O Roarke Thomas ES

O Roarke Thomas ES, a mid-sized primary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, operated by Clark County, instructs 637 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 33% bigger than typical.

Clark County comprises 375 schools with combined enrollment of 301,622 students; O Roarke Thomas ES is among them.

On demographics, O Roarke Thomas ES reports that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 26% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, O Roarke Thomas ES is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 57.9%, a residual of +25.3 points.

Around the school, Clark County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,472, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which O Roarke Thomas ES is one.

Scherkenbach William & Mary ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), O Roarke Thomas ES ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. O Roarke Thomas ES's enrollment has shrank 23% since 2018, when it stood at 826 (now 637). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 20% to 26%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the O Roarke Thomas ES community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.