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Enrollment
608
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000028
Griffith E W Elementary School
324 Essex Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89107 · (702) 799-4200 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Nevada public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
608 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 | 51 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
34%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
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.2%
NV avg 45.8% . +12.1pp since 2023
Math
26.2%
NV avg 35.6% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.2% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 22.1% | 19.2% |
% 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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 Griffith E W Elementary School
Griffith E W Elementary School's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffith E W Elementary School this school | 608 | 100.0% | 23.2% |
| Herr Helen Elementary School Las Vegas | 584 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
| Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School Las Vegas | 589 | 100.0% | 42.8% |
| Crestwood Elementary School Las Vegas | 551 | 100.0% | 33.2% |
| Twin Lakes Elementary School Las Vegas | 523 | 100.0% | 29.0% |
| Mendoza John F Elementary School Las Vegas | 648 | 100.0% | 31.7% |
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 Griffith E W Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #307 of 367 | #211 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #286 of 388 ▲ 33 | #191 of 258 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #265 of 390 ▲ 82 | #180 of 259 ▲ 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #113 of 442 | #107 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #34 of 379 | #29 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.5% | #358 of 381 | #246 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #29 of 386 | #24 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #23 of 46 | #19 of 38 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
608
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 608 | 44 | 13.8:1 | 100% (608) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 39 | 15.0:1 | 100% (585) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 100% (588) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 37 | 16.7:1 | 100% (618) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 99% (571) |
| 2015-16 | 596 | 32 | 18.6:1 | 92% (547) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 83% (429) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 23 | 15.4:1 | 39% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 24 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Griffith E W Elementary School.
About Griffith E W Elementary School
This page covers Griffith E W Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada. It educates 608 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 27% larger than the 480 average for elementary schools in Nevada.
Griffith E W Elementary School is in Clark County, a district with 301,622 students across 375 schools.
At Griffith E W Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 80% of the student body. Other students are 7% White, 7% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Clark County residents are about 32% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Griffith E W Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
The count of teachers at Griffith E W Elementary School is 44 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Nevada is 18.1:1, higher than at this school. Around 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Griffith E W Elementary School is C-. Compared with Nevada public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Griffith E W Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (23.2%) and its predicted rate (32.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Nevada schools.
Federal survey data for Clark County show that median household income is about $76,472, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 462 public schools operate in Clark County, serving about 360,225 students.
Nearest public school: Thrive Point Academy, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Griffith E W Elementary School places 6th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Griffith E W Elementary School is City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 608, close to the 618 recorded in 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 16.7 in 2020-21 to 13.8 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Thrive Point Academy0.4 mi · 318
- Western High School0.5 mi · 2,761
- Hancock Doris Elementary School0.6 mi · 420
- Hyde Park Middle School0.6 mi · 1,371
- Sage Collegiate Public Charter School0.7 mi · 312
- Gibson Robert O MS Leadership Academy0.9 mi · 1,152
Frequently asked questions
About Griffith E W Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Griffith E W Elementary School?
Griffith E W Elementary School enrolls approximately 608 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Griffith E W Elementary School serve?
Griffith E W Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Griffith E W Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Griffith E W Elementary School.
How diverse is Griffith E W Elementary School?
Griffith E W Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 80% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Griffith E W Elementary School?
Griffith E W Elementary School is overseen by Clark County in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.