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Enrollment
778
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000528
Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School
5150 Whispering Sands Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89131 · (702) 799-6690 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Nevada public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 145 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (125).
Student demographics
73%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
Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School→Saville Anthony 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
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.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.5% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.7% | 57.1% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School
Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School this school | 778 | 100.0% | 45.5% |
| Bilbray James Elementary School Las Vegas | 693 | 100.0% | 44.9% |
| Brown Hannah Marie Elementary School Henderson | 626 | 100.0% | 47.5% |
| Rhodes Betsy Elementary School Las Vegas | 570 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
| Bozarth Henry & Evelyn Elementary School Las Vegas | 723 | 100.0% | 47.2% |
| Ward Kitty McDonough Elementary School Las Vegas | 691 | 100.0% | 48.3% |
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 Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #85 of 367 | #53 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #82 of 388 ▼ 30 | #56 of 258 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #76 of 390 ▼ 26 | #58 of 259 ▼ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #37 of 442 | #35 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #246 of 379 | #184 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #66 of 381 | #66 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #170 of 386 | #165 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.4% | #12 of 46 | #10 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
778
+108 (+16%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 730
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 778 | 44 | 17.7:1 | 100% (778) |
| 2023-24 | 755 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 100% (755) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 42 | 17.3:1 | 100% (726) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 29 | 23.1:1 | 45% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 40 | 17.0:1 | 29% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 35 | 18.7:1 | 33% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 730 | 42 | 17.4:1 | 22% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School.
About Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School
Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada. It reports enrollment of 778 students in pre-K through 5. The school is 62% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Nevada.
Clark County has 375 schools and 301,622 students, and Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School is one of those schools.
The student body at Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 37%. The next largest groups are 32% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% multiracial, and 3% Asian. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School totals 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School is about 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 79% of Nevada public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School is +13.0 points: 45.5% actual, 32.5% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Clark County show that the median household earns about $76,472 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Clark County has 462 public schools with about 360,225 students, including Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School.
Ward Kitty McDonough Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 670 to 778, a 16% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 23.1:1 in 2020-21 to 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,961 students
Nearby schools
- Ward Kitty McDonough Elementary School0.7 mi · 691
- Shadow Ridge High School1.1 mi · 2,922
- Saville Anthony Middle School1.2 mi · 1,477
- Triggs Vincent L Elementary School1.7 mi · 798
- Somerset Academy Aliante1.9 mi · 1,182
- Goynes Theron H & Naomi D Elementary School2.2 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About Heckethorn Howard E Elementary SchoolHow large is Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School?
Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School enrolls approximately 778 students in grades PK-05.
Is Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School have?
Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School?
Student demographics at Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School are roughly 37% White, 32% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School in?
Heckethorn Howard E Elementary School is part of Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.