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Enrollment
546
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000733
Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School
3700 Shadow Tree St, N Las Vegas, NV 89032 · (702) 799-1805 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Nevada public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
15.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
546 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 | 51 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
60%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
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
24.8%
NV avg 45.8% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
NV avg 35.6% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.8% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.6% | 21.2% |
% 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School
Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School this school | 546 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| Elizondo Raul P Elementary School N Las Vegas | 582 | 100.0% | 21.9% |
| Fong Wing and Lilly Elementary School Las Vegas | 609 | 100.0% | 27.4% |
| Bruner Lucile Elementary School N Las Vegas | 514 | 100.0% | 24.8% |
| Craig Lois Elementary School N Las Vegas | 515 | 100.0% | 10.4% |
| Katz Edythe & Lloyd Elementary School Las Vegas | 590 | 100.0% | 30.6% |
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 Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #308 of 367 | #212 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #347 of 388 ▼ 40 | #230 of 258 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #345 of 390 ▼ 27 | #231 of 259 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #164 of 442 | #150 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #119 of 379 | #98 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #196 of 381 | #161 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #213 of 386 | #208 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #167 of 304 | #113 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
546
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 688
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 546 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 100% (546) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 31 | 18.4:1 | 100% (572) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 27 | 20.9:1 | 100% (564) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 30 | 18.3:1 | 100% (550) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 44 | 15.6:1 | 100% (681) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 81% (570) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | 37 | 18.6:1 | 69% (476) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School.
About Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School
Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in N Las Vegas, Nevada. It serves 546 students in pre-K through 5.
The district for Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School is Clark County, with 375 schools and 301,622 students.
At Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 54% of the student body. Next come 32% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% White. The county population is about 32% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 35 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Nevada have 18.1:1, compared with 15.6:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Nevada public elementary schools, Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Nevada schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.1%; the prediction is 32.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Clark County, the median household income is $76,472, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Clark County has 462 public schools and roughly 360,225 students.
The closest other public school is Wilhelm Elizabeth Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 23.1% versus a 31.5% average.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 550 to 546, a small change. Students per teacher fell from 18.3 in 2020-21 to 15.6 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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- Wilhelm Elizabeth Elementary School0.3 mi · 440
- Sedway Marvin M Middle School0.4 mi · 1,038
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- The Delta Academy J-SHS0.9 mi · 1,445
- Mackey Jo Elementary School1.2 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School?
Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School enrolls approximately 546 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School serve?
Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School?
At Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 54% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School?
Perkins Dr Claude G Elementary School is overseen by Clark County in Clark County.
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