Snyder Don & Dee ES

As an average-sized primary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, Snyder Don & Dee ES caters to 679 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Clark County. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 41% above typical.

Clark County comprises 375 schools with combined enrollment of 301,622 students; Snyder Don & Dee ES is among them.

On the student-mix side, Snyder Don & Dee ES shows that 30% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 22% White, 17% Black, 17% multiracial, 11% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Clark County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Snyder Don & Dee ES has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Snyder Don & Dee ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 34.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,472 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Snyder Don & Dee ES is one.

The closest other public school is Wright William V ES, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Snyder Don & Dee ES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Snyder Don & Dee ES at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Snyder Don & Dee ES has declined 5%, going from 715 students in 2018 to 679 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 32% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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