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Enrollment
775
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000741
Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School
5550 Milan Peak St, N Las Vegas, NV 89081 · (702) 799-3878 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL775 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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
16.1:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
775 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 | 51 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
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
Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School→Findlay Clifford O Middle School
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
40.1%
NV avg 45.8% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
31.6%
NV avg 35.6% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.1% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 27.4% |
% 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
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 Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School
Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School this school | 775 | 100.0% | 33.8% |
| Scott Jesse D Elementary School N Las Vegas | 712 | 100.0% | 17.9% |
| Duncan Ruby Elementary School N Las Vegas | 718 | 100.0% | 27.9% |
| Smith Hal Elementary School Las Vegas | 709 | 100.0% | 12.3% |
| Hayden Don E Elementary School N Las Vegas | 782 | 100.0% | 25.7% |
| Petersen Dean Elementary School Las Vegas | 702 | 100.0% | 16.1% |
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 Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #188 of 367 | #128 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #231 of 388 ▲ 14 | #160 of 258 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #212 of 390 ▲ 15 | #148 of 259 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 775 | #38 of 442 | #36 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #161 of 379 | #125 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #128 of 381 | #122 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #217 of 386 | #212 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #32 of 46 | #26 of 38 |
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
775
-22 (-3%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 755
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 775 | 48 | 16.1:1 | 100% (775) |
| 2023-24 | 751 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 100% (751) |
| 2022-23 | 764 | 44 | 17.4:1 | 100% (764) |
| 2020-21 | 797 | 40 | 19.9:1 | 100% (797) |
| 2017-18 | 755 | 48 | 15.7:1 | 74% (556) |
| 2015-16 | 814 | 42 | 19.4:1 | 79% (643) |
| 2010-11 | 755 | 41 | 18.4:1 | 60% (455) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School.
About Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School
Students in N Las Vegas, Nevada, attend Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School, a large elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 775 students enrolled. It has 61% more students than the average for elementary schools in Nevada (about 480).
Clark County has 301,622 students in 375 schools, and Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 45% of enrollment at Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 32% Black, 10% White, 7% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. County-wide, 32% of Clark County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 48 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Nevada average 18.1:1. Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 50% of Nevada public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Nevada schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.8%; the prediction is 32.5%.
The county, Clark County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $76,472, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 462, with about 360,225 students.
Of the public schools around it, Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School is closest to Tartan John Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School had a net loss of 22 students, or 3%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.9 to 16.1 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 N Las Vegas
- Canyon Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,812 students
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,682 students
- Mojave High SchoolHigh · 2,487 students
- Cheyenne High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Cram Brian & Teri Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,431 students
- Findlay Clifford O Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,333 students
Nearby schools
- Tartan John Elementary School1.1 mi · 498
- Somerset Academy Losee1.8 mi · 2,428
- Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies1.8 mi · 967
- Coral Academy Nellis AFB1.9 mi · 902
- Scott Jesse D Elementary School1.9 mi · 712
- Manch J E Elementary School2.0 mi · 671
Frequently asked questions
About Dickens D L Dusty Elementary SchoolHow large is Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School?
Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School enrolls approximately 775 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School serve?
Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School are roughly 10% White, 45% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School in?
Dickens D L Dusty Elementary School is part of Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.