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Bracken Walter Elementary School

1200 N 27th St, Las Vegas, NV 89101 · (702) 799-7095 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
482 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5812%
Grade 18017%
Grade 29219%
Grade 38818%
Grade 48518%
Grade 57916%
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
5411%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 26% · US 43%
Hispanic
30363%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 46% · US 30%
Black
7015%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
214%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
337%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 8% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
24050%
Female
24250%

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Test scores

Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
65.8%
NV avg 45.8% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
52.6%
NV avg 35.6% . +5.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 5 points.

Nevada SBAC results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2565.8%52.6%
2023-2464.9%47.6%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% 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 →

Where Bracken Walter Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn NevadaIn Clark County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#80 of 367#52 of 250
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.6%#88 of 388#61 of 258
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
65.8%#53 of 390#40 of 259
Enrollment
ranked largest first
482#231 of 442#196 of 276
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.1:1#156 of 379#121 of 261
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
56.5%#238 of 381#177 of 262
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#79 of 386#74 of 260
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.5%#277 of 304#188 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
482
-109 (-18%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 20.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254823016.1:1100% (482)
2023-245202620.0:1100% (520)
2022-235521830.7:1100% (552)
2020-215912920.4:1100% (591)
2017-185103017.0:159% (303)
2015-165213017.4:161% (318)
2010-114653015.5:155% (258)
2000-015554312.9:185% (471)
1990-914872916.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bracken Walter Elementary School.

About Bracken Walter Elementary School

Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bracken Walter Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 482 students in 2024-25.

Besides Bracken Walter Elementary School, Clark County runs 374 other schools. The district enrolls 301,622 students.

Hispanic students are 63% of those enrolled at Bracken Walter Elementary School. The next largest groups are 15% Black, 11% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Clark County overall, about 32% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Bracken Walter Elementary School are from different groups.

Based on 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, Bracken Walter Elementary School has a ratio of 16.1:1. Compared with the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 100%.

A school with Bracken Walter Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Nevada is predicted to score 32.5%. Bracken Walter Elementary School scores 46.0%, 13.4 points above that line.

The county, Clark County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Clark County has 462 public schools with about 360,225 students, including Bracken Walter Elementary School.

Of the public schools around it, Bracken Walter Elementary School is closest to Cambeiro Arturo Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Bracken Walter Elementary School is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

NCES describes the area around Bracken Walter Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school shrank from 591 students in 2020-21 to 482 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 20.4:1 in 2020-21 to 16.1:1 in 2024-25.

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Clark County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Bracken Walter Elementary School
District
Clark County
Address
1200 N 27th St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone
(702) 799-7095
County
Clark County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
482
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
16.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
482 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
320006000112
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Bracken Walter Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Bracken Walter Elementary School?
Bracken Walter Elementary School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bracken Walter Elementary School serve?
Bracken Walter Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bracken Walter Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bracken Walter Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bracken Walter Elementary School?
At Bracken Walter Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 63% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Bracken Walter Elementary School public or private?
Bracken Walter Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clark County.
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