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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000087
Culley Paul E Elementary School
1200 N Mallard, Las Vegas, NV 89108 · (702) 799-4800 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Nevada public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
583 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 | 44 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
46%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
32.7%
NV avg 45.8% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
25.4%
NV avg 35.6% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.7% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% | 23.7% |
% 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
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 Culley Paul E Elementary School
Culley Paul E Elementary School's state test result (25.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culley Paul E Elementary School this school | 583 | 100.0% | 25.2% |
| Ward Gene Elementary School Las Vegas | 599 | 100.0% | 20.3% |
| Harris George E Elementary School Las Vegas | 630 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
| Dailey Jack Elementary School Las Vegas | 506 | 100.0% | 27.3% |
| Diaz Ruben P Elementary School Las Vegas | 567 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
| Ferron William E Elementary School Las Vegas | 548 | 100.0% | 32.5% |
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 Culley Paul E Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #284 of 367 | #196 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #295 of 388 ▼ 17 | #196 of 258 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #281 of 390 ▼ 41 | #189 of 259 ▼ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #133 of 442 | #126 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #165 of 379 | #128 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #304 of 381 | #211 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #65 of 386 | #60 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.1% | #62 of 304 | #37 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
583
-180 (-24%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 745
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 583 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 100% (583) |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 29 | 20.5:1 | 100% (595) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 100% (607) |
| 2020-21 | 763 | 42 | 18.2:1 | 100% (763) |
| 2017-18 | 858 | 47 | 18.3:1 | 100% (855) |
| 2015-16 | 855 | 44 | 19.4:1 | 90% (769) |
| 2010-11 | 921 | 52 | 17.7:1 | 86% (790) |
| 2000-01 | 899 | 44 | 20.4:1 | 45% (401) |
| 1990-91 | 745 | 37 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Culley Paul E Elementary School.
About Culley Paul E Elementary School
In Las Vegas, Nevada, part of Clark County, Culley Paul E Elementary School is an elementary school. Enrollment is 583 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 480-student average for elementary schools in Nevada, enrollment here is 21% higher.
Culley Paul E Elementary School is a school in Clark County. The district has 375 schools and 301,622 students.
A majority of students at Culley Paul E Elementary School, 72%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 13% Black, 8% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 40 points above the 32% share among Clark County residents. Culley Paul E Elementary School has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Culley Paul E Elementary School's 36 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.2:1. That ratio is under the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%.
Measured against Nevada public elementary schools, Culley Paul E Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Culley Paul E Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Nevada schools: 25.2% actual against 32.5% predicted.
In Clark County (population about 2,329,548), median household income is about $76,472, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 462 public schools operate in Clark County, serving about 360,225 students.
McWilliams J T Elementary School is located about 0.6 miles from Culley Paul E Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Culley Paul E Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Culley Paul E Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 763 in 2020-21 and 583 in 2024-25, a 24% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.2:1 in 2020-21 to 16.2:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Culley Paul E Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Other schools in Las Vegas
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
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- Arbor View High SchoolHigh · 3,069 students
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- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,961 students
Nearby schools
- McWilliams J T Elementary School0.6 mi · 627
- Pittman Vail Elementary School0.6 mi · 464
- Ronzone Bertha Elementary School0.9 mi · 693
- Adcock O K Elementary School1.0 mi · 401
- Red Rock Elementary School1.2 mi · 546
- Western High School1.2 mi · 2,761
Frequently asked questions
About Culley Paul E Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Culley Paul E Elementary School?
Culley Paul E Elementary School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Culley Paul E Elementary School serve?
Culley Paul E Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Culley Paul E Elementary School have?
Culley Paul E Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Culley Paul E Elementary School?
Student demographics at Culley Paul E Elementary School are roughly 8% White, 72% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Culley Paul E Elementary School in?
Culley Paul E Elementary School is part of Clark County.
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