Tate Myrtle ES

Tate Myrtle ES is a K-5 school of moderately sized scale in Las Vegas, Nevada, part of Clark County, caters to 663 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 38% above the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 480 students.

Clark County runs 375 schools in total, collectively educating 301,622 students. Tate Myrtle ES is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Tate Myrtle ES reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 21% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% White. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 32% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. The state averages about 18.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Tate Myrtle ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.9%.

Around the school, 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 Tate Myrtle ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: Nevada State High School Sunrise, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Tate Myrtle ES comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tate Myrtle ES has contracted 15%, going from 780 students in 2018 to 663 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.