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Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School

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Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School ranks 259 th of 376 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 376 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School is a PK–5 elementary school in Las Vegas, NV (89122) that serves 601 students as part of the Clark County School District. In 2025–2026, it ranked 259th of 376 Nevada elementary schools — the 31st percentile with 2 stars — a clear step up from 2024–2025, when it placed 310th of 379 at the 18th percentile with 1 star. Every student (100%) qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in each of the last three years, and chronic absenteeism, at 41.0%, runs well above the district's 27.0% and the state's 25.5%.

Academically, Cunningham is improving but still behind. Reading proficiency rose from 26.9% to 38.9% and math from 21.0% to 28.7% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, yet both trail Clark County (43.3% reading, 33.8% math) and Nevada (45.2% reading, 36.2% math). Math is the weaker subject and slips by grade — 37.5% in 3rd grade down to 19.0% in 5th, which is 15.7 points below the state average — while 5th-grade reading (45.1%) is the school's strongest result. Science results were suppressed by the state, so they can't be evaluated. Compared with the closest school, Bailey Sister Robert Joseph Elementary School (0.45 miles away), reading is nearly identical (38.9% vs. 39.1%) but math is lower (28.7% vs. 33.5%). Cunningham does outperform Smith Hal Elementary School (14.5% math, 20.0% reading), but trails Ferron William E Elementary School, Thorpe Jim Elementary School, Ullom J M Elementary School, Harmon Harley Elementary School and nearby charters Mater Mountain Vista and Discovery Charter School Sandhill.

Two resource facts stand out. Cunningham spent $14,575 per student in 2023–2024 — up roughly 45% since 2020–2021 — yet less than every nearby same-district elementary, including Whitney Elementary School ($21,296) and Harris George E Elementary School ($14,818), despite its 100% free/reduced-lunch population. Its student-teacher ratio of 18.7 also exceeds most nearby Clark County schools. Absenteeism remains the biggest barrier: it has improved from 53.3% in 2021–2022 but has plateaued near 40%, about 14 points above the district. Notably, the charters show high proficiency is possible nearby, but Discovery Charter School Sandhill also has high absenteeism (44.6%), suggesting attendance alone doesn't explain results.

601

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,575

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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

4145 Jimmy Durante
Las Vegas, NV 89122

(702) 799-8780

District: Clark County

Students who attend Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harney Kathleen & Tim Middle School
High:	Chaparral High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.9%

African American:

30.9%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 26% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

Nevada avg39%

259^th of 376

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

136^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	26.6	259 of 376	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.0	310 of 379	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	297 of 377	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	300 of 384	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	349 of 380	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	296 of 324	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	332 of 388	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	313 of 341	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	24.6	262 of 351	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.2	228 of 347	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.7	243 of 332	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.0	238 of 330	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.2	169 of 328	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.0	169 of 318	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.6	184 of 300	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.5	165 of 292	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.2	169 of 294	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	16.2	204 of 246	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	21.6	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	35.5	149 of 213	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	11.0	318 of 330	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	19.1	278 of 308	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	19.4	289 of 321	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	20.0	284 of 332	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	22.9	188 of 227	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	10.7	230 of 247	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)30th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2018)17th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2018)14th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)10th percentile~ school

African American (2018)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)10th percentile~ school

White (2018)7th percentile~ school

Female (2018)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-6 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, October 21, 2018

I was a student here when I was a kid. 4th grade. I'm an adult now. But I got beat up constantly in school. Nobody did anything to protect me. Even in class i got punched in the face. Teachers never cared about the bruises i had. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mater Mountain Vista	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3445 Mountain Vista Street	Las Vegas	89121	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 485-2400	1,103	24	46.9	55.5%	56 (5.1%)	69 (6.3%)	917 (83.1%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.9%)	28 (2.5%)	65.4	105^th of 376 public elementary schools	72.1%		72.2	95^th of 379 public elementary schools	74.9%	10	50.0	48.2	48.6	53.5	48.8	38.8	48.0	50.8	45.5	60.3	59.0	66.9	58.6	57.1	22.5	36.3	29.7	$10,269	$3,036	$7,233
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
Harris George E Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3850 E. Twain Ave	Las Vegas	89121	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7750	630	37	17.0	62.1%	58 (9.2%)	76 (12.1%)	427 (67.8%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	44 (7.0%)	17.9	308^th of 376 public elementary schools	18.1%		13.9	337^th of 379 public elementary schools	11.1%	29	40.5	20.7	15.7				24.0	35.1	26.7	36.1				32.5				$14,818	$2,272	$12,546
Discovery Charter School Sandhill	Public, Charter	K-5	4801 S Sandhill Rd	Las Vegas	89121	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 489-9350	117	6	21.2	2.6%	26 (22.2%)	17 (14.5%)	59 (50.4%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.3%)	64.7	108^th of 376 public elementary schools	71.3%		78.2	69^th of 379 public elementary schools	81.8%	39	50.0						44.4	41.6	60.0	66.6				54.6				$8,570	$557	$8,013

Frequently Asked Questions about Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School

Is Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School a good school?

Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School ranks 259^th of 376 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School?

Students at Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 31% African American, 7% Two or more races, 7% White, 6% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harney Kathleen & Tim Middle School
High : Chaparral High School

What district is Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School in?

Clark County

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