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Enrollment
710
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000732
Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School
304 E Paradise Hills Dr, Henderson, NV 89002 · (702) 799-8090 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL710 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Nevada public elementary schools
- A+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
16.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
710 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 | 53 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
56%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School→Mannion Jack & Terry Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Clark County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
84.8%
NV avg 45.8% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
77.3%
NV avg 35.6% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.8% | 77.3% |
| 2023-24 | 82.5% | 73.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NV schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 33 points, placing it in Nevada's top 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 Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School
Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School this school | 710 | 100.0% | 65.2% |
| O Roarke Thomas Elementary School Las Vegas | 637 | 100.0% | 57.9% |
| East Valley Elementary School Fernley | 518 | 100.0% | 45.6% |
| Ward Kitty McDonough Elementary School Las Vegas | 691 | 100.0% | 48.3% |
| Walker J Marlan Int'l School Elementary School Henderson | 549 | 100.0% | 42.6% |
| Floyd Elementary School Pahrump | 578 | 100.0% | 34.4% |
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 Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #12 of 367 | #7 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #9 of 388 ▼ 1 | #6 of 258 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #3 of 390 ▼ 1 | #3 of 259 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 710 | #54 of 442 | #52 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #203 of 379 | #153 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #248 of 381 | #183 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #212 of 386 | #207 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #246 of 304 | #169 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
710
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 938
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 710 | 42 | 16.9:1 | 100% (710) |
| 2023-24 | 707 | 35 | 20.2:1 | 100% (707) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 36 | 18.7:1 | 100% (672) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 36 | 19.6:1 | 19% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 794 | 45 | 17.6:1 | 12% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 755 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 19% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 938 | 47 | 20.0:1 | 20% (190) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School.
About Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School
Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Henderson, Nevada. It reports enrollment of 710 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Nevada, the average enrollment is about 480.
Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School is run by Clark County, whose 375 schools enroll 301,622 students.
More than half of the students at Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School are White (62%). Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 44% White among all Clark County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
Its staff includes 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.9 students per teacher. Compared with the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 100% of students at Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Nevada public elementary schools, Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School outscored 98%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Nevada schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School does better than predicted by 32.6 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.2%; the prediction is 32.5%.
For Clark County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $76,472 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School, Clark County has 462 public schools.
Mannion Jack & Terry Middle School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 706 to 710, a small change. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.6:1 in 2020-21, and 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Clark County
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis High SchoolHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista High SchoolHigh · 3,255 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 3,203 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 3,147 students
- Arbor View High SchoolHigh · 3,069 students
Other schools in Henderson
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 3,203 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 3,147 students
- Green Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,436 students
- Foothill High SchoolHigh · 2,406 students
- Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High SchoolHigh · 2,395 students
- Pinecrest Academy of Nevada CadenceCombined · 2,370 students
Nearby schools
- Mannion Jack & Terry Middle School0.3 mi · 1,463
- Walker J Marlan Int'l School Elementary School0.9 mi · 549
- Foothill High School1.0 mi · 2,406
- Galloway Fay Elementary School1.1 mi · 453
- College of So NV HS South1.2 mi · 157
- Newton Ulis Elementary School1.6 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School?
Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School enrolls approximately 710 students in grades PK-05.
Is Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School is approximately 16.9:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School?
At Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School?
Smalley James E & A Rae 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.