Priest Richard C ES

Priest Richard C ES operates as a medium-sized elementary school in N Las Vegas, Nevada, operated by Clark County. Current enrollment sits at 702 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 46% bigger than typical.

Clark County comprises 375 schools with combined enrollment of 301,622 students; Priest Richard C ES is among them.

On the student-mix side, Priest Richard C ES reports that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 27% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Priest Richard C ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.0%.

Across the wider county, Clark County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Priest Richard C ES is one of 462 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cheyenne HS, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Priest Richard C ES at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 27.6%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 737 students in 2018 compared to 702 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 52% to 57%. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Priest Richard C ES typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.