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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000019
Sewell C T Elementary School
700 E Lake Mead Dr, Henderson, NV 89015 · (702) 799-8940 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
570 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 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
72%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
Sewell C T Elementary School→Brown B Mahlon Junior High School
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
32.0%
NV avg 45.8% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
24.5%
NV avg 35.6% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 28.2% | 21.3% |
% 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 Sewell C T Elementary School
Sewell C T Elementary School's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewell C T Elementary School this school | 570 | 100.0% | 26.5% |
| Garehime Edith Elementary School Las Vegas | 597 | 100.0% | 28.6% |
| Conners Eileen Elementary School Las Vegas | 548 | 100.0% | 43.0% |
| Christensen M J Elementary School Las Vegas | 487 | 100.0% | 42.1% |
| Carl Kay Elementary School Las Vegas | 630 | 100.0% | 33.6% |
| Simmons Eva G Elementary School N Las Vegas | 587 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
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 Sewell C T Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #270 of 367 | #188 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #300 of 388 ▲ 3 | #199 of 258 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #287 of 390 ▲ 9 | #193 of 259 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #146 of 442 | #135 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #69 of 379 | #60 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #74 of 381 | #74 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #23 of 386 | #18 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #134 of 304 | #91 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
570
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 763
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 570 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 100% (570) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 100% (511) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 100% (526) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 100% (554) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 40 | 18.6:1 | 100% (743) |
| 2015-16 | 829 | 48 | 17.3:1 | 72% (593) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 43 | 16.6:1 | 66% (474) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 42 | 18.8:1 | 43% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 763 | 40 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sewell C T Elementary School.
About Sewell C T Elementary School
Sewell C T Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Henderson, Nevada. The school's enrollment of 570 students covers pre-K through 5.
Clark County includes 375 schools. Together they enroll 301,622 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Sewell C T Elementary School, with 40% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 25% White, 22% Black, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Sewell C T Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.
Its 39 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.6:1. That ratio is under the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%.
allk12 grades Sewell C T Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Nevada public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Sewell C T Elementary School is 6.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 26.5%. Predicted: 32.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Clark County show that median household income is about $76,472, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 462 public schools in Clark County, with a combined enrollment of about 360,225.
Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Virtual is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Sewell C T Elementary School's average proficiency of 26.5% compares with 27.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Sewell C T Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The number of students climbed from 554 to 570 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.3:1 to 14.6:1.
Discussions about Sewell C T Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Nearby schools
- Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Virtual0.6 mi · 147
- Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence0.6 mi · 2,370
- Legacy Traditional School Cadence0.8 mi · 1,270
- Brown B Mahlon Junior High School0.8 mi · 783
- Taylor Robert L Elementary School0.9 mi · 430
- Signature Preparatory1.1 mi · 964
Frequently asked questions
About Sewell C T Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sewell C T Elementary School?
Sewell C T Elementary School enrolls approximately 570 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sewell C T Elementary School serve?
Sewell C T Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sewell C T Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sewell C T Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sewell C T Elementary School?
At Sewell C T Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 40% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Sewell C T Elementary School public or private?
Sewell C T Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.