Watson Fredric W ES

Located at 5845 N Commerce St, in N Las Vegas, Nevada, Watson Fredric W ES is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that educates 633 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Clark County. Enrollment runs roughly 32% above the state mean of about 480.

Within Clark County, which oversees 375 schools and 301,622 students, Watson Fredric W ES is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Watson Fredric W ES records that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 27% Black, 10% White, 8% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 32% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Watson Fredric W ES reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. The state averages about 18.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at Watson Fredric W ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Watson Fredric W 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 24.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Clark County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $76,472 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which Watson Fredric W ES is one.

The closest other public school is Findlay Clifford O MS, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Watson Fredric W ES at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 27.4%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Watson Fredric W ES has decreased 14%, going from 732 students in 2018 to 633 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 44% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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