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Amplus Rainbow
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nevada public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (102).
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.8% | 71.1% |
| 2023-24 | 66.3% | 66.3% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nevada's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Amplus Rainbow
Amplus Rainbow's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amplus Rainbow this school | 628 | 31.1% | 60.5% |
| Doral Academy West Pebble Las Vegas | 990 | 24.5% | 58.6% |
| Coral Academy Tamarus Las Vegas | 390 | 29.2% | 77.9% |
| Coral Academy Eastgate Las Vegas | 575 | 40.5% | 52.1% |
| Doral Academy Saddle Las Vegas | 997 | 28.3% | 59.0% |
| Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas Las Vegas | 1,534 | 41.4% | 54.5% |
Where Amplus Rainbow ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #17 of 367 | #12 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #18 of 388 ▲ 8 | #11 of 258 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #24 of 390 ▲ 9 | #17 of 259 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 628 | #101 of 442 | #95 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 30.6:1 | #361 of 379 | #247 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.0% | #12 of 381 | #12 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.1% | #345 of 386 | #252 of 260 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 628 | 20.5 | 30.6:1 | 31% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 15.5 | 40.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 10 | 62.6:1 | 42% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 773 | N/A | N/A | 27% (210) |
About Amplus Rainbow
Students in Las Vegas, Nevada, attend Amplus Rainbow, a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 628 students across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 31% above the 480 average for elementary schools in Nevada.
State Sponsored Charter Schools enrolls 64,162 students in 83 schools, including Amplus Rainbow.
Asian students form the largest group at Amplus Rainbow, 27% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% White, 21% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 11% multiracial. By comparison, Clark County residents are about 11% Asian. By the diversity index, Amplus Rainbow comes in at 79%.
Amplus Rainbow's 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 30.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Nevada average 18.1:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 31%. The rate at public schools in Clark County averages 93%, higher than here.
Measured against Nevada public elementary schools, Amplus Rainbow receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Amplus Rainbow is 12.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (60.5% versus 48.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Nevada.
Amplus Rainbow is located in Clark County, where median household income is about $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 462 public schools in Clark County, with a combined enrollment of about 360,225.
Durango High School is the public school closest to Amplus Rainbow, about 0.8 miles away. Amplus Rainbow has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Amplus Rainbow's average proficiency of 60.5% compares with 38.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Amplus Rainbow in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Amplus Rainbow is a public charter school.
Enrollment was 773 in 2020-21 and 628 in 2024-25, a decrease of 145 students.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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