Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000342
McDoniel Estes M Elementary School
1831 Fox Ridge Dr, Henderson, NV 89014 · (702) 799-7788 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Nevada public elementary schools
- ATest 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
11.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
388 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 85%
Community
0
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 | 37 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
71%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
McDoniel Estes M Elementary School→Greenspun Barbara & Hank Junior High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Clark County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.4%
NV avg 45.8% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
63.3%
NV avg 35.6% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.4% | 63.3% |
| 2023-24 | 65.6% | 60.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NV schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Nevada's top 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 McDoniel Estes M Elementary School
McDoniel Estes M Elementary School's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDoniel Estes M Elementary School this school | 388 | 100.0% | 55.5% |
| Mack Nate Elementary School Henderson | 484 | 100.0% | 46.9% |
| Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School Las Vegas | 390 | 100.0% | 44.3% |
| Cox David M Elementary School Henderson | 460 | 100.0% | 49.7% |
| Bryan Richard H Elementary School Las Vegas | 465 | 100.0% | 38.0% |
| Neal Joseph M Elementary School Las Vegas | 458 | 100.0% | 37.9% |
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 McDoniel Estes M Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #39 of 367 | #23 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #37 of 388 ▲ 3 | #23 of 258 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #51 of 390 ▼ 14 | #38 of 259 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #308 of 442 | #236 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #2 of 379 | #2 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #83 of 381 | #83 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #106 of 386 | #101 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.2% | #50 of 304 | #30 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
388
-63 (-14%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 686
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 388 | 33 | 11.8:1 | 100% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 100% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 100% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 22 | 20.5:1 | 100% (451) |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 100% (590) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 45% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | 36 | 17.7:1 | 42% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 676 | 33 | 20.5:1 | 17% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 686 | 35 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McDoniel Estes M Elementary School.
About McDoniel Estes M Elementary School
McDoniel Estes M Elementary School is a small elementary school in Henderson, Nevada, administered by Clark County. The latest federal count shows 388 students in pre-K through 5.
Clark County, which runs McDoniel Estes M Elementary School, has 375 schools and 301,622 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at McDoniel Estes M Elementary School, with 41% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% White, 12% Black, 12% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 32%. By the diversity index, McDoniel Estes M Elementary School comes in at 71%.
Teachers at the school number 33 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.8:1. Among elementary schools in Nevada, the typical ratio is 18.1:1. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Nevada public elementary schools, McDoniel Estes M Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Nevada schools that have similar shares of low-income students, McDoniel Estes M Elementary School does better than predicted by 22.9 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.5%; the prediction is 32.5%.
Federal survey data for Clark County show that median household income is about $76,472, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 462 public schools operate in Clark County, serving about 360,225 students.
Of nearby public schools, Green Valley High School is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, McDoniel Estes M Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put McDoniel Estes M Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 388 was 14% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 451. Students per teacher fell from 20.5 in 2020-21 to 11.8 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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- Mack Nate Elementary School1.4 mi · 484
- White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School1.5 mi · 1,501
Frequently asked questions
About McDoniel Estes M Elementary SchoolHow large is McDoniel Estes M Elementary School?
McDoniel Estes M Elementary School enrolls approximately 388 students in grades PK-05.
Is McDoniel Estes M Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McDoniel Estes M Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does McDoniel Estes M Elementary School have?
McDoniel Estes M Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
How diverse is McDoniel Estes M Elementary School?
McDoniel Estes M Elementary School reports a student body of 30% White, 41% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees McDoniel Estes M Elementary School?
McDoniel Estes M Elementary School is overseen by Clark County in Clark County.
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