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Edwards Elbert ES
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Edwards Elbert ES
Edwards Elbert ES, a mid-tier K-5 school in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the schools within Clark County, works with 535 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Edwards Elbert ES is one of 375 schools operated by Clark County, a district that caters to 301,622 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Edwards Elbert ES reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (85%). Beyond that, the school records 8% Black, 2% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 32% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, Edwards Elbert ES has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Edwards Elbert ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Edwards Elbert ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.7%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household earnings sit near $76,472, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), Edwards Elbert ES is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Mater Bonanza, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edwards Elbert ES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edwards Elbert ES at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 26.7%.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Edwards Elbert ES's enrollment has shrank 26% since 2018, when it stood at 723 (now 535). Class-load math has fell: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for Edwards Elbert ES typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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