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Neal Joseph M ES
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Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 38% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Neal Joseph M ES
Set in Las Vegas, Nevada, Neal Joseph M ES is an average-sized elementary campus, operated by Clark County. It serves 458 students across grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 375 schools in Clark County (301,622 students total), Neal Joseph M ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Neal Joseph M ES reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% White, 17% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% 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, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Neal Joseph M ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.9%.
In the area at large, Clark County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,472 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Neal Joseph M ES is one.
Nevada State High School Northwest is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Neal Joseph M ES ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Neal Joseph M ES has ticked down 35%, going from 703 students in 2018 to 458 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 43% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Neal Joseph M ES community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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