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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 89179

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Top rankedJones Blackhurst Jan L Elementary School52^nd of 379 Nevada elementary schools

Summary:

The zip code 89179 in Nevada is home to one standout elementary school, Jones Blackhurst Jan L Elementary School. This school consistently outperforms the Clark County and Nevada averages on standardized tests, particularly in reading, where 69.1% of students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 43.9% for Clark County and 45.6% for Nevada.

Despite serving a population with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (100%), Jones Blackhurst Jan L Elementary School is ranked 52nd out of 379 Nevada elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's strong academic performance, coupled with its relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 26.6% in 2024-2025, suggests it has effective strategies in place to support its economically disadvantaged students.

With a student-teacher ratio of 21.8 in 2023-2024 and spending per student of $10,076 in 2021-2022, which is on par with the state average, Jones Blackhurst Jan L Elementary School appears to be a well-resourced and efficiently run institution. The school's high ranking and recognition demonstrate that it is one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, making it a standout option for families in the 89179 zip code area.

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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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