Dooley John ES

Dooley John ES operates as a tight-knit elementary-level community in Henderson, Nevada, operated by Clark County. Current enrollment sits at 332 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 480 students each, so Dooley John ES sits 31% below that benchmark.

Dooley John ES is one of 375 schools operated by Clark County, a district that hosts 301,622 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dooley John ES reports that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 33% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Pacific Islander. That composition is broadly in line with Clark County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dooley John ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.5%, the actual is 47.7%, a residual of +15.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Clark County shows median household income runs about $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. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), Dooley John ES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Morrow Sue H ES, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dooley John ES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dooley John ES at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 49.6%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 26%: 447 students in 2018 compared to 332 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 68% to 47% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.