Scherkenbach William & Mary ES

Set in Las Vegas, Nevada, Scherkenbach William & Mary ES is a mid-sized primary school, overseen by Clark County. It caters to 536 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Clark County comprises 375 schools with combined enrollment of 301,622 students; Scherkenbach William & Mary ES is among them.

On demographics, Scherkenbach William & Mary ES lists that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 12% Black, 4% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Scherkenbach William & Mary ES ranks in the top 10% of Nevada public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 32.5%; Scherkenbach William & Mary ES posts 51.3%, +18.8 points above that line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,472 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which Scherkenbach William & Mary ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bilbray James ES, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Scherkenbach William & Mary ES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Scherkenbach William & Mary ES at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 44.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Scherkenbach William & Mary ES has shrank 24%, going from 706 students in 2018 to 536 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 48% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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