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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000588
Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School
4851 E Lake Mead Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89115 · (702) 799-8830 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% 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
15.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
589 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 | 35 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
41%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
52.1%
NV avg 45.8% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
NV avg 35.6% . +10.3pp 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 47 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 37.1% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School
Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School this school | 589 | 100.0% | 42.8% |
| Ferron William E Elementary School Las Vegas | 548 | 100.0% | 32.5% |
| Herr Helen Elementary School Las Vegas | 584 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
| Harmon Harley Elementary School Las Vegas | 629 | 100.0% | 32.1% |
| Griffith E W Elementary School Las Vegas | 608 | 100.0% | 23.2% |
| Wengert Cyril Elementary School Las Vegas | 513 | 100.0% | 29.6% |
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 Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #105 of 367 | #69 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #121 of 388 ▲ 42 | #84 of 258 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #130 of 390 ▲ 22 | #94 of 259 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #127 of 442 | #120 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #117 of 379 | #96 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #332 of 381 | #230 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #191 of 386 | #186 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #196 of 304 | #138 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
589
-176 (-23%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 589 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 100% (589) |
| 2023-24 | 594 | 35 | 17.0:1 | 100% (594) |
| 2022-23 | 668 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 100% (668) |
| 2020-21 | 765 | 32 | 23.9:1 | 85% (647) |
| 2017-18 | 706 | 38 | 18.6:1 | 70% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 38 | 18.3:1 | 76% (528) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 36 | 17.5:1 | 59% (369) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School.
About Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School serves students in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school reports 589 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 23% bigger than the 480 average for elementary schools in Nevada.
Clark County (375 schools, 301,622 students) runs Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School.
Hispanic students are the majority at Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School, with 75% of enrollment. It is also 9% White, 9% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Clark County's residents are about 32% Hispanic, 43 points below the school's share. Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1 at Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School, with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Nevada have 18.1:1, compared with 15.5:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School is B+. Compared with Nevada public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 73% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Nevada is predicted to score 32.5%. Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School scores 42.8%, 10.3 points above that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Clark County, the median household income is $76,472, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Clark County has 462 public schools and roughly 360,225 students.
Lynch Ann Elementary School is located about 0.1 miles from Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School. The five-mile area around Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School dropped 23% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 765 to 589 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.5:1) than in 2020-21 (23.9:1).
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Miller Sandy Searles Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School?
Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School enrolls approximately 589 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School serve?
Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School is approximately 15.5:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School?
Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School reports a student body of 9% White, 75% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School?
Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School is overseen by Clark County in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.