379 public elementary schools	15.3%		16.3	325^th of 377 public elementary schools	13.8%	4	16.5	34.0	9.0				18.7	17.4	38.9	38.5				31.5				$11,297	$1,899	$9,398
Cox Clyde C Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3855 Timberlake Dr	Las Vegas	89115	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4990	592	42	14.0	100.0%	30 (5.1%)	100 (16.9%)	427 (72.1%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.2%)	10.5	359^th of 379 public elementary schools	5.3%		8.7	364^th of 377 public elementary schools	3.4%	5	21.8						13.2	22.9	16.4	33.3				24.5				$10,520	$1,775	$8,746
Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5550 Milan Peak St	North Las Vegas	89081	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-3878	775	48	16.1	100.0%	80 (10.3%)	249 (32.1%)	351 (45.3%)	19 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	52 (6.7%)	31.2	242^nd of 379 public elementary schools	36.1%		29.3	249^th of 377 public elementary schools	34.0%	7	40.3	32.0	23.4				31.6	47.0	36.0	37.8				40.1				$11,102	$1,577	$9,525
pilotED Cactus Park	Public, Charter	K-5	3115 Las Vegas Blvd N.	Las Vegas	89115	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(725) 726-2626	350	3	116.6	100.0%	23 (6.6%)	115 (32.9%)	191 (54.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)								(n/a)		21.1					19.2		23.5					20.2
Tate Myrtle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4150 East Carey Ave	Las Vegas	89115	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7360	663	38	17.4	100.0%	27 (4.1%)	136 (20.5%)	459 (69.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.7%)	29.6	250^th of 379 public elementary schools	34.0%		34.3	222^nd of 377 public elementary schools	41.1%	28	42.5	39.3	33.0				38.2	37.2	34.3	32.7				34.7	13.2		13.2	$12,137	$1,668	$10,468
King Junior Martin Luther Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2260 Betty Ln	Las Vegas	89156	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7390	349	17	20.5	100.0%	23 (6.6%)	44 (12.6%)	257 (73.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)								(n/a)							10.4			24.1				17.9				$13,358	$2,619	$10,739
Craig Lois Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2637 E Gowan Rd	North Las Vegas	89030	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4910	515	28	18.3	100.0%	9 (1.7%)	150 (29.1%)	321 (62.3%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)								(n/a)		15.3					13.0	13.4						13.0				$14,203	$1,987	$12,216

Frequently Asked Questions about Lowman Mary & Zel Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lowman Mary & Zel Elementary School?

Students at Lowman Mary & Zel Elementary School are 42% Hispanic, 40% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% White, 2% Asian.

What district is Lowman Mary & Zel Elementary School in?

Clark County

Is Lowman Mary & Zel Elementary School a good school?

Lowman Mary & Zel Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Nevada elementary schools.

How many students attend Lowman Mary & Zel Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Lowman Mary & Zel Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lowman Mary & Zel Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lowman Mary & Zel Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies
High : Mojave High School

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