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Enrollment
599
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000035
Ward Gene Elementary School
1555 E Hacienda Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89119 · (702) 799-5650 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Nevada public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
599 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 | 53 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
43%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
Ward Gene Elementary School→Cannon Helen C Junior High School→Del Sol Academy of Performing Arts High 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
22.8%
NV avg 45.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
17.6%
NV avg 35.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.8% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 24.1% | 16.5% |
% 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
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 Ward Gene Elementary School
Ward Gene Elementary School's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Gene Elementary School this school | 599 | 100.0% | 20.3% |
| Culley Paul E Elementary School Las Vegas | 583 | 100.0% | 25.2% |
| Diaz Ruben P Elementary School Las Vegas | 567 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
| Woolley Gwendolyn Elementary School Las Vegas | 651 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
| Roundy Dr C Owen Elementary School Las Vegas | 617 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| Gragson Oran K Elementary School Las Vegas | 539 | 100.0% | 26.8% |
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 Ward Gene Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #334 of 367 | #227 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #362 of 388 ▼ 15 | #239 of 258 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #362 of 390 ▼ 27 | #242 of 259 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #121 of 442 | #114 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #106 of 379 | #88 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #317 of 381 | #219 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #32 of 386 | #27 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #191 of 304 | #135 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
599
-40 (-6%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 719
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 599 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 100% (599) |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 33 | 18.9:1 | 100% (624) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 100% (612) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 40 | 16.0:1 | 100% (639) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 100% (721) |
| 2015-16 | 748 | 40 | 18.7:1 | 93% (698) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | 42 | 15.5:1 | 86% (560) |
| 2000-01 | 814 | 49 | 16.6:1 | 53% (428) |
| 1990-91 | 719 | 36 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ward Gene Elementary School.
About Ward Gene Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Ward Gene Elementary School serves students in Las Vegas, Nevada. It serves 599 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Nevada average about 480 students.
Clark County has 375 schools; together they serve 301,622 students.
Roughly 74% of students at Ward Gene Elementary School are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Black, 5% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 32%. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 39 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Nevada have 18.1:1, compared with 15.4:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Nevada public elementary schools, Ward Gene Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Nevada, Ward Gene Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 20.3% actual against a predicted 32.5%.
Clark County census figures show that the median household income is $76,472, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Clark County is home to 462 public schools and about 360,225 public school students.
Nearby, Dailey Jack Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Ward Gene Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Ward Gene Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
Ward Gene Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Enrollment dropped 6% from its 2020-21 level of 639.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Dailey Jack Elementary School0.5 mi · 506
- Cannon Helen C Junior High School1.1 mi · 730
- Rowe Lewis E Elementary School1.3 mi · 614
- French Doris Elementary School1.5 mi · 459
- Paradise Prof Dev Elementary School1.5 mi · 429
- Del Sol Academy of Performing Arts High School1.6 mi · 2,527
Frequently asked questions
About Ward Gene Elementary SchoolHow large is Ward Gene Elementary School?
Ward Gene Elementary School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ward Gene Elementary School serve?
Ward Gene Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ward Gene Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Ward Gene Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ward Gene Elementary School?
At Ward Gene Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 74% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Ward Gene Elementary School public or private?
Ward Gene Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.