Kelly Matt ES

Located at 1900 J St, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Kelly Matt ES is a cozy primary school that enrolls 310 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Clark County. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 35% leaner than typical.

Across the 375 schools in Clark County (301,622 students total), Kelly Matt ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Kelly Matt ES logs that Black students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school lists 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kelly Matt ES falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 32.5%; this one comes in at 11.2%, -21.4 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, Clark County reports 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%. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which Kelly Matt ES is one.

Democracy Prep at Agassi Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kelly Matt ES at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 28.6%.

Kelly Matt ES operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 317 students in 2018 compared to 310 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 20% to 25%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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