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Vanderburg John Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 376 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Vanderburg John Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Henderson, Nevada, serving 542 students as part of the Clark County School District, and it consistently ranks among Nevada's top-performing elementary schools.

In 2025–26, Vanderburg John Elementary School ranked 27th of 376 Nevada elementary schools — 93rd percentile and 5 stars — even though its district, Clark County, is rated 5 of 12 in the state. Proficiency was strong across subjects: Math 64.8%, Reading 70.3%, and Science 39.7%, with chronic absenteeism at 16.0%, below both district and state rates. Reading is a particular strength: the school's 5th-grade Reading proficiency of 76.1% is the highest among the nearby schools listed. The school reports 100% free/reduced lunch eligibility, yet it performs in the top 7% of Nevada elementary schools. Per-student spending was $15,186 in 2023–24, slightly below the nearby same-district average, with a 16.4 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25 — higher than several nearby peers.

Among nearby same-district schools, the average 2025–26 rank percentile is about 73rd, well below Vanderburg John's 93rd. Twitchell Neil C Elementary School, just 0.11 miles away, ranks higher at the 95th percentile and edges Vanderburg John in Math, Science, and absenteeism, while Vanderburg John leads in Reading. Bartlett Selma F Elementary School, only 0.4 miles away, ranks 69th percentile with far lower proficiency, and Roberts Aggie Elementary School is rated 1 star. Somerset Academy Stephanie is a PK–8 charter, so its all-grade numbers aren't directly comparable. Watch items: 5th-grade Math at 54.5% (still far above district and state) and absenteeism that is higher than the best local peers.

542

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,186

Per pupil spending ?

17.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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

2040 Desert Shadow Trail
Henderson, NV 89012

(702) 799-0540

District: Clark County

Students who attend Vanderburg John Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Miller Bob Middle School
High:	Coronado High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

Hispanic:

22.1%

Asian:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nevada average (64% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Nevada elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Clark County

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg36%

Nevada avg39%

27^th of 376

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	89.9	27 of 376	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	93.2	20 of 379	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	10 of 377	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	14 of 384	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	9 of 380	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	11 of 324	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	8 of 388	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	4 of 341	98.8%	★★★★★
2017	97.5	7 of 351	98.0%	★★★★★
2016	97.4	4 of 347	98.8%	★★★★★
2014	97.5	1 of 332	99.7%	★★★★★
2013	95.6	3 of 330	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	98.0	1 of 328	99.7%	★★★★★
2011	97.7	3 of 318	99.1%	★★★★★
2010	94.5	10 of 300	96.7%	★★★★★
2009	96.9	5 of 292	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	96.9	4 of 294	98.6%	★★★★★
2006	97.7	5 of 246	98.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	89.2	1 of 48	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	98.2	2 of 330	99.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	96.8	3 of 308	99.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	94.5	6 of 321	98.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	96.9	7 of 332	97.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	83.4	7 of 74	90.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	98.6	1 of 227	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	92.2	9 of 247	96.4%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Female (2018)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2018)98th percentile~ school

Male (2018)98th percentile~ school

White (2018)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)91st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?

Reading70%+25 vs state

Mathematics65%+29 vs state

Science40%+14 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 30, 2015

John C Vanderburg ES is an amazing school. The principal is so hands on with the staff and students and parents. She has high standard for education and this is reflected in how high the test scores are. The teachers and staff are amazing! We will be going into our third year at Vanderburg and my child has had two great teachers so far. The facility is always clean and the halls are so artistic and fun not to mention the biosphere inside the school. I would highly recommend this elementary school as it is a great environment and encourages creativity. 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
Vanderburg John Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2040 Desert Shadow Trail	Henderson	89012	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-0540	542	33	16.4	17.7%	239 (44.1%)	44 (8.1%)	120 (22.1%)	72 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	63 (11.6%)	89.9	27^th of 376 public elementary schools	92.8%		93.2	20^th of 379 public elementary schools	94.7%	7	72.2	67.6	54.5				64.8	68.6	66.6	76.1				70.3	39.7		39.7	$15,186	$1,383	$13,803
Twitchell Neil C Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2060 Desert Shadow Trail	Henderson	89012	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-6860	551	35	15.7	25.6%	214 (38.8%)	48 (8.7%)	143 (26.0%)	63 (11.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	78 (14.2%)	92	20^th of 376 public elementary schools	94.7%		89.3	29^th of 379 public elementary schools	92.3%	9	81.3	68.0	64.7				71.2	72.0	64.3	70.5				68.7	44.0		44.0	$14,816	$1,400	$13,415
Bartlett Selma F Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1961 Wigwam Pkwy	Henderson	89074	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-5750	495	32	15.4	34.5%	168 (33.9%)	46 (9.3%)	194 (39.2%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	55 (11.1%)	62.7	116^th of 376 public elementary schools	69.1%		72.2	94^th of 379 public elementary schools	75.2%	22	43.5	55.5	44.8				47.6	44.8	51.3	64.3				54.0	29.8		29.8	$15,127	$1,499	$13,628
Gibson James Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	271 Leisure Cir	Henderson	89074	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-8730	409	27	15.1	37.9%	156 (38.1%)	34 (8.3%)	160 (39.1%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	43 (10.5%)	70.5	88^th of 376 public elementary schools	76.6%		69.8	101^st of 379 public elementary schools	73.4%	13	60.0	50.6	52.6				53.9	60.0	51.9	70.1				59.7	22.8		22.8	$17,058	$1,547	$15,511
Taylor Glen C Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2655 Siena Heights Dr	Henderson	89052	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-6892	638	38	16.7	29.3%	243 (38.1%)	58 (9.1%)	189 (29.6%)	51 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.9%)	83 (13.0%)	84.2	47^th of 376 public elementary schools	87.5%		72.5	92^nd of 379 public elementary schools	75.7%	45	52.6	73.2	55.3				60.7	56.9	68.1	73.5				66.9	37.1		37.1	$15,841	$1,532	$14,310
Somerset Academy Stephanie	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	50 N Stephanie Street	Henderson	89074	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 998-0500	971	43	22.5	30.0%	293 (30.2%)	107 (11.0%)	377 (38.8%)	76 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.4%)	95 (9.8%)	78.5	67^th of 376 public elementary schools	82.2%		84.6	47^th of 379 public elementary schools	87.6%	20	59.4	67.3	52.3	46.2	51.2	53.3	54.8	59.4	67.3	64.7	62.0	70.7	68.9	65.6	25.0	62.1	43.4	$9,680	$1,061	$8,618
Brown Hannah Marie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Chapata Drive	Henderson	89012	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-2250	626	42	14.9	34.3%	245 (39.1%)	76 (12.1%)	188 (30.0%)	36 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	68 (10.9%)	61.2	122^nd of 376 public elementary schools	67.6%		71.7	98^th of 379 public elementary schools	74.1%	24	58.3	53.0	37.1				49.0	60.4	46.9	61.9				56.1	19.4		19.4	$12,542	$1,252	$11,290
Roberts Aggie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	227 Charter Oak St	Henderson	89074	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-1320	464	32	14.5	49.6%	105 (22.6%)	48 (10.3%)	217 (46.8%)	28 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	51 (11.0%)	25.4	270^th of 376 public elementary schools	28.2%		24.4	270^th of 379 public elementary schools	28.8%		26.9	32.3	22.4				26.8	36.5	41.1	40.0				39.3				$17,476	$2,553	$14,923
Cox David M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Clark Dr	Henderson	89074	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-5730	460	28	16.4	38.5%	145 (31.5%)	43 (9.3%)	179 (38.9%)	22 (4.8%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (2.0%)	57 (12.4%)	75.7	73^rd of 376 public elementary schools	80.6%		78.8	65^th of 379 public elementary schools	82.8%	8	68.2	51.3	48.1				55.0	62.5	53.9	69.1				61.9	30.8		30.8	$15,614	$1,324	$14,290
McDoniel Estes M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1831 Fox Ridge Dr	Henderson	89014	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7788	388	33	11.7	41.2%	115 (29.6%)	48 (12.4%)	160 (41.2%)	14 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	46 (11.9%)	74.9	74^th of 376 public elementary schools	80.3%		88.3	35^th of 379 public elementary schools	90.8%	39	61.1	57.1	64.1				61.0	50.0	54.7	71.6				59.0	26.4		26.4	$16,776	$2,070	$14,707

Frequently Asked Questions about Vanderburg John Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Vanderburg John Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Vanderburg John Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Miller Bob Middle School
High : Coronado High School

What is the racial makeup of Vanderburg John Elementary School?

Students at Vanderburg John Elementary School are 44% White, 22% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 8% African American.

Is Vanderburg John Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Vanderburg John Elementary School ranks in the top 7.2% of Nevada elementary schools.

How many students attend Vanderburg John Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Vanderburg John Elementary School.

What district is Vanderburg John Elementary School in?

Clark County

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