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Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School

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Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School ranks 108 th of 379 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School is a public elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 733 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Clark County School District, which is ranked 5 out of 12 in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tanaka Wayne N Elementary consistently outperforms the Clark County and Nevada state averages in both mathematics and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 52.4% of students proficient or better in SBAC/Mathematics, compared to 33% for Clark County and 35.4% for Nevada. Similarly, in SBAC/Reading, the school had 57.9% proficiency, compared to 43.9% for Clark County and 45.6% for Nevada. However, the school faces challenges with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.3% to 31.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools within the Clark County School District, such as Steele Judith D Elementary School and Abston Sandra B Elementary School, Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School generally performs better in terms of test scores and statewide rankings. The data also includes information on two nearby public charter schools, Amplus Rainbow and Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas, which significantly outperform Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School and the Clark County School District as a whole in both academic achievement and statewide rankings.

728

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,829

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9135 W Maule Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89148

(702) 799-2504

District: Clark County

Students who attend Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Faiss Wilbur & Theresa Middle School
High:	Sierra Vista High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

31.9%

African American:

22.5%

White:

17.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2014 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nevada average (51% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Clark County

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg37%

Nevada avg39%

108^th of 379

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	108 of 379	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	106 of 377	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	133 of 384	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	142 of 380	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	101 of 324	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	138 of 388	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	154 of 341	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.2	181 of 351	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.4	171 of 347	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.7	113 of 332	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.4	127 of 330	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.0	150 of 328	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.9	124 of 318	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.0	152 of 300	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.8	164 of 292	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.2	189 of 294	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.7	176 of 246	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	32.4	90 of 132	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	38.7	36 of 48	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	66.2	42 of 213	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	54.4	146 of 330	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	48.9	137 of 308	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	47.4	163 of 321	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	49.7	155 of 332	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	14.5	71 of 74	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	26.1	181 of 227	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	62.9	90 of 247	63.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)80th percentile+25 vs school

White (2018)64th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2018)56th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)56th percentile~ school

Male (2018)53rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)49th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2018)32nd percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2018)25th percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2018)20th percentile-35 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)4th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading58%+12 vs state

Mathematics52%+17 vs state

Science25%~ state avg

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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
Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9135 W Maule Ave	Las Vegas	89148	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-2504	728	47	15.4	100.0%	127 (17.4%)	164 (22.5%)	232 (31.9%)	76 (10.4%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (2.9%)	105 (14.4%)	66.5	108^th of 379 public elementary schools	71.5%		67.3	106^th of 377 public elementary schools	71.9%	2	69.9	53.1	33.3				52.4	65.6	57.8	50.0				57.9	25.3		25.3	$11,829	$1,561	$10,268
Berkley Shelley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9850 Copper Edge Rd	Las Vegas	89148	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-2525	719	42	17.1	100.0%	151 (21.0%)	120 (16.7%)	217 (30.2%)	98 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	107 (14.9%)	74.7	86^th of 379 public elementary schools	77.3%		73.9	84^th of 377 public elementary schools	77.7%	2	60.9	52.6	49.5				54.5	57.8	61.6	68.5				62.5	27.5		27.5	$10,042	$1,429	$8,613
Rogers Lucille S Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5535 S Riley St	Las Vegas	89148	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-6870	687	41	16.7	100.0%	105 (15.3%)	132 (19.2%)	197 (28.7%)	132 (19.2%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.8%)	93 (13.5%)	58.6	131^st of 379 public elementary schools	65.4%		52.3	150^th of 377 public elementary schools	60.2%	19	51.6	46.1	49.5				49.1	45.0	48.7	63.2				52.2	21.3		21.3	$10,984	$1,422	$9,562
Batterman Kathy L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10135 W Quail Ave	Las Vegas	89148	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-1920	635	39	16.2	100.0%	182 (28.7%)	101 (15.9%)	181 (28.5%)	80 (12.6%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.4%)	78 (12.3%)	84.1	50^th of 379 public elementary schools	86.8%		84.2	47^th of 377 public elementary schools	87.5%	3	62.3	65.0	47.4				57.8	65.3	70.7	70.6				69.0	36.2		36.2	$11,059	$1,208	$9,850
Forbuss Robert L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8601 S Grand Canyon Dr	Las Vegas	89178	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-6840	641	36	17.8	100.0%	138 (21.5%)	101 (15.8%)	171 (26.7%)	108 (16.8%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.4%)	99 (15.4%)	75.9	78^th of 379 public elementary schools	79.4%		68.8	98^th of 377 public elementary schools	74.0%	20	60.1	49.4	53.4				54.6	62.0	53.9	58.4				58.3	38.6		38.6	$10,245	$1,135	$9,110
Snyder Don & Dee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8951 W Ford Ave	Las Vegas	89148	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-1360	679	43	15.9	100.0%	149 (21.9%)	118 (17.4%)	201 (29.6%)	75 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.7%)	117 (17.2%)	48	174^th of 379 public elementary schools	54.1%		45.9	168^th of 377 public elementary schools	55.4%	6	46.2	39.2	26.8				38.0	46.2	53.7	63.9				54.0	15.4		15.4	$11,085	$1,172	$9,914
Steele Judith D Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6995 W Eldorado Ln	Las Vegas	89113	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-2201	788	47	16.7	100.0%	165 (20.9%)	113 (14.3%)	208 (26.4%)	168 (21.3%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	125 (15.9%)	57.5	138^th of 379 public elementary schools	63.6%		68.5	99^th of 377 public elementary schools	73.7%	39	60.1	47.0	38.3				48.0	53.9	52.9	54.1				53.7	17.8		17.8	$10,919	$1,113	$9,807
Amplus Rainbow	Public, Charter	K-5	7077 W Patrick Lane	Las Vegas	89118	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 970-6800	628	21	30.6	31.1%	140 (22.3%)	114 (18.2%)	131 (20.9%)	169 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	67 (10.7%)	91.9	22^nd of 379 public elementary schools	94.2%		92.9	18^th of 377 public elementary schools	95.2%	4	80.0	62.6	71.5				71.1	78.8	69.6	73.5				73.8	38.6		38.6	$5,454	$517	$4,937
Abston Sandra B Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9950 W Tompkins Ave	Las Vegas	89147	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-2570	726	47	15.4	100.0%	127 (17.5%)	162 (22.3%)	256 (35.3%)	75 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	94 (12.9%)	54.5	146^th of 379 public elementary schools	61.5%		56.5	137^th of 377 public elementary schools	63.7%	9	48.4	45.7	40.5				45.1	54.9	52.3	46.2				51.4	21.2		21.2	$10,904	$1,442	$9,462
Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas	Public, Charter	K-8	7077 W. Wigwam Avenue	Las Vegas	89113	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 637-1776	1,534	39	39.3	41.4%	271 (17.7%)	215 (14.0%)	290 (18.9%)	508 (33.1%)	4 (0.3%)	38 (2.5%)	208 (13.6%)	85.7	44^th of 379 public elementary schools	88.4%		84.3	45^th of 377 public elementary schools	88.1%	1	75.0	68.4	57.2	66.2	54.5	50.6	61.8	66.6	70.6	68.6	73.0	77.5	65.0	70.4	22.7	64.4	42.4	$5,340	$168	$5,173

Frequently Asked Questions about Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School

Is Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School a good school?

Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School ranks 108^th of 379 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 728 students attended Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Faiss Wilbur & Theresa Middle School
High : Sierra Vista High School

What is the racial makeup of Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School?

Students at Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School are 32% Hispanic, 23% African American, 17% White, 14% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

What district is Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School in?

Clark County

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