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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000118
Ferron William E Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
Student demographics
43%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ferron William E Elementary School→Woodbury C W Middle School
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.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.6% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.9% | 33.3% |
% 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
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 →
Where Ferron William E Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #206 of 367 | #142 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #188 of 388 | #130 of 258 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #191 of 390 | #137 of 259 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #161 of 442 | #147 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #60 of 379 | #52 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #321 of 381 | #222 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #83 of 386 | #78 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #222 of 304 | #155 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
548
-37 (-6%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 548 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 100% (548) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 100% (538) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 100% (588) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 100% (585) |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 100% (631) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 33 | 17.5:1 | 85% (488) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 76% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 585 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 31% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 646 | 39 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ferron William E Elementary School.
About Ferron William E Elementary School
Ferron William E Elementary School is an elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to federal school records. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 548 students.
The 375 schools in Clark County enroll 301,622 students altogether, Ferron William E Elementary School among them.
Ferron William E Elementary School's enrollment is 74% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 10% Black, 9% White, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Clark County's population at about 32%. Ferron William E Elementary School has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Nevada average 18.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Ferron William E Elementary School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 32.5% actual, 32.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Nevada.
Ferron William E Elementary School is located in Clark County, where median household income is about $76,472, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 462 public schools in Clark County, with a combined enrollment of about 360,225.
Ullom J M Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 32.5% is above the 26.9% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 585 to 548. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.7 to 14.4 over 4 years.
The Ferron William E Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 High SchoolHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista High SchoolHigh · 3,255 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 3,203 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 3,147 students
- Arbor View High SchoolHigh · 3,069 students
Other schools in Las Vegas
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis High SchoolHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista High SchoolHigh · 3,255 students
- Arbor View High SchoolHigh · 3,069 students
- Desert Pines High SchoolHigh · 3,011 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,961 students
Nearby schools
- Ullom J M Elementary School0.7 mi · 623
- Mater Mountain Vista1.0 mi · 1,103
- Chaparral High School1.0 mi · 2,295
- Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School1.1 mi · 601
- Woodbury C W Middle School1.1 mi · 767
- Bailey Sister Robert Joseph Elementary School1.2 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Ferron William E Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ferron William E Elementary School?
Ferron William E Elementary School enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ferron William E Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ferron William E Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Ferron William E Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Ferron William E Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Ferron William E Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ferron William E Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 74% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ferron William E Elementary School in?
Ferron William E Elementary School is part of Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.