Enrollment
138
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000359
Perkins Ute Elementary School
1255 Patriots Way, Moapa, NV 89025 · (702) 864-2444 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL138 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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
12.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
138 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 85%
Community
0
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 | 14 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
68%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
Perkins Ute Elementary School→Lyon Mack Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Clark County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
NV avg 45.8% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
37.8%
NV avg 35.6% . -6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 43.9% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
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 Perkins Ute Elementary School
Perkins Ute Elementary School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins Ute Elementary School this school | 138 | 100.0% | 43.3% |
| Indian Springs Elementary School Indian Springs | 142 | 100.0% | 35.2% |
| Hidden Valley Elementary RENO | 222 | 100.0% | 38.3% |
| Sierra Nevada Academy Charter RENO | 251 | 99.6% | 15.9% |
| Sandy Valley Elementary School Sandy Valley | 119 | 100.0% | 40.6% |
| Jackpot Elementary School Jackpot | 78 | 89.7% | N/A |
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 Ute Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #101 of 367 | #65 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #181 of 388 ▼ 60 | #125 of 258 ▼ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #174 of 390 ▼ 31 | #125 of 259 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 138 | #395 of 442 | #265 of 276 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #115 of 386 | #110 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
138
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 187
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 138 | 11.5 | 12.0:1 | 100% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 153 | 11 | 13.9:1 | 100% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 11 | 13.8:1 | 100% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 137 | 9 | 15.2:1 | 98% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 163 | 11.5 | 14.2:1 | 98% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 186 | 13 | 14.3:1 | 56% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 170 | 14 | 12.1:1 | 51% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 165 | 14 | 11.8:1 | 70% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 187 | 12 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perkins Ute Elementary School.
About Perkins Ute Elementary School
In Moapa, Nevada, part of Clark County, Perkins Ute Elementary School is an elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 138 students. Against the 480-student average for elementary schools in Nevada, enrollment here is 71% lower.
Clark County has 301,622 students spread across 375 schools.
At Perkins Ute Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 40%. The school is also 37% Hispanic, 12% Native American, and 9% multiracial. For comparison, Clark County is about 44% White. Perkins Ute Elementary School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Perkins Ute Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.0:1. That is 6.1 students per teacher below the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%.
Measured against Nevada public elementary schools, Perkins Ute 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.
Perkins Ute Elementary School is 10.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (43.3% versus 32.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Nevada.
Across 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 school nearest to Perkins Ute Elementary School is Bowler Grant Elementary School, at a distance of about 8.0 miles. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Perkins Ute Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment went from 137 in 2020-21 to 138 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.2:1 to 12.0:1.
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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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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
Nearby schools
- Bowler Grant Elementary School8.0 mi · 662
- Moapa Valley High School9.6 mi · 568
- Lyon Mack Middle School12.1 mi · 401
- Bowler Joseph L Elementary School26.3 mi · 465
- Hughes Charles Arthur Middle School29.5 mi · 552
- Virgin Valley Elementary School30.0 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About Perkins Ute Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Perkins Ute Elementary School?
Perkins Ute Elementary School enrolls approximately 138 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Perkins Ute Elementary School serve?
Perkins Ute Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Perkins Ute Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Perkins Ute Elementary School is approximately 12.0:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Perkins Ute Elementary School?
At Perkins Ute Elementary School, the student body is approximately 40% White, 37% Hispanic, 9% Two or more.
Is Perkins Ute Elementary School public or private?
Perkins Ute Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clark County.
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