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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000397
Herr Helen Elementary School
6475 Eagle Creek Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89156 · (702) 799-8860 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% 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.
- CBeats 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
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
584 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 | 78 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
40%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
Herr Helen Elementary School→Bailey Dr William H 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
36.7%
NV avg 45.8% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
33.7%
NV avg 35.6% . +10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.7% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 22.9% |
% 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Herr Helen Elementary School
Herr Helen Elementary School's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herr Helen Elementary School this school | 584 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
| Harmon Harley Elementary School Las Vegas | 629 | 100.0% | 32.1% |
| Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School Las Vegas | 589 | 100.0% | 42.8% |
| Ferron William E Elementary School Las Vegas | 548 | 100.0% | 32.5% |
| Griffith E W Elementary School Las Vegas | 608 | 100.0% | 23.2% |
| 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 Herr Helen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #272 of 367 | #189 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #213 of 388 ▲ 75 | #145 of 258 ▲ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #241 of 390 ▲ 45 | #166 of 259 ▲ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #132 of 442 | #125 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #247 of 379 | #185 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #338 of 381 | #233 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #130 of 386 | #125 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #154 of 304 | #105 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. 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
584
-96 (-14%) vs 2020
-43% since 2000-01, when it was 1,021
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 584 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 100% (584) |
| 2023-24 | 594 | 29 | 20.5:1 | 100% (594) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 33 | 18.6:1 | 100% (615) |
| 2020-21 | 680 | 39 | 17.4:1 | 100% (680) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 42 | 17.7:1 | 78% (577) |
| 2015-16 | 665 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 90% (596) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 32 | 20.5:1 | 76% (501) |
| 2000-01 | 1,021 | 49 | 20.8:1 | 33% (341) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Herr Helen Elementary School.
About Herr Helen Elementary School
Herr Helen Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school enrolls 584 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Nevada is about 480, so this school runs 22% bigger than that.
Herr Helen Elementary School sits within Clark County, which has 375 schools and 301,622 students.
By race and ethnicity, Herr Helen Elementary School is 76% Hispanic. It is also 8% White, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Clark County is roughly 32% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Herr Helen Elementary School comes in at 40%.
Herr Helen Elementary School operates with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.7:1. Elementary schools in Nevada have a similar average ratio of 18.1:1. Herr Helen Elementary School reports 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Nevada public elementary schools, Herr Helen Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Herr Helen Elementary School is 6.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (26.4% versus 32.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Nevada.
According to the American Community Survey, in Clark County, 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%. Herr Helen Elementary School is one of 462 public schools in Clark County, which together enroll about 360,225 students.
Hickey Liliam Lujan Elementary School is located about 0.4 miles from Herr Helen Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Herr Helen Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Herr Helen Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 14%, from 680 to 584.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Herr Helen Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- 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
- Hickey Liliam Lujan Elementary School0.4 mi · 617
- Bailey Dr William H Middle School0.4 mi · 1,121
- Sunrise Mountain High School0.7 mi · 2,470
- O'Callaghan Mike MS i3 Learn Academy1.3 mi · 1,419
- Mountain View Elementary School1.4 mi · 421
- King Jr Martin Luther Elementary School1.4 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Herr Helen Elementary SchoolHow large is Herr Helen Elementary School?
Herr Helen Elementary School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades PK-05.
Is Herr Helen Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Herr Helen Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Herr Helen Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Herr Helen Elementary School is approximately 17.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Herr Helen Elementary School?
Herr Helen Elementary School reports a student body of 8% White, 76% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Herr Helen Elementary School?
Herr Helen 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.