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Enrollment
710
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000109
Vegas Verdes Elementary School
4000 El Parque Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89102 · (702) 799-5960 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL710 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Nevada public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
710 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 | 55 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
42%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
33.3%
NV avg 45.8% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
31.2%
NV avg 35.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 28.9% |
% 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 Vegas Verdes Elementary School
Vegas Verdes Elementary School's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegas Verdes Elementary School this school | 710 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Long Walter V Elementary School Las Vegas | 697 | 100.0% | 20.0% |
| Goldfarb Daniel Elementary School Las Vegas | 598 | 100.0% | 37.3% |
| Beckley Will Elementary School Las Vegas | 713 | 100.0% | 20.9% |
| Dondero Harvey N Elementary School Las Vegas | 737 | 100.0% | 29.3% |
| Ward Gene Elementary School Las Vegas | 599 | 100.0% | 20.3% |
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 Vegas Verdes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #262 of 367 | #183 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #241 of 388 ▼ 7 | #166 of 258 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #278 of 390 ▲ 22 | #188 of 259 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 710 | #53 of 442 | #51 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #230 of 379 | #173 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #328 of 381 | #227 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #77 of 386 | #72 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.9% | #11 of 46 | #9 of 38 |
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
710
-22 (-3%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 765
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 710 | 41 | 17.3:1 | 100% (710) |
| 2023-24 | 707 | 37 | 19.1:1 | 100% (707) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 43 | 16.9:1 | 100% (727) |
| 2020-21 | 732 | 39 | 18.8:1 | 100% (732) |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 100% (615) |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 42 | 13.8:1 | 85% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 92% (528) |
| 2000-01 | 722 | 44 | 16.4:1 | 46% (329) |
| 1990-91 | 765 | 37 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vegas Verdes Elementary School.
About Vegas Verdes Elementary School
Vegas Verdes Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. It serves 710 students in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Nevada is roughly 480 students; this school is 48% bigger than that.
Clark County has 301,622 students in 375 schools, and Vegas Verdes Elementary School is one of those schools.
Roughly 75% of students at Vegas Verdes Elementary School are Hispanic. Other groups include 12% Black, 5% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Clark County residents are about 32% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 41 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. Eligible students account for 100% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
The allk12 Grade for Vegas Verdes Elementary School is C. Compared with Nevada public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Vegas Verdes Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (27.1%) and its predicted rate (32.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Nevada schools.
Federal survey data 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%. Clark County is home to 462 public schools and about 360,225 public school students.
Sage Collegiate Public Charter School is located about 0.7 miles from Vegas Verdes Elementary School. The five-mile area around Vegas Verdes Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 28.7%, higher than Vegas Verdes Elementary School's 27.1%.
For locale, NCES codes Vegas Verdes Elementary School as City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 22 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.3:1) than in 2020-21 (18.8:1).
The Vegas Verdes Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
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- Hyde Park Middle School0.8 mi · 1,371
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- Bell Rex Elementary School1.0 mi · 539
- Wasden Howard Elementary School1.2 mi · 448
- Griffith E W Elementary School1.3 mi · 608
Frequently asked questions
About Vegas Verdes Elementary SchoolHow large is Vegas Verdes Elementary School?
Vegas Verdes Elementary School enrolls approximately 710 students in grades PK-05.
Is Vegas Verdes Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vegas Verdes Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Vegas Verdes Elementary School have?
Vegas Verdes Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
How diverse is Vegas Verdes Elementary School?
Vegas Verdes Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 75% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Vegas Verdes Elementary School?
Vegas Verdes 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.