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What's the biggest difference between Culley Paul E ES and what you expected?
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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000087
Culley Paul E ES
1200 N Mallard, Las Vegas, NV 89108 · (702) 799-4800 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
583
-275 (-32%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.3:1
% White
8%
was 10%
% Hispanic
72%
was 72%
% Black
13%
was 13%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Culley Paul E ES
Culley Paul E ES, a mid-sized K-5 school in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the schools within Clark County, enrolls 583 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 480 students each, so Culley Paul E ES sits 21% larger than that benchmark.
Culley Paul E ES is one of 375 schools operated by Clark County, a district that educates 301,622 students overall.
Demographically, Culley Paul E ES lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school records 13% Black, 8% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 32% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Culley Paul E 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 25.2%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Clark County) logs that median household income runs about $76,472, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), Culley Paul E ES is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is McWilliams J T ES, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Culley Paul E ES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Culley Paul E ES at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 24.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Culley Paul E ES has contracted 32%, going from 858 students in 2018 to 583 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Clark County
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis HSHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista HSHigh · 3,255 students
- Liberty HSHigh · 3,203 students
- Coronado HSHigh · 3,147 students
- Arbor View HSHigh · 3,069 students
Other schools in Las Vegas
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis HSHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista HSHigh · 3,255 students
- Arbor View HSHigh · 3,069 students
- Desert Pines HSHigh · 3,011 students
- Centennial HSHigh · 2,961 students
Nearby schools
- McWilliams J T ES0.6 mi · 627
- Pittman Vail ES0.6 mi · 464
- Ronzone Bertha ES0.9 mi · 693
- Adcock O K ES1.0 mi · 401
- Red Rock ES1.2 mi · 546
- Western HS1.2 mi · 2,761
Frequently asked questions
About Culley Paul E ESHow many students attend Culley Paul E ES?
Culley Paul E ES enrolls approximately 583 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Culley Paul E ES serve?
Culley Paul E ES serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Culley Paul E ES have?
Culley Paul E ES employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Culley Paul E ES?
Student demographics at Culley Paul E ES are roughly 8% White, 72% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Culley Paul E ES in?
Culley Paul E ES is part of Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.