Whitney ES

Whitney ES, an average-sized elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, part of Clark County, teaches 410 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Clark County comprises 375 schools with combined enrollment of 301,622 students; Whitney ES is among them.

On demographics, Whitney ES shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Black, 8% White, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

Looking at school resources, Whitney ES records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. 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, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Whitney ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.1%.

In the area at large, Clark County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,472, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Whitney ES is one of 462 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students).

The closest other public school is Bailey Sister Robert Joseph ES, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Whitney ES comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 28.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Whitney ES's enrollment has declined 19% since 2018, when it stood at 507 (now 410). White enrollment moved from 16% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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