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Which teacher or staff member at Abston Sandra B ES deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
726
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000935
Abston Sandra B Elementary School
9950 W Tompkins Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89147 · (702) 799-2570 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Nevada public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
726 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 | 44 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
77%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
Abston Sandra B Elementary School→Fertitta Victoria 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
51.4%
NV avg 45.8% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
45.1%
NV avg 35.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 up about 2 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 45.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 43.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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%.
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 Abston Sandra B Elementary School
Abston Sandra B Elementary School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abston Sandra B Elementary School this school | 726 | 100.0% | 37.5% |
| Tanaka Wayne N Elementary School Las Vegas | 728 | 100.0% | 43.3% |
| Snyder Don & Dee Elementary School Las Vegas | 679 | 100.0% | 34.5% |
| Wright William V Elementary School Las Vegas | 562 | 100.0% | 37.1% |
| Mathis Dr. Beverly S Elementary School Las Vegas | 814 | 100.0% | 43.5% |
| Imagine School Mountain View Las Vegas | 695 | 100.0% | 35.5% |
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 Abston Sandra B Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #143 of 367 | #98 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #140 of 388 ▼ 17 | #98 of 258 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #134 of 390 ▼ 15 | #98 of 259 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #46 of 442 | #44 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #112 of 379 | #92 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.8% | #31 of 381 | #31 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #243 of 386 | #238 of 260 |
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
726
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 726 | 47 | 15.4:1 | 100% (726) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 41 | 17.4:1 | 100% (715) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 43 | 16.9:1 | 100% (727) |
| 2020-21 | 738 | 38 | 19.4:1 | 100% (738) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abston Sandra B Elementary School.
About Abston Sandra B Elementary School
A large elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, Abston Sandra B Elementary School is part of Clark County. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 726 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Nevada, the average enrollment is about 480.
Clark County counts 375 schools and 301,622 students, including Abston Sandra B Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at Abston Sandra B Elementary School, about 35 are Hispanic, the largest group. After that, the student body is 22% Black, 17% White, 13% multiracial, and 10% Asian. Census estimates put Clark County at about 32% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 77% means there is a 77% chance two randomly chosen students at Abston Sandra B Elementary School are from different groups.
The school has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.4 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Nevada is 18.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among Nevada public elementary schools, Abston Sandra B Elementary School outscored 62%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Nevada with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 32.5%. Abston Sandra B Elementary School scores 37.5%.
In the surrounding county, Clark County, median household income comes to about $76,472, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 462 public schools and about 360,225 students.
Abston Sandra B Elementary School is about 0.9 miles from Doral Academy Saddle, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 37.5% is below the 46.8% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Abston Sandra B Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 726, close to the 738 recorded in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.4:1 to 15.4:1.
The discussion board for Abston Sandra B Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 Las Vegas
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis High SchoolHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista High SchoolHigh · 3,255 students
- Arbor View High SchoolHigh · 3,069 students
- Desert Pines High SchoolHigh · 3,011 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,961 students
Nearby schools
- Doral Academy Saddle0.9 mi · 997
- Fertitta Victoria Middle School1.0 mi · 1,172
- Hayes Keith C & Karen W Elementary School1.3 mi · 509
- Lawrence Clifford J Junior High School1.4 mi · 1,227
- Batterman Kathy L Elementary School1.6 mi · 635
- Rogers Lucille S Elementary School1.8 mi · 687
Frequently asked questions
About Abston Sandra B Elementary SchoolHow large is Abston Sandra B Elementary School?
Abston Sandra B Elementary School enrolls approximately 726 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Abston Sandra B Elementary School serve?
Abston Sandra B Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Abston Sandra B Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Abston Sandra B Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Abston Sandra B Elementary School?
Student demographics at Abston Sandra B Elementary School are roughly 17% White, 35% Hispanic, 22% Black, 10% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Abston Sandra B Elementary School public or private?
Abston Sandra B Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.