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What's something Smith Hal ES does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
709
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000510
Smith Hal ES
5150 E Desert Inn Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89122 · (702) 799-3700 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL709 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
709 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Smith Hal ES→Harney Kathleen & Tim MS
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
16.5%
NV avg 45.8% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
9.2%
NV avg 35.6% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NV schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
709
-222 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 17.2:1
% White
8%
was 10%
% Hispanic
49%
was 47%
% Black
32%
was 33%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Smith Hal ES
Set in Las Vegas, Nevada, Smith Hal ES is a medium-sized K-5 school, overseen by Clark County. It enrolls 709 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 48% bigger than the state mean of about 480.
Smith Hal ES is one of 375 schools operated by Clark County, a district that teaches 301,622 students overall.
Demographically, Smith Hal ES reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 32% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% White. The wider county runs roughly 32% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Smith Hal ES reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting Smith Hal ES higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Smith Hal ES is in the bottom 10% of Nevada public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 32.5%; Smith Hal ES posts 12.3%, -20.2 points below that line.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Clark County) records that the typical household earns roughly $76,472 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which Smith Hal ES is one.
The closest other public school is Mater Mountain Vista, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Smith Hal ES. On composite proficiency, Smith Hal ES comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 29.2%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 24%: 931 students in 2018 compared to 709 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the Smith Hal ES community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Clark County
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis HSHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista HSHigh · 3,255 students
- Liberty HSHigh · 3,203 students
- Coronado HSHigh · 3,147 students
- Arbor View HSHigh · 3,069 students
Other schools in Las Vegas
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis HSHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista HSHigh · 3,255 students
- Arbor View HSHigh · 3,069 students
- Desert Pines HSHigh · 3,011 students
- Centennial HSHigh · 2,961 students
Nearby schools
- Mater Mountain Vista0.7 mi · 1,103
- Cunningham Cynthia ES1.3 mi · 601
- Wengert Cyril ES1.3 mi · 513
- Mack Jerome MS1.3 mi · 947
- Ferron William E ES1.3 mi · 548
- Mendoza John F ES1.6 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Hal ESWhat is the total enrollment at Smith Hal ES?
Smith Hal ES enrolls approximately 709 students in grades PK-05.
Is Smith Hal ES an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smith Hal ES is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Smith Hal ES have?
Smith Hal ES employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Smith Hal ES?
At Smith Hal ES, the student body is approximately 8% White, 49% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Smith Hal ES in?
Smith Hal ES is part of Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.