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Enrollment
607
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000653
Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School
5700 W Harmon Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89103 · (702) 799-2550 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
607 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 | 61 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 15% |
Student demographics
68%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
Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School→Sawyer Grant 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
44.7%
NV avg 45.8% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
33.5%
NV avg 35.6% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.7% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 36.3% |
% 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 →
Where Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #190 of 367 | #130 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #214 of 388 | #146 of 258 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #186 of 390 | #134 of 259 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #114 of 442 | #108 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #33 of 379 | #28 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #118 of 381 | #113 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #198 of 386 | #193 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #213 of 304 | #149 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
607
-91 (-13%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 607 | 44 | 13.8:1 | 100% (607) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 100% (622) |
| 2022-23 | 714 | 41 | 17.4:1 | 100% (714) |
| 2020-21 | 698 | 33 | 21.1:1 | 100% (698) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 100% (706) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 38 | 18.6:1 | 89% (630) |
| 2010-11 | 632 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 89% (564) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School.
About Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School
Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school's enrollment of 607 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Nevada average about 480 students each.
Clark County runs 375 schools with a combined 301,622 students. Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School is one of them.
Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 43%. The rest of enrollment is 34% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% White, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Clark County's population at about 32%. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School, 44 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.8:1. That is lower than the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School scores 33.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Clark County show that the median household income is $76,472, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 462 public schools in Clark County, enrolling about 360,225 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Dondero Harvey N Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 607, a 13% decrease from 698 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.8 students per teacher, compared with 21.1 in 2020-21.
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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
- Dondero Harvey N Elementary School0.5 mi · 737
- Guinn Kenny C Middle School0.8 mi · 1,069
- Jydstrup Helen Elementary School0.9 mi · 563
- Burk Horizon-Southwest Sunset High School0.9 mi · 24
- South Academic Center J-SHS0.9 mi · 115
- Decker C H Elementary School1.2 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Thiriot Joseph E Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School?
Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School enrolls approximately 607 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School serve?
Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School?
At Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 43% Hispanic, 34% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School?
Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School is overseen by Clark County in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.