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Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000395
Adams Kirk Elementary School
580 N Fogg St, Las Vegas, NV 89110 · (702) 799-8800 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Nevada public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
321 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 | 18 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 45% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
49%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
Adams Kirk Elementary School→Keller Duane D 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
32.0%
NV avg 45.8% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
24.5%
NV avg 35.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 22.2% |
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 Adams Kirk Elementary School
Adams Kirk Elementary School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Kirk Elementary School this school | 321 | 100.0% | 26.9% |
| Glenn Duncan S.t.e.m. Academy RENO | 348 | 100.0% | 21.9% |
| Rita Cannan Elementary RENO | 405 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
| King Jr Martin Luther Elementary School Las Vegas | 349 | 100.0% | 15.9% |
| Dorothy Lemelson S.t.e.m. Academy Elementary School RENO | 253 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| Innovations Int'l Charter Elementary School Las Vegas | 365 | 100.0% | 31.8% |
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 Adams Kirk Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #265 of 367 | #185 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #302 of 388 ▼ 6 | #201 of 258 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #289 of 390 ▼ 4 | #195 of 259 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #344 of 442 | #254 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #12 of 379 | #11 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #284 of 381 | #199 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #128 of 386 | #123 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.3% | #23 of 304 | #12 of 201 |
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
321
-86 (-21%) vs 2020
-51% since 2000-01, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
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 | 321 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 100% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 100% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 22 | 18.3:1 | 100% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 21 | 19.4:1 | 100% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 28 | 19.2:1 | 64% (343) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 23 | 21.4:1 | 70% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 26 | 21.0:1 | 54% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | 35 | 18.8:1 | 20% (133) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams Kirk Elementary School.
About Adams Kirk Elementary School
Adams Kirk Elementary School is a small elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, administered by Clark County. It educates 321 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Nevada is about 480 students.
Clark County is made up of 375 schools with 301,622 students in all.
Hispanic students are the majority at Adams Kirk Elementary School, with 69% of enrollment. The school is also 11% White, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 32%. Adams Kirk Elementary School's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 25 full-time equivalents, or about 12.8 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Nevada have 18.1:1, compared with 12.8:1 here. About 100% of students, or 321, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Adams Kirk Elementary School is C. Compared with Nevada public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Adams Kirk Elementary School is 5.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (26.9% versus 32.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Nevada.
Clark County has these Census figures: the median household income is $76,472, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Clark County has 462 public schools and roughly 360,225 students.
Keller Duane D Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Adams Kirk Elementary School. By average proficiency, Adams Kirk Elementary School is 7th among 8 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 86 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.4:1 to 12.8:1.
Community posts for Adams Kirk Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Keller Duane D Middle School0.3 mi · 1,062
- Brookman Eileen B Elementary School0.7 mi · 671
- Goldfarb Daniel Elementary School1.1 mi · 598
- Iverson Mervin Elementary School1.1 mi · 540
- Rundle Richard Elementary School1.1 mi · 598
- Eldorado High School1.1 mi · 1,926
Frequently asked questions
About Adams Kirk Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Adams Kirk Elementary School?
Adams Kirk Elementary School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Adams Kirk Elementary School serve?
Adams Kirk Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Adams Kirk Elementary School have?
Adams Kirk Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Adams Kirk Elementary School?
Student demographics at Adams Kirk Elementary School are roughly 11% White, 69% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Adams Kirk Elementary School public or private?
Adams Kirk 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.