Summary:
ZIP code 89144 in Las Vegas is home to two PK–5 elementary schools, Bonner John W Elementary School (825 students) and Staton Ethel W Elementary School (695 students), both serving grades PK through 5 within the Clark County district. Clark County itself ranks 5th of 12 Nevada districts, at the 58th percentile with 4 stars, so both schools are operating in a mid-tier district context yet posting results far above it.
Bonner John W Elementary School is the standout, ranking 18th of 376 statewide elementary schools in 2025–26 — the 95th percentile with 5 stars — and it has climbed each year in the data (31st, then 24th, then 18th). Staton Ethel W Elementary School is also strong at 51st of 376, the 86th percentile with 4 stars, but its trend runs the other way (35th, then 42nd, then 51st), and its star rating slipped from 5 stars in 2023–24 to 4 stars in 2024–25 and 2025–26. In 2023–24 only 4 rank positions separated the two; by 2025–26 that gap was 33.
Bonner leads Staton in every latest all-grades subject: 72.9% versus 63.1% in math, 73.8% versus 68.2% in reading, and 36.1% versus 28.0% in science — all far above district (33.8%, 43.3%, 23.5%) and state (36.2%, 45.2%, 25.5%) averages. Bonner’s chronic absenteeism is 9.8% versus Staton’s 14.9%, both below the district’s 27.0%. Notably, Bonner achieves this with more students (825 vs. 695), a higher student–teacher ratio (18.7 vs. 16.5), and slightly lower per-student spending ($12,539 vs. $12,674). Science is the relative weak spot at both schools, and both report 100% free/reduced lunch.
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