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May Ernest Elementary School

Q: Is May Ernest Elementary School a good school?

May Ernest Elementary School ranks 126 th of 379 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

May Ernest Elementary School is a public elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 582 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Clark County School District, which is the 5th ranked district out of 12 in the state and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

May Ernest Elementary School consistently outperforms the Clark County and Nevada state averages in both Mathematics and Reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 46.1% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 33% for Clark County and 35.4% for Nevada. In Reading, the school had 59.1% proficiency, compared to 43.9% for Clark County and 45.6% for Nevada. However, the school's performance in Science is lower than the district and state averages, with only 19.8% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 25% for Clark County and 27.2% for Nevada.

The school's exceptional performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, is noteworthy. However, the lower performance of Multi-racial students suggests an area for further investigation and targeted support. Additionally, the school has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.6% to 31.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school's higher spending per student and slightly lower student-teacher ratio suggest a focus on resource allocation and staffing to support student learning.

580

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,637

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6350 W Washburn Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89130

(702) 799-4690

District: Clark County

Students who attend May Ernest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Swainston Theron L Middle School
High:	Shadow Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.7%

White:

29.3%

African American:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2014 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nevada average (48% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Nevada median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg37%

Nevada avg39%

126^th of 379

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^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	61.2	126 of 379	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	145 of 377	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	166 of 384	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	148 of 380	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	194 of 324	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.1	85 of 388	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	87 of 341	74.5%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	88 of 351	74.9%	★★★★☆
2016	62.9	124 of 347	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.5	158 of 332	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.8	93 of 330	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	52.8	146 of 328	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.1	92 of 318	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	59.7	103 of 300	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.0	66 of 292	77.4%	★★★★☆
2008	74.0	62 of 294	78.9%	★★★★☆
2006	70.4	63 of 246	74.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	78.7	16 of 132	87.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	48.7	95 of 213	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	71.4	78 of 330	76.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	67.6	78 of 308	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	70.1	73 of 321	77.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	68.0	98 of 332	70.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	35.5	57 of 74	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	81.9	26 of 227	88.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	66.8	75 of 247	69.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2018)89th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2018)88th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)77th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2018)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)75th percentile~ school

Male (2018)70th percentile-4 vs school

White (2018)70th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)55th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)23rd percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading59%+14 vs state

Mathematics46%+11 vs state

Science20%-7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, September 30, 2018

My daughter went to this school for Kindergarten 2014-2015 , which was an ok year. But for 1st grade 2015-2016 I pulled her out because the Special Ed teacher would come into her class and ask my daughters teacher in font of the entire class, “Is my cry baby crying today?” And her jerk teacher would go along with it. I IMMEDIATELY pulled her out of May and put her in Candil Hall thanks to help from my family. My daughter has ADHD and is extremely emotional but no teacher should ever say anything like that to a child. NO MATTER WHAT!!!! I can’t believe an adult who chooses to be a special ed teacher would single out and humiliate a child. Absolute crap!
Oh and for first grade this poor class had 4 different teachers within the first few months of the school year. The first teacher left to a different school, then there were 2 substitutes covering for the last and final teacher who out on maternity leave. It was an absolute shit show.
Do NOT enroll you kid(s) here unless you absolutely HAVE to!!!! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, August 13, 2011

The kindergarten program and the teachers here are the best, the kids love it, very friendly Close Quote

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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
May Ernest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6350 W Washburn Rd	Las Vegas	89130	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4690	580	35	16.5	100.0%	170 (29.3%)	69 (11.9%)	259 (44.7%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	57 (9.8%)	61.2	126^th of 379 public elementary schools	66.8%		54.4	145^th of 377 public elementary schools	61.5%	19	54.4	48.3	36.6				46.1	55.5	55.9	65.3				59.1	19.8		19.8	$11,637	$1,513	$10,124
Carl Kay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5625 Corbett St	Las Vegas	89130	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-6650	630	41	15.3	100.0%	163 (25.9%)	131 (20.8%)	216 (34.3%)	25 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	83 (13.2%)	54.3	148^th of 379 public elementary schools	60.9%		37.7	205^th of 377 public elementary schools	45.6%	57	60.5	40.1	42.2				47.3	54.1	44.4	52.1				50.1	19.6		19.6	$11,705	$1,479	$10,226
Somerset Academy Lone Mountain	Public, Charter	K-8	4491 N. Rainbow Blvd.	Las Vegas	89108	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 685-9150	990	34	29.1		347 (35.1%)	89 (9.0%)	416 (42.0%)	34 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	90 (9.1%)	81.3	57^th of 379 public elementary schools	85.0%		82.6	53^rd of 377 public elementary schools	85.9%	4	60.1	68.2	47.0	53.3	54.8	55.3	56.3	63.1	68.2	61.3	67.5	83.8	69.4	69.3	28.7	62.1	46.8	$5,804	$221	$5,584
Neal Joseph M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6651 W Azure Drive	Las Vegas	89130	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-2200	458	34	13.4	100.0%	119 (26.0%)	77 (16.8%)	195 (42.6%)	19 (4.1%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.0%)	36 (7.9%)	49.9	168^th of 379 public elementary schools	55.7%		59.7	129^th of 377 public elementary schools	65.8%	39	44.7	47.2	39.6				43.4	50.0	60.8	45.0				51.1	16.0		16.0	$12,668	$1,553	$11,115
Deskin Ruthe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 N Pioneer Way	Las Vegas	89129	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4600	491	32	15.3	100.0%	87 (17.7%)	91 (18.5%)	240 (48.9%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	54 (11.0%)	46.3	182^nd of 379 public elementary schools	52.0%		30.6	241^st of 377 public elementary schools	36.1%	59	46.4	48.8	12.5				35.7	49.2	57.1	38.7				48.5				$13,490	$1,889	$11,600
Quest Academy Northwest	Public, Charter	K-8	4025 N. Rancho Dr.	Las Vegas	89130	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 631-4751	465	14	33.2	100.0%	43 (9.2%)	205 (44.1%)	164 (35.3%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (7.3%)	34.1	231^st of 379 public elementary schools	39.1%		28.2	251^st of 377 public elementary schools	33.4%	20	36.7	31.1	25.0		35.4		26.2	38.4	46.5	43.1	38.4	54.3	52.0	45.2			19.3	$6,688	$757	$5,932
Parson Claude & Stella Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Thom Blvd	Las Vegas	89130	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4530	323	15	21.5	100.0%	23 (7.1%)	84 (26.0%)	180 (55.7%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	25 (7.7%)	8.9	368^th of 379 public elementary schools	2.9%					(n/a)	20.4						14.0	22.4	27.9	22.4				24.0				$13,740	$1,732	$12,008
Legacy Traditional School North Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	5024 Valley Dr	North Las Vegas	89031	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 342-0880	1,305	30	43.5	58.3%	169 (13.0%)	298 (22.8%)	624 (47.8%)	45 (3.4%)	5 (0.4%)	35 (2.7%)	129 (9.9%)	40.9	202^nd of 379 public elementary schools	46.7%		22.6	279^th of 377 public elementary schools	26.0%	77	50.7	47.8	22.6	20.5	26.2	27.2	32.6	52.8	45.7	41.8	41.1	60.9	54.5	49.3	10.7	41.6	25.0	$5,290	$171	$5,119
Wolfe Eva Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4027 W Washburn Rd	North Las Vegas	89031	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-1860	450	27	16.6	100.0%	56 (12.4%)	90 (20.0%)	254 (56.4%)	12 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	32 (7.1%)	39	211^th of 379 public elementary schools	44.3%		25.2	269^th of 377 public elementary schools	28.6%	58	28.5	31.1	39.7				33.0	37.1	40.2	52.9				43.2	27.9		27.9	$14,384	$2,545	$11,839
Guy Addeliar D III Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4028 La Madre Way	North Las Vegas	89031	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-3150	470	33	14.2	100.0%	58 (12.3%)	96 (20.4%)	255 (54.3%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	40 (8.5%)	34.6	230^th of 379 public elementary schools	39.3%		15.7	328^th of 377 public elementary schools	13.0%	98	46.1	42.4	15.4				34.0	39.2	48.6	32.5				39.7				$12,661	$1,919	$10,741

Frequently Asked Questions about May Ernest Elementary School

How many students attend May Ernest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended May Ernest Elementary School.

Is May Ernest Elementary School a good school?

May Ernest Elementary School ranks 126^th of 379 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of May Ernest Elementary School?

Students at May Ernest Elementary School are 45% Hispanic, 29% White, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is May Ernest Elementary School in?

Clark County

What schools do graduates of May Ernest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend May Ernest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Swainston Theron L Middle School
High : Shadow Ridge High School

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