Bilbray James ES

Bilbray James ES is one of the reasonably sized elementary-level communitys in Las Vegas, Nevada, run under Clark County, with 693 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 44% bigger than the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 480 students.

Bilbray James ES is one of 375 schools operated by Clark County, a district that enrolls 301,622 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Bilbray James ES lists that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 34% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 11% Black, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Clark County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Bilbray James ES has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting Bilbray James ES tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Bilbray James ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Bilbray James ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 44.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate median household income runs about $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which Bilbray James ES is one.

The closest other public school is Scherkenbach William & Mary ES, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Bilbray James ES comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.2%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 820 students in 2018 compared to 693 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 52% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

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