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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000380
Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School
1900 S Lisa Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89117 · (702) 799-4370 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Nevada public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nevada public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
553 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 | 37 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
74%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
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.2%
NV avg 45.8% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
34.1%
NV avg 35.6% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 are up about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.2% | 34.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 31.2% |
% 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 →
Schools most like Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School
Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School this school | 553 | 100.0% | 34.4% |
| Earl Marion B Elementary School Las Vegas | 522 | 100.0% | 29.1% |
| Bailey Sister Robert Joseph Elementary School Las Vegas | 572 | 100.0% | 33.0% |
| Imagine School Mountain View Las Vegas | 695 | 100.0% | 35.5% |
| Thorpe Jim Elementary School Henderson | 455 | 100.0% | 30.4% |
| Thompson Sandra L Elementary School Las Vegas | 628 | 100.0% | 37.5% |
Matched among Nevada elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #179 of 367 | #124 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #210 of 388 ▲ 3 | #143 of 258 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #200 of 390 ▼ 42 | #142 of 259 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #155 of 442 | #142 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #107 of 379 | #89 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #58 of 381 | #58 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #124 of 386 | #119 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #261 of 304 | #179 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
553
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 553 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 100% (553) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 100% (513) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 100% (578) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 100% (567) |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 35 | 17.4:1 | 57% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 661 | 36 | 18.4:1 | 63% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 654 | 34 | 19.2:1 | 46% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 717 | 40 | 17.9:1 | 16% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 568 | 29 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School.
About Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School
Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School is an elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to federal school records. The school had 553 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Clark County (375 schools, 301,622 students) runs Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School.
Enrollment at Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 41%. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Black, 15% White, 11% multiracial, and 8% Asian. In Clark County overall, about 32% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 74%.
The count of teachers at Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School is 36 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Nevada is 18.1:1, higher than at this school. Around 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Nevada public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 32.5% at Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.4%.
Within Clark County, median household income is about $76,472, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Clark County number 462 and enroll about 360,225.
Of nearby public schools, Jacobson Walter Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The school's size has been steady, with 567 students in 2020-21 and 553 in 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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- Jacobson Walter Elementary School0.9 mi · 494
- Christensen M J Elementary School1.3 mi · 487
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- Smith Helen M Elementary School1.8 mi · 452
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Frequently asked questions
About Derfelt Herbert A Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School?
Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School enrolls approximately 553 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School serve?
Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School have?
Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School?
Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School reports a student body of 15% White, 41% Hispanic, 24% Black, 8% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School public or private?
Derfelt Herbert A Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clark County.
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