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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 Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 69 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 16% |
Student demographics
65%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
Smith Hal Elementary School→Harney Kathleen & Tim Middle 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
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.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.5% | 9.2% |
| 2023-24 | 15.2% | 8.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Where Smith Hal Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #364 of 367 | #248 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.2% | #386 of 388 | #257 of 258 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #388 of 390 | #258 of 259 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 709 | #55 of 442 | #53 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #308 of 379 | #216 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #149 of 381 | #138 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #164 of 386 | #159 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #126 of 304 | #86 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
709
-29 (-4%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 613
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 709 | 36 | 19.7:1 | 100% (709) |
| 2023-24 | 740 | 31 | 23.9:1 | 100% (740) |
| 2022-23 | 708 | 37 | 19.1:1 | 100% (708) |
| 2020-21 | 738 | 42 | 17.6:1 | 100% (738) |
| 2017-18 | 931 | 54 | 17.2:1 | 100% (931) |
| 2015-16 | 931 | 53 | 17.6:1 | 92% (861) |
| 2010-11 | 743 | 39 | 19.1:1 | 74% (548) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 43% (265) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Hal Elementary School.
About Smith Hal Elementary School
Federal records list Smith Hal Elementary School as an elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada. Its enrollment is 709 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Nevada, the average enrollment is about 480.
Clark County counts 375 schools and 301,622 students, including Smith Hal Elementary School.
At Smith Hal Elementary School, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 49%. Other students are 32% Black, 9% multiracial, and 8% White. By comparison, Clark County residents are about 32% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
Smith Hal Elementary School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. The school's 19.7:1 compares with an average of 18.1:1 for elementary schools in Nevada. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Smith Hal Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Nevada schools. It scores 12.3%; the prediction is 32.5%.
In the surrounding county, Clark County, the median household earns about $76,472 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Clark County has 462 public schools with about 360,225 students, including Smith Hal Elementary School.
Mater Mountain Vista, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Smith Hal Elementary School is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, Smith Hal Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Smith Hal Elementary School had a net loss of 29 students, or 4%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.6:1 in 2020-21, and 19.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
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
Other schools in Las Vegas
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis High SchoolHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista High SchoolHigh · 3,255 students
- Arbor View High SchoolHigh · 3,069 students
- Desert Pines High SchoolHigh · 3,011 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,961 students
Nearby schools
- Mater Mountain Vista0.7 mi · 1,103
- Cunningham Cynthia Elementary School1.3 mi · 601
- Wengert Cyril Elementary School1.3 mi · 513
- Mack Jerome Middle School1.3 mi · 947
- Ferron William E Elementary School1.3 mi · 548
- Mendoza John F Elementary School1.6 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Hal Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Smith Hal Elementary School?
Smith Hal Elementary School enrolls approximately 709 students in grades PK-05.
Is Smith Hal Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smith Hal Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Smith Hal Elementary School have?
Smith Hal Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Smith Hal Elementary School?
At Smith Hal Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 49% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Smith Hal Elementary School in?
Smith Hal Elementary School is part of Clark County.
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