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Tartan John Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Tartan John Elementary School is a public elementary school in North Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 485 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.

Tartan John Elementary School faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25.6% to 35.3% over the past few years, well above the state and district averages. Academically, the school consistently performs below the state and district averages in both mathematics and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall mathematics proficiency was 19.1%, compared to 33% for the district and 35.4% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White and English Language Learner students performing relatively better, while the school struggles with lower performance among African American, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Woolley Gwendolyn Elementary, Cox Clyde C Elementary, and Hayden Don E Elementary, also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, similar to Tartan John Elementary. However, the charter schools in the area, like Freedom Classical Academy and Somerset Academy North Las Vegas, demonstrate significantly higher academic achievement.

498

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,743

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3030 E Tropical Pkwy
North Las Vegas, NV 89081

(702) 799-4701

District: Clark County

Students who attend Tartan John Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Findlay Clifford O Middle School
High:	Mojave High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.2%

African American:

33.5%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 27% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg38%

Nevada avg41%

309^th of 379

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

166^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	18.3	309 of 379	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	331 of 377	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	366 of 384	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	366 of 380	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	381 of 388	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	296 of 341	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	295 of 351	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	277 of 347	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.3	235 of 332	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	258 of 330	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	247 of 328	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.4	154 of 318	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	25.9	219 of 300	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.0	195 of 292	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.9	215 of 294	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.4	235 of 246	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	30.9	97 of 132	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	41.8	122 of 213	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	23.2	270 of 330	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	18.6	280 of 308	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	24.0	268 of 321	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	16.2	296 of 332	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	35.1	140 of 227	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	34.4	174 of 247	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)43rd percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2018)38th percentile+25 vs school

White (2018)30th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2018)27th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2018)18th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)17th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2018)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)9th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading32%-13 vs state

Mathematics19%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Sunday, August 21, 2016

My niece attends this school and she has learned so much in a year, and I appreciate the teachers there. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 4, 2010

My momma taught me that if you have nothing good to say, don't say anything at all. Close Quote

Schools Near Tartan John Elementary School

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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
Tartan John Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 E Tropical Pkwy	North Las Vegas	89081	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4701	498	19	26.2	100.0%	38 (7.6%)	167 (33.5%)	220 (44.2%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	46 (9.2%)	18.3	309^th of 379 public elementary schools	18.5%		15.6	331^st of 377 public elementary schools	12.2%	22	25.6						19.1	31.0	30.2	35.7				32.4				$12,743	$2,108	$10,635
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
Scott Jesse D Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 N Bruce St	North Las Vegas	89081	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-1766	712	36	19.7	100.0%	54 (7.6%)	224 (31.5%)	340 (47.8%)	23 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	60 (8.4%)	11.2	354^th of 379 public elementary schools	6.6%		6.2	374^th of 377 public elementary schools	0.8%	20	16.5	26.8	9.6				18.0	21.2	32.5	28.5				27.3				$12,142	$1,899	$10,243
Freedom Classical Academy K-8	Public, Charter	K-8	777 E. Ann Rd	North Las Vegas	89031	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 533-1896	1,074	29	37.0	52.4%	173 (16.1%)	149 (13.9%)	551 (51.3%)	89 (8.3%)	6 (0.6%)	17 (1.6%)	89 (8.3%)	39.4	208^th of 379 public elementary schools	45.1%		44.5	179^th of 377 public elementary schools	52.5%	29	44.3	44.4	35.0	31.4	38.4	21.4	35.8	33.9	44.9	35.0	44.3	68.3	38.3	44.2	16.2	26.7	21.3	$5,821	$1,386	$4,435
Hayden Don E Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 W Rome Blvd	North Las Vegas	89084	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-3870	782	47	16.6	100.0%	72 (9.2%)	282 (36.1%)	289 (37.0%)	28 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.6%)	89 (11.4%)	21	294^th of 379 public elementary schools	22.4%		12.8	344^th of 377 public elementary schools	8.8%	50	41.5	24.0	13.5				26.2	35.2	35.7	28.8				33.4				$11,040	$1,746	$9,294
Watson Fredric W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5845 N Commerce St	North Las Vegas	89031	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7040	633	36	17.5	100.0%	65 (10.3%)	168 (26.5%)	310 (49.0%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.0%)	51 (8.1%)	21.2	291^st of 379 public elementary schools	23.2%		16.2	326^th of 377 public elementary schools	13.5%	35	28.9	22.1	24.5				25.3	33.3	29.4	45.7				36.6	11.8		11.8	$12,210	$2,028	$10,182
Duncan Ruby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 W Rome Blvd	North Las Vegas	89084	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7100	718	42	17.0	100.0%	66 (9.2%)	241 (33.6%)	308 (42.9%)	25 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.6%)	53 (7.4%)	17.9	312^th of 379 public elementary schools	17.7%		21.9	284^th of 377 public elementary schools	24.7%	28	28.3	22.7	17.0				23.1	28.1	36.3	37.6				33.6				$12,111	$1,642	$10,469
Somerset Academy North Las Vegas	Public, Charter	K-5	385 W. Centennial Parkway	North Las Vegas	89084	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 633-5616	764	26	29.3	100.0%	105 (13.7%)	226 (29.6%)	293 (38.4%)	41 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	91 (11.9%)	63.3	115^th of 379 public elementary schools	69.7%		37.7	206^th of 377 public elementary schools	45.4%	91	69.8	49.6	33.8				51.0	54.7	46.4	66.1				55.7	24.4		24.4	$6,728	$359	$6,369
Elizondo Raul P Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4865 Goldfield St	North Las Vegas	89031	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-1730	582	34	17.1	100.0%	33 (5.7%)	185 (31.8%)	299 (51.4%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (8.1%)	18.7	306^th of 379 public elementary schools	19.3%		14.3	339^th of 377 public elementary schools	10.1%	33	32.6						23.5	32.6	34.3	23.0				29.6				$12,718	$2,042	$10,676
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tartan John Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Tartan John Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Findlay Clifford O Middle School
High : Mojave High School

What is the racial makeup of Tartan John Elementary School?

Students at Tartan John Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 34% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% White, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Tartan John Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Tartan John Elementary School.

Is Tartan John Elementary School a good school?

Tartan John Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Nevada elementary schools.

What district is Tartan John Elementary School in?

Clark County

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