Best Public Schools in Zip Code 89029

Summary:

The 89029 zip code area is home to two schools - Laughlin J-Senior High School and Bennett William G Elementary School. Both schools serve a predominantly minority and economically disadvantaged student population, with extremely high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients.

Laughlin J-Senior High School is the only high school in the zip code, serving grades 6-12 with 395 students. While the school's performance on standardized tests is below the Clark County and state averages, it does perform better than the county and state on the ACT English exam for 11th graders. The school has a high spending per student at $17,417, but also a high student-teacher ratio of 17.1.

Bennett William G Elementary School is the only elementary school in the zip code, serving grades PK-5 with 368 students. Like the high school, the elementary school's performance on standardized tests is below the county and state averages. The school has an even higher rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 100%, indicating an extremely high level of economic disadvantage. Spending per student is lower than the high school at $15,885, and the student-teacher ratio is much lower at 9.3.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ACT English (2024)	SBAC Mathematics (2024)			SBAC Reading (2024)						SBAC Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English 11th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bennett William G Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 S Needles Hwy	Laughlin	89029	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 298-3378	365	27	13.5	100.0%	122 (33.4%)	48 (13.2%)	152 (41.6%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.0%)	15.6	330^th of 377 public elementary schools	12.5%		17	321^st of 384 public elementary schools	16.4%	9		28.0		16.1	26.0	22.6				20.1			$15,885	$1,724	$14,161
Laughlin J-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1900 Cougar Dr	Laughlin	89029	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 298-1996	330	18	18.3	100.0%	131 (39.7%)	39 (11.8%)	131 (39.7%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.1%)								(n/a)	51.5		24.5	16.3			26.3	32.7	39.6	33.6	26.4	26.4	$17,417	$1,701	$15,716

Cities Near Zip Code 89029

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank	Rank (0-5)
Laughlin	0.62 mi	2	32^nd
Searchlight	27.87 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nevada Department of Education.

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