Best Public Schools in Zip Code 89179

Summary:

The 89179 zip code area is home to a single standout elementary school, Jones Blackhurst Jan L Elementary School, which serves 851 students from grades K-5. Despite having a high percentage of students from low-income families (100% free/reduced lunch), the school consistently outperforms the Clark County and Nevada averages in academic achievement.

Jones Blackhurst Jan L Elementary School is ranked 52nd out of 379 Nevada elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 3 years. In the 2024-2025 school year, 69.1% of students were proficient or better in SBAC Reading, compared to 43.9% in Clark County and 45.6% in Nevada. The school's strong academic performance across multiple subjects and grade levels is particularly impressive given the disadvantaged population it serves.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 26.6% in the 2024-2025 school year is relatively high, the overall data suggests that Jones Blackhurst Jan L Elementary School is a high-performing, standout institution in the 89179 zip code area, providing a quality education and effectively supporting student learning despite the challenges it may face.

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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 All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 4th Grade	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 5th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jones Blackhurst Jan L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11141 S Pioneer Wy	Las Vegas	89179	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-1252	853	49	17.4	100.0%	267 (31.3%)	68 (8.0%)	249 (29.2%)	118 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	135 (15.8%)	83.1	52^nd of 379 public elementary schools	86.3%		82.4	54^th of 377 public elementary schools	85.7%	2	58.1	67.6	47.8	57.8	59.5	78.1	69.7	69.1	35.9	35.9	$10,076	$1,145	$8,931

Cities Near Zip Code 89179

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Las Vegas	0.62 mi	326	17^th
Henderson	5.52 mi	56	7^th
Blue Diamond	9.32 mi	1
Boulder City	10.79 mi	5	2^nd
North Las Vegas	14.95 mi	57	26^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nevada Department of Education.

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