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Enrollment
828
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000915
Ortwein Dennis Elementary School
10926 Dean Martin Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89141 · (702) 799-2680 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL828 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- BBeats 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
17.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
828 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 | 69 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (149).
Student demographics
80%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
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
52.5%
NV avg 45.8% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
43.1%
NV avg 35.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.5% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 41.6% |
% 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Ortwein Dennis Elementary School
Ortwein Dennis Elementary School's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ortwein Dennis Elementary School this school | 828 | 100.0% | 35.6% |
| Thompson Tyrone Elementary School Las Vegas | 916 | 100.0% | 47.3% |
| Berkley Shelley Elementary School Las Vegas | 719 | 100.0% | 46.1% |
| Frias Charles & Phyllis Elementary School Las Vegas | 650 | 100.0% | 52.8% |
| Piggott Academy Elementary School Las Vegas | 686 | 100.0% | 50.1% |
| Schorr Steve Elementary School Las Vegas | 678 | 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 Ortwein Dennis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #165 of 367 | #115 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #152 of 388 ▼ 20 | #106 of 258 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #126 of 390 ▲ 34 | #90 of 259 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 828 | #29 of 442 | #27 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #225 of 379 | #170 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.6% | #7 of 381 | #7 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #238 of 386 | #233 of 260 |
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
828
+99 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 828 | 48 | 17.3:1 | 100% (828) |
| 2023-24 | 790 | 44 | 17.9:1 | 100% (790) |
| 2022-23 | 769 | 43 | 17.9:1 | 100% (769) |
| 2020-21 | 729 | 34 | 21.4:1 | 100% (729) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ortwein Dennis Elementary School.
About Ortwein Dennis Elementary School
Ortwein Dennis Elementary School serves students in Las Vegas, Nevada, as a large elementary school. School enrollment was 828 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Nevada average about 480 students.
The 375 schools of Clark County, including Ortwein Dennis Elementary School, enroll 301,622 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Ortwein Dennis Elementary School, at 31%. Other reported shares: 20% White, 16% multiracial, 15% Asian, and 14% Black. That is close to the 32% Hispanic share among all Clark County residents. The school's diversity index is 80%, meaning two students picked at random have an 80% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 48 full-time equivalents, or about 17.3 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Nevada have 18.1:1, compared with 17.3:1 here. About 100% of students, or 828, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Nevada public elementary schools, Ortwein Dennis Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ortwein Dennis Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Nevada schools: 35.6% actual against 32.5% predicted.
In the county around the school, Clark County, the median household income is $76,472, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Clark County is home to 462 public schools and about 360,225 public school students.
The closest public school to Ortwein Dennis Elementary School is Bass John C Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Ortwein Dennis Elementary School is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Ortwein Dennis Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 828 students in 2024-25, 99 more than the 729 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.3:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 High SchoolHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista High SchoolHigh · 3,255 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 3,203 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 3,147 students
- Arbor View High SchoolHigh · 3,069 students
Other schools in Las Vegas
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis High SchoolHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista High SchoolHigh · 3,255 students
- Arbor View High SchoolHigh · 3,069 students
- Desert Pines High SchoolHigh · 3,011 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,961 students
Nearby schools
- Bass John C Elementary School1.2 mi · 569
- Stuckey Evelyn Elementary School1.4 mi · 581
- Schorr Steve Elementary School1.5 mi · 678
- Liberty High School1.6 mi · 3,203
- Hummel John R Elementary School2.0 mi · 585
- Frias Charles & Phyllis Elementary School2.2 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About Ortwein Dennis Elementary SchoolHow large is Ortwein Dennis Elementary School?
Ortwein Dennis Elementary School enrolls approximately 828 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ortwein Dennis Elementary School serve?
Ortwein Dennis Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ortwein Dennis Elementary School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Ortwein Dennis Elementary School.
How diverse is Ortwein Dennis Elementary School?
Ortwein Dennis Elementary School reports a student body of 20% White, 31% Hispanic, 14% Black, 15% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Ortwein Dennis Elementary School?
Ortwein Dennis Elementary School is overseen by Clark County in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.