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Decker C H ES
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 40% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Decker C H ES
Decker C H ES, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, part of Clark County, teaches 554 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Clark County comprises 375 schools with combined enrollment of 301,622 students; Decker C H ES is among them.
On demographics, Decker C H ES shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 11% Black, 10% White, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.
On the resource side, Decker C H ES reports 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. 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, Decker C H ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 39.6%.
In the surrounding community, Clark County reports that median household income runs about $76,472, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), Decker C H ES is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Guinn Kenny C MS, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Decker C H ES. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Decker C H ES ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 34.1%.
Decker C H ES operates from a bedroom-community location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Decker C H ES has shrank 29%, going from 781 students in 2018 to 554 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 15% to 10% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.
On this page, the feed for Decker C H ES typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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