Piggott Academy ES

Piggott Academy ES, a mid-tier K-5 school in Las Vegas, Nevada, operated by Clark County, caters to 686 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 43% above the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 480 students.

Piggott Academy ES is one of 375 schools operated by Clark County, a district that teaches 301,622 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Piggott Academy ES shows that the most-represented group is White (28%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 27% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 16% Black, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting Piggott Academy ES tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Piggott Academy ES ranks in the top 10% of Nevada public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 32.5%; Piggott Academy ES posts 50.1%, +17.6 points above that line.

In the broader community, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Piggott Academy ES is one of 462 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students).

Christensen M J ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Piggott Academy ES at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 40.1%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Piggott Academy ES's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 694 (now 686). White enrollment moved from 40% to 28% across the same window.

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