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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000272
Newton Ulis Elementary School
571 Greenway Rd, Henderson, NV 89015 · (702) 799-0500 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Nevada public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
526 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 | 59 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
67%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
Newton Ulis Elementary School→Mannion Jack & Terry 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
56.3%
NV avg 45.8% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
46.4%
NV avg 35.6% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 46.4% |
| 2023-24 | 58.9% | 49.4% |
% 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Newton Ulis Elementary School
Newton Ulis Elementary School's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Ulis Elementary School this school | 526 | 100.0% | 43.1% |
| Bartlett Selma F Elementary School Henderson | 495 | 100.0% | 43.1% |
| Rhodes Betsy Elementary School Las Vegas | 570 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
| Scherkenbach William & Mary Elementary School Las Vegas | 536 | 100.0% | 51.3% |
| Gibson James Elementary School Henderson | 409 | 100.0% | 43.7% |
| Galloway Fay Elementary School Henderson | 453 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
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 Newton Ulis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #103 of 367 | #67 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #127 of 388 ▼ 38 | #89 of 258 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #101 of 390 ▼ 33 | #74 of 259 ▼ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #182 of 442 | #162 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #47 of 379 | #40 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #135 of 381 | #126 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #93 of 386 | #88 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #101 of 304 | #67 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
526
-114 (-18%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 859
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 526 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 100% (526) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 100% (558) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 100% (564) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | 31 | 20.6:1 | 100% (640) |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 37 | 19.4:1 | 100% (719) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 37 | 17.9:1 | 36% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 773 | 40 | 19.3:1 | 32% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 859 | 44 | 19.5:1 | 16% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newton Ulis Elementary School.
About Newton Ulis Elementary School
Newton Ulis Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Nevada, located in Henderson. Its 526 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Clark County has 375 schools and 301,622 students, and Newton Ulis Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students form the largest group at Newton Ulis Elementary School, 42% of enrollment. Other groups make up 37% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Black, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 44% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Newton Ulis Elementary School comes in at 67%.
Staffing totals 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. That ratio is under the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Newton Ulis Elementary School is 100%.
allk12 grades Newton Ulis Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Nevada public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Newton Ulis Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Nevada schools: 43.1% actual against 32.5% predicted.
Among Clark County residents, median household income is about $76,472, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Newton Ulis Elementary School is one of 462 public schools in Clark County, which together enroll about 360,225 students.
The closest public school to Newton Ulis Elementary School is Galloway Fay Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Newton Ulis Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Newton Ulis Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Newton Ulis Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 526 was 18% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 640. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.6:1 to 14.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Newton Ulis 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
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Nearby schools
- Galloway Fay Elementary School0.6 mi · 453
- College of So NV HS South0.7 mi · 157
- Foothill High School0.9 mi · 2,406
- McCaw Gordon Elementary School0.9 mi · 730
- Nevada State High School Downtown Henderson1.0 mi · 100
- Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Horizon1.2 mi · 892
Frequently asked questions
About Newton Ulis Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Newton Ulis Elementary School?
Newton Ulis Elementary School enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Newton Ulis Elementary School serve?
Newton Ulis Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Newton Ulis Elementary School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Newton Ulis Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Newton Ulis Elementary School?
At Newton Ulis Elementary School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Newton Ulis Elementary School public or private?
Newton Ulis Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.