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What's something Dearing Laura ES does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000066
Dearing Laura ES
1905 Atlantic St., Las Vegas, NV 89104 · (702) 799-7710 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
600 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
19.8%
NV avg 45.8% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
15.9%
NV avg 35.6% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 have held steady.
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
17.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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
600
-253 (-30%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 18.1:1
% White
5%
was 8%
% Hispanic
63%
was 60%
% Black
24%
was 24%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Dearing Laura ES
Dearing Laura ES is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in Las Vegas, Nevada, operated by Clark County, caters to 600 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 25% larger than typical.
Clark County comprises 375 schools with combined enrollment of 301,622 students; Dearing Laura ES is among them.
In terms of who attends, Dearing Laura ES shows that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 24% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 32% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, Dearing Laura ES reports 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dearing Laura 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 17.8%, a residual of -14.8 points.
Zooming out to the county, Clark County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which Dearing Laura ES is one.
Knudson K O Academy of the Arts is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Dearing Laura ES comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 26.0%.
Dearing Laura ES operates from a city-core location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 30%: 853 students in 2018 compared to 600 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Dearing Laura ES typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
- Knudson K O Academy of the Arts0.3 mi · 1,176
- Valley HS0.9 mi · 2,467
- Crestwood ES0.9 mi · 551
- Innovations Int'l Charter ES0.9 mi · 365
- Martin Roy W MS1.1 mi · 1,136
- Sunrise Acres ES1.1 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Dearing Laura ESHow large is Dearing Laura ES?
Dearing Laura ES enrolls approximately 600 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dearing Laura ES an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dearing Laura ES is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dearing Laura ES have?
Dearing Laura ES employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Dearing Laura ES?
Dearing Laura ES reports a student body of 5% White, 63% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Dearing Laura ES public or private?
Dearing Laura 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.