Smalley James E & A Rae ES

Located at 304 E Paradise Hills Dr, in Henderson, Nevada, Smalley James E & A Rae ES is a mid-sized elementary school that caters to 710 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Clark County. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 480 students each, so Smalley James E & A Rae ES sits 48% larger than that benchmark.

Clark County comprises 375 schools with combined enrollment of 301,622 students; Smalley James E & A Rae ES is among them.

Looking at the student body, Smalley James E & A Rae ES reports that White students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Smalley James E & A Rae ES has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting Smalley James E & A Rae ES tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Smalley James E & A Rae 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%; Smalley James E & A Rae ES posts 65.2%, +32.6 points above that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Clark County put the typical household earns roughly $76,472 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), Smalley James E & A Rae ES is one campus in the mix.

Mannion Jack & Terry MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Smalley James E & A Rae ES comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 794 students in 2018 compared to 710 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 62% across the same window.

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