Ward Kitty McDonough ES

Set in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ward Kitty McDonough ES is a mid-tier K-5 school, operated by Clark County. It serves 691 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 44% above typical.

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

On the student-mix side, Ward Kitty McDonough ES reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Black, 2% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Ward Kitty McDonough ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.5%, the actual is 48.3%, a residual of +15.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, Clark County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,472 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Ward Kitty McDonough ES is one of 462 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students).

The closest other public school is Shadow Ridge HS, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ward Kitty McDonough ES comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.9%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ward Kitty McDonough ES has edged down 13%, going from 792 students in 2018 to 691 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 54% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

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