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Steele Judith D ES
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Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 41% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Steele Judith D ES
Steele Judith D ES is a substantial elementary-level community in Las Vegas, Nevada, part of Clark County. The school educates 788 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 480 students each, so Steele Judith D ES sits 64% above that benchmark.
Steele Judith D ES is one of 375 schools operated by Clark County, a district that enrolls 301,622 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Steele Judith D ES records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 26%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 21% Asian, 21% White, 16% multiracial, 14% Black.
Looking at school resources, Steele Judith D ES shows 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Steele Judith D ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Steele Judith D ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.8%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (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 Steele Judith D ES is one.
Canarelli Lawrence & Heidi MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Steele Judith D ES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Steele Judith D ES at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 46.2%.
Steele Judith D ES operates from a suburban location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Steele Judith D ES has rose 9%, going from 722 students in 2018 to 788 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 33% to 21%.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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