Cadwallader Ralph MS

Cadwallader Ralph MS operates as a heavily attended intermediate school in Las Vegas, Nevada, operated by Clark County. Current enrollment sits at 1,519 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 98% above the state mean of about 767.

Cadwallader Ralph MS is one of 375 schools operated by Clark County, a district that educates 301,622 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Cadwallader Ralph MS reports that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 29% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 12% Black, 3% Asian. Compared to Clark County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Cadwallader Ralph MS has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.4:1, putting Cadwallader Ralph MS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Cadwallader Ralph MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Cadwallader Ralph MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Clark County shows median household income runs about $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which Cadwallader Ralph MS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rhodes Betsy ES, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cadwallader Ralph MS. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cadwallader Ralph MS ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 46.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 1,599 students in 2018 compared to 1,519 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 55% to 42% over that span.

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