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Divich Kenneth ES
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 46% 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%.
About Divich Kenneth ES
Set in Las Vegas, Nevada, Divich Kenneth ES is a roomy primary school, run under Clark County. It works with 1,171 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 144% bigger than the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 480 students.
Clark County comprises 375 schools with combined enrollment of 301,622 students; Divich Kenneth ES is among them.
Demographically, Divich Kenneth ES records that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 11% Black, 6% Asian. Compared to Clark County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, The school employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 100% of students at Divich Kenneth ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Divich Kenneth 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 46.2%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Clark County put the typical household earns roughly $76,472 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), Divich Kenneth ES is one campus in the mix.
Bozarth Henry & Evelyn ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Divich Kenneth ES. On composite proficiency, Divich Kenneth ES comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 42.4%.
Divich Kenneth ES operates from a city-core location.
In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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