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Which teacher or staff member at Darnell Marshall C ES deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
632
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000527
Darnell Marshall C Elementary School
9480 W Tropical Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89149 · (702) 799-6630 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
632 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 | 73 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 14% |
Student demographics
75%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
Darnell Marshall C Elementary School→Escobedo Edmundo Eddie Sr 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
57.7%
NV avg 45.8% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
52.9%
NV avg 35.6% . +15.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 58 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 are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% | 52.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 37.4% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Darnell Marshall C Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #109 of 367 | #73 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #87 of 388 | #60 of 258 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #97 of 390 | #72 of 259 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 632 | #97 of 442 | #91 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #133 of 379 | #107 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #45 of 381 | #45 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #169 of 386 | #164 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.7% | #94 of 304 | #61 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 2024-25Enrollment
632
+140 (+28%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 632 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 100% (632) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 100% (589) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 29 | 19.3:1 | 100% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 24 | 20.5:1 | 100% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 874 | 47 | 18.6:1 | 100% (874) |
| 2015-16 | 813 | 44 | 18.5:1 | 38% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | 35 | 20.0:1 | 34% (240) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Darnell Marshall C Elementary School.
About Darnell Marshall C Elementary School
Darnell Marshall C Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 632 students. The average among elementary schools in Nevada is roughly 480 students; this school is 32% above that.
Darnell Marshall C Elementary School is one school in Clark County, a system of 375 schools with 301,622 students.
Enrollment at Darnell Marshall C Elementary School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 35%. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% White, 18% Black, 11% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The Hispanic share in Clark County as a whole is similar, at about 32%. The chance that two students picked at random at Darnell Marshall C Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 75%.
Teachers at the school number 40 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.8:1. The 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Darnell Marshall C Elementary School, the prediction is 32.5% and the result is 42.0%.
In the county around the school, Clark County, median household income is 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%. Darnell Marshall C Elementary School is among the 462 public schools in Clark County.
The school nearest to Darnell Marshall C Elementary School is Escobedo Edmundo Eddie Sr Middle School, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Darnell Marshall C Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Darnell Marshall C Elementary School saw enrollment rise 28% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.5:1 to 15.8:1 over the same years.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Escobedo Edmundo Eddie Sr Middle School0.8 mi · 918
- Centennial High School1.1 mi · 2,961
- Peterson Academic Center J-SHS1.2 mi · 113
- Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School1.3 mi · 390
- Imagine School Mountain View1.5 mi · 695
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Frequently asked questions
About Darnell Marshall C Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Darnell Marshall C Elementary School?
Darnell Marshall C Elementary School enrolls approximately 632 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Darnell Marshall C Elementary School serve?
Darnell Marshall C Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Darnell Marshall C Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Darnell Marshall C Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Darnell Marshall C Elementary School?
At Darnell Marshall C Elementary School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 35% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Darnell Marshall C Elementary School public or private?
Darnell Marshall C Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clark County.
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