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Bonner John W ES
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Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 75 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Nevada's top 10%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Bonner John W ES
Bonner John W ES is a K-5 school of sizable scale in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the schools within Clark County, hosting 825 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 72% bigger than typical.
Bonner John W ES is one of 375 schools operated by Clark County, a district that educates 301,622 students overall.
Demographically, Bonner John W ES shows that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 27% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 12% Asian, 9% Black.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Bonner John W ES has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. The state averages about 18.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, Bonner John W ES sits in the top 10% of Nevada schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.5%; actual is 57.5%, +24.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Clark County put the typical household earns roughly $76,472 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), Bonner John W ES is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Rogich Sig MS, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bonner John W ES at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 56.2%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Looking at the recent track record. Bonner John W ES's enrollment has decreased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 857 (now 825). Over the same period, the White share fell from 47% to 37%.
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