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Enrollment
693
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000585
Bilbray James Elementary School
9370 Brent Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89143 · (702) 799-4646 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL693 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Nevada public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
693 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 | 56 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
70%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
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
NV avg 45.8% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
57.1%
NV avg 35.6% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 57.1% |
| 2023-24 | 63.7% | 56.9% |
% 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Bilbray James Elementary School
Bilbray James Elementary School's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbray James Elementary School this school | 693 | 100.0% | 44.9% |
| Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School Las Vegas | 778 | 100.0% | 45.5% |
| Rhodes Betsy Elementary School Las Vegas | 570 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
| Ward Kitty McDonough Elementary School Las Vegas | 691 | 100.0% | 48.3% |
| Scherkenbach William & Mary Elementary School Las Vegas | 536 | 100.0% | 51.3% |
| Brown Hannah Marie Elementary School Henderson | 626 | 100.0% | 47.5% |
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 Bilbray James Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #90 of 367 | #57 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #64 of 388 ▼ 10 | #44 of 258 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #68 of 390 ▼ 17 | #51 of 259 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 693 | #65 of 442 | #63 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #232 of 379 | #175 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #101 of 381 | #100 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #188 of 386 | #183 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #205 of 304 | #142 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
693
+44 (+7%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 683
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 693 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 100% (693) |
| 2023-24 | 659 | 34 | 19.4:1 | 100% (659) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 34 | 18.3:1 | 100% (621) |
| 2020-21 | 649 | 29 | 22.4:1 | 100% (649) |
| 2017-18 | 820 | 43.5 | 18.9:1 | 100% (820) |
| 2015-16 | 778 | 40 | 19.4:1 | 33% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 35 | 19.5:1 | 24% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bilbray James Elementary School.
About Bilbray James Elementary School
Bilbray James Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Las Vegas, Nevada. In all, 693 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. It has 44% more students than the average for elementary schools in Nevada (about 480).
The district for Bilbray James Elementary School is Clark County, with 375 schools and 301,622 students.
White students account for 41% of enrollment at Bilbray James Elementary School, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 34% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 11% Black, and 3% Asian. Clark County residents are about 44% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
The school had 40 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Nevada is 18.1:1. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Bilbray James Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 77% of Nevada public elementary schools.
Bilbray James Elementary School is 12.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.9% versus 32.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Nevada.
Census data for Clark County show median household income comes to about $76,472, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 462 public schools and about 360,225 students.
Scherkenbach William & Mary Elementary School sits about 0.1 miles from Bilbray James Elementary School. Bilbray James Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 45.2% proficiency; Bilbray James Elementary School posts 44.9%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 44 students, from 649 to 693. Students per teacher dropped from 22.4 in 2020-21 to 17.3 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Scherkenbach William & Mary Elementary School0.1 mi · 536
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Frequently asked questions
About Bilbray James Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bilbray James Elementary School?
Bilbray James Elementary School enrolls approximately 693 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bilbray James Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bilbray James Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bilbray James Elementary School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Bilbray James Elementary School.
How diverse is Bilbray James Elementary School?
Bilbray James Elementary School reports a student body of 41% White, 34% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Bilbray James Elementary School?
Bilbray James Elementary School is overseen by Clark County in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.