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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000076
Thorpe Jim Elementary School
1650 Patrick Ln, Henderson, NV 89014 · (702) 799-0740 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Nevada public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nevada public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
455 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 | 45 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
70%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
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.1%
NV avg 45.8% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
26.2%
NV avg 35.6% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.1% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.2% | 23.2% |
% 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 →
Schools most like Thorpe Jim Elementary School
Thorpe Jim Elementary School's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Jim Elementary School this school | 455 | 100.0% | 30.4% |
| Treem Harriet Elementary School Henderson | 497 | 100.0% | 36.9% |
| Guy Addeliar D III Elementary School N Las Vegas | 470 | 100.0% | 30.0% |
| Gilbert CVT Elementary School N Las Vegas | 487 | 100.0% | 37.6% |
| Kahre Marc Elementary School Las Vegas | 372 | 100.0% | 35.9% |
| Wiener Jr Louis Elementary School Las Vegas | 423 | 100.0% | 31.7% |
Matched among Nevada elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Thorpe Jim Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #231 of 367 | #159 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #287 of 388 ▼ 4 | #192 of 258 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #230 of 390 ▲ 11 | #161 of 259 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #258 of 442 | #210 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #71 of 379 | #62 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #98 of 381 | #97 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #58 of 386 | #53 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #241 of 304 | #166 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
455
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 669
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 455 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 100% (455) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 100% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 100% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 100% (489) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 69% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 785 | 45 | 17.4:1 | 68% (532) |
| 2010-11 | 788 | 39 | 20.2:1 | 49% (390) |
| 2000-01 | 669 | 40 | 16.7:1 | 16% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thorpe Jim Elementary School.
About Thorpe Jim Elementary School
Thorpe Jim Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Henderson, Nevada. The school counts 455 students across pre-K through 5.
The district, Clark County, has 301,622 students enrolled across 375 schools.
At Thorpe Jim Elementary School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 47%. The remaining shares are 23% Black, 12% multiracial, 11% White, and 5% Asian. Clark County as a whole is about 32% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Thorpe Jim Elementary School's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.7:1, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.4 students per teacher below the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment.
Measured against Nevada public elementary schools, Thorpe Jim Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Thorpe Jim Elementary School would be expected to post about 32.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.4%.
Across Clark County, the median household income is $76,472, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Clark County has 462 public schools and roughly 360,225 students.
Treem Harriet Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Thorpe Jim Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Thorpe Jim Elementary School ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 30.4% versus a 33.2% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 34 students since 2020-21, to 455.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Henderson
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 3,203 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 3,147 students
- Green Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,436 students
- Foothill High SchoolHigh · 2,406 students
- Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High SchoolHigh · 2,395 students
- Pinecrest Academy of Nevada CadenceCombined · 2,370 students
Nearby schools
- Treem Harriet Elementary School0.1 mi · 497
- White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School0.2 mi · 1,501
- Cowan Academic Center J-SHS0.3 mi · 98
- Cowan Sunset Southeast High School0.3 mi · 29
- Silver Sands Montessori0.6 mi · 226
- Southeast Career Technical Academy High School0.8 mi · 1,999
Frequently asked questions
About Thorpe Jim Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thorpe Jim Elementary School?
Thorpe Jim Elementary School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Thorpe Jim Elementary School serve?
Thorpe Jim Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Thorpe Jim Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Thorpe Jim Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thorpe Jim Elementary School?
At Thorpe Jim Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 47% Hispanic, 23% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Thorpe Jim Elementary School in?
Thorpe Jim Elementary School is part of Clark County.
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