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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000354
Christensen M J Elementary School
9001 Mariner Cove Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89117 · (702) 799-4390 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% 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
14.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
487 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 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (73).
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Christensen M J Elementary School→Lawrence Clifford J Junior High School
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
51.9%
NV avg 45.8% . +9.7pp since 2023
Math
41.2%
NV avg 35.6% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 42.2% | 33.1% |
% 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Christensen M J Elementary School
Christensen M J Elementary School's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christensen M J Elementary School this school | 487 | 100.0% | 42.1% |
| Deskin Ruthe Elementary School Las Vegas | 491 | 100.0% | 32.9% |
| Treem Harriet Elementary School Henderson | 497 | 100.0% | 36.9% |
| Sewell C T Elementary School Henderson | 570 | 100.0% | 26.5% |
| Simmons Eva G Elementary School N Las Vegas | 587 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
| Conners Eileen Elementary School Las Vegas | 548 | 100.0% | 43.0% |
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 Christensen M J Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #108 of 367 | #72 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #160 of 388 ▲ 34 | #111 of 258 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #132 of 390 ▲ 30 | #96 of 259 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #226 of 442 | #192 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #77 of 379 | #65 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #102 of 381 | #101 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #111 of 386 | #106 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #202 of 304 | #140 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
487
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 818
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 487 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 100% (487) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 100% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 100% (541) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 25 | 19.3:1 | 100% (482) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 51% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 58% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 35 | 19.3:1 | 48% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 746 | 42 | 17.8:1 | 21% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 818 | 35 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Christensen M J Elementary School.
About Christensen M J Elementary School
Christensen M J Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 487 students.
Christensen M J Elementary School is one of 375 schools in Clark County, which enrolls 301,622 students in total.
Christensen M J Elementary School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 45%. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% White, 21% Black, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Clark County overall, about 32% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.8 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%.
The allk12 Grade for Christensen M J Elementary School is B+. Compared with Nevada public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Christensen M J Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.1%, compared with a predicted 32.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Nevada schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Clark County this way: the median household income is $76,472, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Christensen M J Elementary School, Clark County has 461 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Bendorf Patricia A Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Christensen M J Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (482) and 2024-25 (487). Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.3:1 to 14.8:1.
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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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- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,961 students
Nearby schools
- Bendorf Patricia A Elementary School0.8 mi · 487
- Hayes Keith C & Karen W Elementary School1.1 mi · 509
- Piggott Academy Elementary School1.3 mi · 686
- Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School1.3 mi · 553
- Doral Academy Saddle1.5 mi · 997
- Ober D'Vorre & Hal Elementary School1.5 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Christensen M J Elementary SchoolHow large is Christensen M J Elementary School?
Christensen M J Elementary School enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-05.
Is Christensen M J Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Christensen M J Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Christensen M J Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Christensen M J Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Christensen M J Elementary School?
At Christensen M J Elementary School, the student body is approximately 22% White, 45% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Christensen M J Elementary School in?
Christensen M J Elementary School is part of Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.