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How has Deskin Ruthe ES changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000344
Deskin Ruthe Elementary School
4550 N Pioneer Way, Las Vegas, NV 89129 · (702) 799-4600 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Nevada public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
15.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
491 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 | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
68%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
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
48.5%
NV avg 45.8% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
35.7%
NV avg 35.6% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.5% | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 29.1% |
% 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
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 →
Schools most like Deskin Ruthe Elementary School
Deskin Ruthe Elementary School's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deskin Ruthe Elementary School this school | 491 | 100.0% | 32.9% |
| Antonello Lee Elementary School N Las Vegas | 518 | 100.0% | 35.2% |
| Christensen M J Elementary School Las Vegas | 487 | 100.0% | 42.1% |
| Wasden Howard Elementary School Las Vegas | 448 | 100.0% | 29.0% |
| Simmons Eva G Elementary School N Las Vegas | 587 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
| Jacobson Walter Elementary School Las Vegas | 494 | 100.0% | 30.8% |
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 Deskin Ruthe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #200 of 367 | #137 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #200 of 388 ▲ 32 | #136 of 258 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #156 of 390 ▲ 59 | #112 of 259 ▲ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #222 of 442 | #189 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #105 of 379 | #87 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #121 of 381 | #116 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #108 of 386 | #103 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #125 of 304 | #85 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
491
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 491 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 100% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 27 | 19.5:1 | 100% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 26 | 18.3:1 | 100% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 27 | 19.3:1 | 100% (521) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 36 | 17.9:1 | 100% (645) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 68% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 704 | 37 | 19.0:1 | 50% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 694 | 35 | 19.8:1 | 13% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 586 | 29 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deskin Ruthe Elementary School.
About Deskin Ruthe Elementary School
Deskin Ruthe Elementary School is an elementary school located in Las Vegas, Nevada, in Clark County. Its 491 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Deskin Ruthe Elementary School is part of a district of 375 schools: Clark County, with 301,622 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Deskin Ruthe Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 49%. The remaining shares are 19% Black, 18% White, 11% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Clark County's population at about 32%. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Deskin Ruthe Elementary School counts 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.3 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.8 below the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Deskin Ruthe Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 46% of Nevada public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 32.5%.
Clark County census figures show that the median household income is $76,472, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 462 public schools in Clark County, enrolling about 360,225 students in all.
Nearby, Leavitt Justice Myron E Middle School is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 32.0% on proficiency, and Deskin Ruthe Elementary School is above that at 32.9%.
NCES describes the area around Deskin Ruthe Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment declined 6% from its 2020-21 level of 521. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.3:1 to 15.3:1.
The Deskin Ruthe Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 High SchoolHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista High SchoolHigh · 3,255 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 3,203 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 3,147 students
- Arbor View High SchoolHigh · 3,069 students
Other schools in Las Vegas
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis High SchoolHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista High SchoolHigh · 3,255 students
- Arbor View High SchoolHigh · 3,069 students
- Desert Pines High SchoolHigh · 3,011 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,961 students
Nearby schools
- Leavitt Justice Myron E Middle School0.5 mi · 1,399
- Somerset Academy Lone Mountain0.7 mi · 990
- TEACH Las Vegas1.0 mi · 383
- Molasky Irwin & Susan Junior High School1.2 mi · 912
- Eisenberg Dorothy Elementary School1.4 mi · 497
- Kahre Marc Elementary School1.4 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Deskin Ruthe Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Deskin Ruthe Elementary School?
Deskin Ruthe Elementary School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Deskin Ruthe Elementary School serve?
Deskin Ruthe Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deskin Ruthe Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deskin Ruthe Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Deskin Ruthe Elementary School?
At Deskin Ruthe Elementary School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 49% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Deskin Ruthe Elementary School public or private?
Deskin Ruthe Elementary School 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.