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What's something Heckethorn Howard E ES does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
778
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000528
Heckethorn Howard E ES
5150 Whispering Sands Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89131 · (702) 799-6690 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
778 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
Heckethorn Howard E ES→Saville Anthony 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
61.5%
NV avg 45.8% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
NV avg 35.6% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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
778
+98 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.0:1
% White
37%
was 47%
% Hispanic
32%
was 27%
% Black
13%
was 10%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Heckethorn Howard E ES
Heckethorn Howard E ES is a substantial primary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, overseen by Clark County. The school instructs 778 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 62% bigger than the state mean of about 480.
Clark County comprises 375 schools with combined enrollment of 301,622 students; Heckethorn Howard E ES is among them.
On demographics, Heckethorn Howard E ES reports that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 32% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% multiracial, 3% Asian.
Looking at school resources, Heckethorn Howard E ES reports 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 100% of students at Heckethorn Howard E ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, Heckethorn Howard E ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.5%, the actual is 45.5%, a residual of +13.0 points.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,472 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which Heckethorn Howard E ES is one.
Nearest neighbor: Ward Kitty McDonough ES, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Heckethorn Howard E ES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Heckethorn Howard E ES at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 43.7%.
Heckethorn Howard E ES operates from a city-core location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 14%: 680 students in 2018 compared to 778 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 47% to 37%.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Heckethorn Howard E ES community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Ward Kitty McDonough ES0.7 mi · 691
- Shadow Ridge HS1.1 mi · 2,922
- Saville Anthony MS1.2 mi · 1,477
- Triggs Vincent L ES1.7 mi · 798
- Somerset Academy Aliante1.9 mi · 1,182
- Goynes Theron H & Naomi D ES2.2 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About Heckethorn Howard E ESHow large is Heckethorn Howard E ES?
Heckethorn Howard E ES enrolls approximately 778 students in grades PK-05.
Is Heckethorn Howard E ES an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heckethorn Howard E ES is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Heckethorn Howard E ES have?
Heckethorn Howard E ES employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Heckethorn Howard E ES?
Student demographics at Heckethorn Howard E ES are roughly 37% White, 32% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Heckethorn Howard E ES in?
Heckethorn Howard E ES is part of Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.