1
Enrollment
1,171
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000927
Divich Kenneth Elementary School
9851 Donald Nelson Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89149 · (702) 799-4585 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,171 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Nevada public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
18.3:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,171 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 | 120 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 178 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 171 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 153 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 171 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 171 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 207 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (178) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (207).
Student demographics
73%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
64.9%
NV avg 45.8% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
55.9%
NV avg 35.6% . -0.2pp since 2023
What 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.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.9% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 56.1% |
% 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What 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%.
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 Divich Kenneth Elementary School
Divich Kenneth Elementary School's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divich Kenneth Elementary School this school | 1,171 | 100.0% | 46.2% |
| Ellis Robert & Sandy Elementary School Henderson | 909 | 100.0% | 48.1% |
| Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School Las Vegas | 778 | 100.0% | 45.5% |
| Bozarth Henry & Evelyn Elementary School Las Vegas | 723 | 100.0% | 47.2% |
| McCaw Gordon Elementary School Henderson | 730 | 100.0% | 68.3% |
| Bilbray James Elementary School Las Vegas | 693 | 100.0% | 44.9% |
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 Divich Kenneth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #78 of 367 | #50 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #72 of 388 ▼ 13 | #49 of 258 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #57 of 390 ▲ 28 | #42 of 259 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,171 | #6 of 442 | #6 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #281 of 379 | #204 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #62 of 381 | #62 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #240 of 386 | #235 of 260 |
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
1,171
+251 (+27%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 1,171 | 64 | 18.3:1 | 100% (1,171) |
| 2023-24 | 1,112 | 53 | 21.0:1 | 100% (1,112) |
| 2022-23 | 1,020 | 52 | 19.6:1 | 100% (1,020) |
| 2020-21 | 920 | 61 | 15.1:1 | 37% (337) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Divich Kenneth Elementary School.
About Divich Kenneth Elementary School
Divich Kenneth Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Clark County in Las Vegas, Nevada. Total enrollment is 1,171 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Nevada enroll about 480 students on average.
District-wide, Clark County has 375 schools and 301,622 students.
White students make up 40% of enrollment at Divich Kenneth Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 11% Black, and 6% Asian. That is in line with Clark County, where about 44% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Divich Kenneth Elementary School scores 73%.
Its ratio of 18.3:1 is based on 64 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada is close to this figure. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%.
Divich Kenneth Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of Nevada public elementary schools.
Test results at Divich Kenneth Elementary School are 13.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (46.2% actual, 32.5% predicted).
In Clark County, 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%. Clark County counts 462 public schools with about 360,225 students.
Bozarth Henry & Evelyn Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Divich Kenneth Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 1,171, from 920 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 18.3 students per teacher, compared with 15.1 in 2020-21.
People who know Divich Kenneth Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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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- Bozarth Henry & Evelyn Elementary School0.7 mi · 723
- Thompson Sandra L Elementary School1.0 mi · 628
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- Escobedo Edmundo Eddie Sr Middle School1.3 mi · 918
- Bilbray James Elementary School1.4 mi · 693
- Scherkenbach William & Mary Elementary School1.5 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Divich Kenneth Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Divich Kenneth Elementary School?
Divich Kenneth Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,171 students in grades PK-05.
Is Divich Kenneth Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Divich Kenneth Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Divich Kenneth Elementary School have?
Divich Kenneth Elementary School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
How diverse is Divich Kenneth Elementary School?
Divich Kenneth Elementary School reports a student body of 40% White, 28% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Divich Kenneth Elementary School in?
Divich Kenneth Elementary School is part of Clark County.
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