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Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000023
Crestwood ES
1300 Pauline Way, Las Vegas, NV 89104 · (702) 799-7890 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
551 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
38.5%
NV avg 45.8% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
34.8%
NV avg 35.6% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
551
-119 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.8:1
% White
4%
was 7%
% Hispanic
85%
was 85%
% Black
5%
was 4%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Crestwood ES
Crestwood ES operates as an average-sized elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, run under Clark County. Current enrollment sits at 551 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
Clark County comprises 375 schools with combined enrollment of 301,622 students; Crestwood ES is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Crestwood ES logs that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 5% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 32% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, Crestwood ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.5%, the actual is 33.2%, a residual of +0.7 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household income runs about $76,472, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), Crestwood ES is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Innovations Int'l Charter ES, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Crestwood ES at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 26.1%.
The school occupies a high-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. Crestwood ES's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 670 (now 551).
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Crestwood ES community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 HSHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista HSHigh · 3,255 students
- Liberty HSHigh · 3,203 students
- Coronado HSHigh · 3,147 students
- Arbor View HSHigh · 3,069 students
Other schools in Las Vegas
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis HSHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista HSHigh · 3,255 students
- Arbor View HSHigh · 3,069 students
- Desert Pines HSHigh · 3,011 students
- Centennial HSHigh · 2,961 students
Nearby schools
- Innovations Int'l Charter ES0.2 mi · 365
- Central Technical Training Academy0.5 mi · 92
- Global Community HS0.5 mi · 188
- Hollingsworth Howard ES0.7 mi · 517
- Park John S ES0.8 mi · 551
- Fremont John C Professional Dev MS0.9 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About Crestwood ESHow large is Crestwood ES?
Crestwood ES enrolls approximately 551 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Crestwood ES serve?
Crestwood ES serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Crestwood ES?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Crestwood ES.
How diverse is Crestwood ES?
Crestwood ES reports a student body of 4% White, 85% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Crestwood ES public or private?
Crestwood ES 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.