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What's one thing Allen Dean LaMar ES gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000437
Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School
8680 W Hammer Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89149 · (702) 799-4580 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Nevada public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
390 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 | 28 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
70%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
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.3%
NV avg 45.8% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
43.5%
NV avg 35.6% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.3% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 40.5% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School
Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School this school | 390 | 100.0% | 44.3% |
| Gibson James Elementary School Henderson | 409 | 100.0% | 43.7% |
| Galloway Fay Elementary School Henderson | 453 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
| Peavine Elementary RENO | 345 | 100.0% | 44.3% |
| McDoniel Estes M Elementary School Henderson | 388 | 100.0% | 55.5% |
| Cox David M Elementary School Henderson | 460 | 100.0% | 49.7% |
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 Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #93 of 367 | #59 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #147 of 388 ▼ 9 | #101 of 258 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #180 of 390 ▼ 50 | #129 of 259 ▼ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #306 of 442 | #234 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #61 of 379 | #53 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #100 of 381 | #99 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #139 of 386 | #134 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.8% | #65 of 304 | #39 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
390
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-55% since 2000-01, when it was 868
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 390 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 100% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 23 | 17.7:1 | 100% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 23 | 20.3:1 | 100% (466) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 20 | 19.8:1 | 47% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 34 | 16.8:1 | 27% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 28% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 20% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 868 | 45 | 19.3:1 | 6% (48) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School.
About Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School
Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School is a small elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the schools in Clark County. Its enrollment is 390 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
Clark County has 301,622 students in 375 schools, and Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School is one of those schools.
The biggest share of students at Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School, 38%, is White. The remaining shares are 36% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 11% Black, and 3% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School scores 70%.
Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1, with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 77% of Nevada public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Nevada schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.3%; the prediction is 32.5%.
For the population of Clark County, median household income comes to about $76,472, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Clark County's 462 public schools enroll about 360,225 students and include Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School.
Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Northwest Career-Technical Academy High School, about 1.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
In 2020-21, Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School enrolled 396; in 2024-25, 390. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.8:1 to 14.4:1.
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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
- Northwest Career-Technical Academy High School1.0 mi · 1,812
- NW Career-Technical Academy Elementary School1.0 mi · 21
- Darnell Marshall C Elementary School1.3 mi · 632
- Leavitt Justice Myron E Middle School1.5 mi · 1,399
- Imagine School Mountain View1.5 mi · 695
- Leadership Academy of Nevada1.7 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Allen Dean LaMar Elementary SchoolHow large is Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School?
Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School serve?
Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School?
Student demographics at Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School are roughly 38% White, 36% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School?
Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School is overseen by Clark County in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.