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McMillan James B ES
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 29% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About McMillan James B ES
McMillan James B ES operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the schools within Clark County. Current enrollment sits at 460 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
Within Clark County, which oversees 375 schools and 301,622 students, McMillan James B ES is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, McMillan James B ES reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Black, 10% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, McMillan James B ES has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. 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, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, McMillan James B ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.4%.
Across the wider county, Clark County reports that 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. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which McMillan James B ES is one.
The closest other public school is Katz Edythe & Lloyd ES, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), McMillan James B ES ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 26.9%.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Looking at the recent track record. McMillan James B ES's enrollment has decreased 26% since 2018, when it stood at 621 (now 460). The Black share of enrollment rose from 22% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for McMillan James B ES typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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