Ortwein Dennis ES

Ortwein Dennis ES operates as an expansive elementary campus in Las Vegas, Nevada, operated by Clark County. Current enrollment sits at 828 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 73% above the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 480 students.

Clark County runs 375 schools in total, collectively educating 301,622 students. Ortwein Dennis ES is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Ortwein Dennis ES records that 31% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 20% White, 16% multiracial, 15% Asian, 14% Black. Compared to Clark County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ortwein Dennis ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 35.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Clark County shows median household earnings sit near $76,472, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), Ortwein Dennis ES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bass John C ES, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ortwein Dennis ES comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 43.4%.

Ortwein Dennis ES operates from a commuter-belt location.

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