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Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000398
Jydstrup Helen ES
5150 Duneville St, Las Vegas, NV 89118 · (702) 799-8140 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
563 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
Jydstrup Helen ES→Sawyer Grant 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
50.4%
NV avg 45.8% . +12.9pp since 2023
Math
51.2%
NV avg 35.6% . +12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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
563
-90 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 18.7:1
% White
9%
was 12%
% Hispanic
34%
was 28%
% Black
38%
was 36%
% Asian
8%
was 12%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Jydstrup Helen ES
Jydstrup Helen ES is one of the moderately sized primary schools in Las Vegas, Nevada, operated by Clark County, with 563 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
Clark County comprises 375 schools with combined enrollment of 301,622 students; Jydstrup Helen ES is among them.
Demographically, Jydstrup Helen ES logs that the largest single group is Black at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% multiracial, 8% Asian. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting Jydstrup Helen ES higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Jydstrup Helen 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 34.0%, a residual of +1.5 points.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,472, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which Jydstrup Helen ES is one.
Nearest neighbor: Thiriot Joseph E ES, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jydstrup Helen ES comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.0%.
Jydstrup Helen ES operates from a suburban location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Jydstrup Helen ES's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 653 (now 563). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 28% to 34% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.
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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
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
- Thiriot Joseph E ES0.9 mi · 607
- Dondero Harvey N ES1.0 mi · 737
- Earl Marion B ES1.0 mi · 522
- Sawyer Grant MS1.1 mi · 1,149
- Burk Horizon-Southwest Sunset HS1.3 mi · 24
- South Academic Center J-SHS1.3 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About Jydstrup Helen ESWhat is the total enrollment at Jydstrup Helen ES?
Jydstrup Helen ES enrolls approximately 563 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Jydstrup Helen ES serve?
Jydstrup Helen ES serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jydstrup Helen ES?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jydstrup Helen ES is approximately 20.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jydstrup Helen ES?
Student demographics at Jydstrup Helen ES are roughly 9% White, 34% Hispanic, 38% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Jydstrup Helen ES?
Jydstrup Helen ES is overseen by Clark County in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.