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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000118
Ferron William E ES
4225 El Oro Street, Las Vegas, NV 89121 · (702) 799-7720 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
548 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ferron William E ES→Woodbury C W MS
Based on published attendance-zone data from Clark County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.6%
NV avg 45.8% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
36.4%
NV avg 35.6% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
548
-86 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 18.1:1
% White
9%
was 18%
% Hispanic
74%
was 65%
% Black
10%
was 9%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Ferron William E ES
Ferron William E ES is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the schools within Clark County, caters to 548 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Ferron William E ES is one of 375 schools operated by Clark County, a district that hosts 301,622 students overall.
Demographically, Ferron William E ES logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Black, 9% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 32% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Ferron William E ES shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Ferron William E ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ferron William E 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 32.5%.
Across the wider county, 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%. Ferron William E ES is one of 462 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students).
The closest other public school is Ullom J M ES, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ferron William E ES comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 26.9%.
Ferron William E ES operates from a metropolitan location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Ferron William E ES's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 634 (now 548). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 65% to 74%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Clark County
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis HSHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista HSHigh · 3,255 students
- Liberty HSHigh · 3,203 students
- Coronado HSHigh · 3,147 students
- Arbor View HSHigh · 3,069 students
Other schools in Las Vegas
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis HSHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista HSHigh · 3,255 students
- Arbor View HSHigh · 3,069 students
- Desert Pines HSHigh · 3,011 students
- Centennial HSHigh · 2,961 students
Nearby schools
- Ullom J M ES0.7 mi · 623
- Mater Mountain Vista1.0 mi · 1,103
- Chaparral HS1.0 mi · 2,295
- Cunningham Cynthia ES1.1 mi · 601
- Woodbury C W MS1.1 mi · 767
- Bailey Sister Robert Joseph ES1.2 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Ferron William E ESWhat is the total enrollment at Ferron William E ES?
Ferron William E ES enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ferron William E ES an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ferron William E ES is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Ferron William E ES?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Ferron William E ES.
What is the student diversity at Ferron William E ES?
Student demographics at Ferron William E ES are roughly 9% White, 74% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ferron William E ES in?
Ferron William E ES is part of Clark County.
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