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Edwards Elbert Elementary School

4551 Diamond Head, Las Vegas, NV 89110 · (702) 799-7320 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Nevada public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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

Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
535 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K428%
Kindergarten8616%
Grade 17314%
Grade 29217%
Grade 38316%
Grade 47514%
Grade 58416%

This year's kindergarten class (86) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).

Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
122%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 26% · US 43%
Hispanic
45785%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 46% · US 30%
Black
448%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
92%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
112%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 8% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
27251%
Female
26349%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Edwards Elbert Elementary School→Keller Duane D Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Clark County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
35.3%
NV avg 45.8% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
23.5%
NV avg 35.6% . +2.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 are up about 2 points.

Nevada SBAC results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2535.3%23.5%
2023-2426.5%21.5%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% 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 Edwards Elbert Elementary School

Edwards Elbert Elementary School's state test result (26.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Edwards Elbert Elementary School this school535100.0%26.7%
Twin Lakes Elementary School
Las Vegas
523100.0%29.0%
Crestwood Elementary School
Las Vegas
551100.0%33.2%
Jeffers Jay W Elementary School
Las Vegas
504100.0%19.8%
Stanford Elementary School
Las Vegas
483100.0%32.8%
Ronnow C C Elementary School
Las Vegas
503100.0%25.5%
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 Edwards Elbert Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn NevadaIn Clark County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
26.7%#268 of 367#187 of 250
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
23.5%#308 of 388
▼ 7
#203 of 258
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
35.3%#258 of 390
▲ 60
#175 of 259
▲ 37
Enrollment
ranked largest first
535#174 of 442#159 of 276
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.7:1#127 of 379#104 of 261
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
26.2%#372 of 381#256 of 262
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#30 of 386#25 of 260
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-26.0%#107 of 304#72 of 201
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 2024-25
Enrollment
535
-43 (-7%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 835
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255353415.7:1100% (535)
2023-245363216.8:1100% (536)
2022-235413714.6:1100% (541)
2020-215783218.1:1100% (578)
2017-187234316.8:1100% (720)
2015-167483919.2:1100% (745)
2010-116743419.8:1100% (671)
2000-018695017.4:145% (391)
1990-918354020.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edwards Elbert Elementary School.

About Edwards Elbert Elementary School

Edwards Elbert Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school found in Las Vegas, Nevada. Enrolled students number 535 students, in pre-K through 5.

Edwards Elbert Elementary School reports to Clark County, which has 375 schools and 301,622 students.

Federal enrollment data show Edwards Elbert Elementary School is 85% Hispanic. The school is also 8% Black, 2% White, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 32%. Edwards Elbert Elementary School's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.

Edwards Elbert Elementary School's 34 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.7:1. That is lower than the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%.

allk12 grades Edwards Elbert Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Nevada public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 32.5% at Edwards Elbert Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.7%.

In Clark County (population about 2,329,548), the median household income is $76,472, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Edwards Elbert Elementary School is one of 462 public schools in the county.

Mater Bonanza is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Edwards Elbert Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Edwards Elbert Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.

The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal data show a 7% enrollment decrease, from 578 in 2020-21 to 535 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.1:1 to 15.7:1.

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Clark County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Edwards Elbert Elementary School
District
Clark County
Address
4551 Diamond Head, Las Vegas, NV 89110
Phone
(702) 799-7320
County
Clark County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
535
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
535 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
320006000031
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Edwards Elbert Elementary School
How many students attend Edwards Elbert Elementary School?
Edwards Elbert Elementary School enrolls approximately 535 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Edwards Elbert Elementary School serve?
Edwards Elbert Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Edwards Elbert Elementary School have?
Edwards Elbert Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Edwards Elbert Elementary School?
Student demographics at Edwards Elbert Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 85% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Edwards Elbert Elementary School in?
Edwards Elbert Elementary School is part of Clark County.
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