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How has Beatty John R ES changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000346
Beatty John R Elementary School
8685 Hidden Palms Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89123 · (702) 799-5700 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Nevada public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
486 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 85%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Clark County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
NV avg 45.8% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
NV avg 35.6% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.7% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% | 35.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Beatty John R Elementary School
Beatty John R Elementary School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beatty John R Elementary School this school | 486 | 100.0% | 36.5% |
| Bryan Richard H Elementary School Las Vegas | 465 | 100.0% | 38.0% |
| Roberts Aggie Elementary School Henderson | 464 | 100.0% | 30.0% |
| Cox David M Elementary School Henderson | 460 | 100.0% | 49.7% |
| Kesterson Lorna J Elementary School Henderson | 535 | 100.0% | 37.5% |
| Mack Nate Elementary School Henderson | 484 | 100.0% | 46.9% |
Matched among Nevada elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Beatty John R Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #153 of 367 | #106 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #167 of 388 ▲ 3 | #116 of 258 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #107 of 390 ▼ 5 | #77 of 259 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #228 of 442 | #193 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #125 of 379 | #102 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #59 of 381 | #59 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #110 of 386 | #105 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #160 of 304 | #108 of 201 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
486
-68 (-12%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 24.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 486 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 100% (486) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 27 | 18.6:1 | 100% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 100% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 23 | 24.1:1 | 100% (554) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 100% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 32 | 19.1:1 | 46% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | 37 | 18.9:1 | 37% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 913 | 44 | 20.8:1 | 10% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 30 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beatty John R Elementary School.
About Beatty John R Elementary School
Beatty John R Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Enrollment stands at 486 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Clark County is responsible for 375 schools, Beatty John R Elementary School included, with 301,622 students in all.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Beatty John R Elementary School is Hispanic, with 41% of students. Enrollment also includes 27% White, 12% multiracial, 10% Black, and 6% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 9 points above the 32% share among Clark County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
Its staff includes 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.7 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Nevada, 18.1:1, is higher. Beatty John R Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%.
Beatty John R Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Nevada public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Beatty John R Elementary School is +4.0 points: 36.5% actual, 32.5% predicted.
The county, Clark County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $76,472 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Beatty John R Elementary School, Clark County has 462 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Cartwright Roberta C Elementary School is closest at about 1.3 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Beatty John R Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school shrank from 554 students in 2020-21 to 486 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 24.1:1 to 15.7:1.
This page is set up for the Beatty John R Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,329,548
Census ACS
Median income
$76,472
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
462
360,225 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clark County
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis High SchoolHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista High SchoolHigh · 3,255 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 3,203 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 3,147 students
- Arbor View High SchoolHigh · 3,069 students
Other schools in Las Vegas
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis High SchoolHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista High SchoolHigh · 3,255 students
- Arbor View High SchoolHigh · 3,069 students
- Desert Pines High SchoolHigh · 3,011 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,961 students
Nearby schools
- Cartwright Roberta C Elementary School1.3 mi · 541
- Coral Academy Tamarus1.3 mi · 390
- Schofield Jack Lund Middle School1.3 mi · 988
- Silverado High School1.3 mi · 1,914
- Gehring Roger D Academy of Science & Technology Elementary School1.4 mi · 648
- Silvestri Charles Junior High School1.4 mi · 1,076
Frequently asked questions
About Beatty John R Elementary SchoolHow large is Beatty John R Elementary School?
Beatty John R Elementary School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Beatty John R Elementary School serve?
Beatty John R Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Beatty John R Elementary School have?
Beatty John R Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Beatty John R Elementary School?
Student demographics at Beatty John R Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 41% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Beatty John R Elementary School in?
Beatty John R Elementary School is part of Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.