Best Elementary Schools in Nevada for Special Education Students

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Every year, the Nevada Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the SBAC test scores by the Nevada Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2018)
ID	Rank (of 227)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
320006000440	1	Vanderburg John Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2040 Desert Shadow Trail	Henderson	89012	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-0540	943	50	18.8	10.4%	550 (58.3%)	32 (3.4%)	134 (14.2%)	105 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.3%)	99 (10.5%)	$12,133			$1,278			$10,855	99.6%	98.8%	0.73%
320006000586	2	Frias Charles & Phyllis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 Broken Top Ave	Las Vegas	89141	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-2298	839	45	18.6	31.1%	357 (42.6%)	79 (9.4%)	207 (24.7%)	84 (10.0%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.3%)	90 (10.7%)	$11,328			$1,168			$10,161	99.1%	94.1%	4.98%
320048000368	3	George Westergard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1785 Ambassador Drive	Reno	89523	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 746-5800	683	36	18.9	15.8%	429 (62.8%)	12 (1.8%)	145 (21.2%)	37 (5.4%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.8%)	$10,059			$679			$9,380	98.7%	92.4%	6.30%
320006000804	4	Wallin Shirley & Bill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2333 Canyon Retreat Dr	Henderson	89044	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-5776	991	50	19.8	10.3%	616 (62.2%)	46 (4.6%)	162 (16.3%)	64 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	94 (9.5%)	$11,895			$1,195			$10,700	98.2%	97.9%	0.29%
320006000512	5	Staton Ethel W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Sageberry Dr	Las Vegas	89144	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-6720	790	44	17.9	20.3%	419 (53.0%)	33 (4.2%)	144 (18.2%)	99 (12.5%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	87 (11.0%)	$10,460			$1,079			$9,380	97.8%	96.5%	1.32%
320006000737	6	Forbuss Robert L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8601 S Grand Canyon Dr	Las Vegas	89178	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-6840	717	39	18.3	40.4%	223 (31.1%)	67 (9.3%)	186 (25.9%)	97 (13.5%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.2%)	111 (15.5%)	$10,245			$1,135			$9,110	97.4%	83.3%	14.07%
320006000457	7	Rhodes Betsy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7350 Tealwood St	Las Vegas	89131	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-3450	634	37	17.1	38.3%	315 (49.7%)	58 (9.1%)	167 (26.3%)	16 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	71 (11.2%)	$10,546			$1,096			$9,451	96.9%	85.0%	11.87%
320006000045	8	Bartlett Selma F Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1961 Wigwam Pkwy	Henderson	89074	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-5750	801	42	19.3	29.1%	412 (51.4%)	42 (5.2%)	206 (25.7%)	53 (6.6%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (2.0%)	70 (8.7%)	$10,909			$1,106			$9,802	96.5%	90.0%	6.45%
320006000690	9	Thompson Sandra L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7351 N Campbell Road	Las Vegas	89149	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-3430	828	46	18	40.3%	287 (34.7%)	156 (18.8%)	224 (27.1%)	47 (5.7%)	10 (1.2%)	9 (1.1%)	95 (11.5%)	$11,248			$1,158			$10,090	96.0%	86.8%	9.23%
320006000550	10	Gehring Roger D Academy of Science & Technology Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1155 E Richmar Ave	Las Vegas	89123	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	No	(702) 799-6899	642	35	18.3	54.8%	166 (25.9%)	55 (8.6%)	244 (38.0%)	81 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.5%)	60 (9.3%)	$11,012			$2,044			$8,968	95.6%	91.2%	4.39%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SBAC Mathematics, SBAC Reading, SBAC Science test scores released by the Nevada Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 18, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Nevada Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Nevada Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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