Detwiler Ollie ES

Detwiler Ollie ES, an average-sized elementary-level community in Las Vegas, Nevada, part of Clark County, enrolls 604 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 26% above typical.

Within Clark County, which oversees 375 schools and 301,622 students, Detwiler Ollie ES is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Detwiler Ollie ES shows that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 37% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% White. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 32% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting Detwiler Ollie ES tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Detwiler Ollie ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Detwiler Ollie ES falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 32.5%; this one comes in at 16.9%, -15.6 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household earnings sit near $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Detwiler Ollie ES is one of 462 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students).

The closest other public school is Veterans Tribute CTA HS, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Detwiler Ollie ES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Detwiler Ollie ES at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 30.8%.

Detwiler Ollie ES operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 22%: 777 students in 2018 compared to 604 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.