Ward Gene ES

Set in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ward Gene ES is a mid-sized elementary campus, part of Clark County. It teaches 599 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% bigger than the state mean of about 480.

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

Looking at the student body, Ward Gene ES lists that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 14% Black, 5% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 32% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. 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.

After controlling for student poverty, Ward Gene 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 20.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Clark County shows median household earnings sit near $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), Ward Gene ES is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Dailey Jack ES, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ward Gene ES at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 23.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 721 students in 2018 compared to 599 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 68% to 74%.

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