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Diaz Ruben P Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Diaz Ruben P Elementary School is a public elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 590 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Clark County School District, which is ranked 5 out of 12 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Despite increased per-student funding over the past few years, Diaz Ruben P Elementary School has faced significant challenges in terms of academic performance. The school's mathematics and reading proficiency rates are consistently lower than the state and district averages, and its science proficiency rates are particularly low. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.6% to 31.3%, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages. Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Lynch Ann Elementary, Miller Sandy Searles Elementary, and Tate Myrtle Elementary, generally perform better than Diaz Ruben P Elementary School in terms of academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings, though they also face high chronic absenteeism rates.

Despite the school's high-poverty student population, as indicated by its 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, and the increased funding it has received, the academic performance data suggests that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16.3 suggests that it has the capacity to provide more individualized attention to students, but this has not yet translated into improved student outcomes. Addressing the root causes of these challenges will be crucial for improving student performance at Diaz Ruben P Elementary School.

567

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,094

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4450 E Owens Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89110

(702) 799-2120

District: Clark County

Students who attend Diaz Ruben P Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Monaco Mario C & JoAnne Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.0%

African American:

13.9%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg38%

Nevada avg41%

341^st of 379

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

190^th of 221Elementary Schools in the Clark County

5^th of 12Clark County among Nevada districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	341 of 379	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	211 of 377	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	189 of 384	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.7	249 of 380	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	169 of 388	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	183 of 341	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.2	224 of 351	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	18.9	294 of 347	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.5	295 of 332	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	304 of 330	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.0	289 of 328	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	5.7	300 of 318	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.2	289 of 300	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	51.1	52 of 132	60.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	59.2	64 of 213	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	49.4	161 of 330	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	61.2	98 of 308	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	58.7	112 of 321	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	39.0	191 of 332	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	28.3	167 of 227	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2018)70th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2018)68th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)65th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2018)61st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2018)51st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2018)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2018)26th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading25%-20 vs state

Mathematics23%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

My girls went to that school and the teachers and staff really care for the students and will help with so much and love all the family school activities!! Close Quote

Schools Near Diaz Ruben P Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)							SBAC Reading (2025)							SBAC Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 4th Grade	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 5th Grade	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Diaz Ruben P Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4450 E Owens Ave	Las Vegas	89110	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-2120	567	31	18.2	100.0%	21 (3.7%)	79 (13.9%)	431 (76.0%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.4%)	13.2	341^st of 379 public elementary schools	10.0%		37	211^th of 377 public elementary schools	44.0%	130	23.7	19.5	26.3				23.2	17.5	25.2	34.0				25.4				$13,094	$1,834	$11,260
Heard Lomie G Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4497 Kell Ln	Las Vegas	89110	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-4920	603	33	18.2	100.0%	42 (7.0%)	52 (8.6%)	454 (75.3%)	28 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	51.2	167^th of 379 public elementary schools	55.9%		50.6	154^th of 377 public elementary schools	59.2%	13	58.4	45.3	40.5				48.3	42.8	49.4	48.5				46.8	16.8		16.8	$11,342	$1,500	$9,842
Cortez Manuel J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4245 E Tonopah Ave	Las Vegas	89115	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-2180	661	47	14.0	100.0%	22 (3.3%)	166 (25.1%)	441 (66.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	19 (2.9%)	21.4	290^th of 379 public elementary schools	23.5%		20.8	293^rd of 377 public elementary schools	22.3%	3	34.3	33.6	21.9				29.8	29.1	29.7	36.7				31.9				$12,642	$1,660	$10,983
Earl Ira J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4620 E. Monroe Ave.	Las Vegas	89110	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7310	586	34	17.2	100.0%	30 (5.1%)	78 (13.3%)	455 (77.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	18 (3.1%)	5.6	378^th of 379 public elementary schools	0.3%		7.8	369^th of 377 public elementary schools	2.1%	9	20.8	13.7	12.3				15.8	19.7	13.2	20.0				17.8				$11,371	$1,687	$9,683
Lynch Ann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4850 Kell Ln	Las Vegas	89115	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-8820	446	24	18.5	100.0%	9 (2.0%)	87 (19.5%)	325 (72.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)								(n/a)	26.3						16.9			30.1				20.8				$13,166	$2,080	$11,086
Futuro Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	920 N. Lamb Blvd	Las Vegas	89110	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 331-5515	473	16	29.5	100.0%	22 (4.7%)	54 (11.4%)	377 (79.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.2%)	34.9	229^th of 379 public elementary schools	39.6%		35.3	215^th of 377 public elementary schools	43.0%	14	33.7	44.0	25.3				34.5	25.3	48.6	47.1				40.0				$9,753	$2,876	$6,877
Miller Sandy Searles Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4851 E Lake Mead Blvd	Las Vegas	89115	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-8830	589	38	15.5	100.0%	53 (9.0%)	53 (9.0%)	444 (75.4%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.4%)	62.7	119^th of 379 public elementary schools	68.6%		48.1	160^th of 377 public elementary schools	57.6%	41	52.3	46.2	43.4				47.4	45.7	56.9	54.5				52.1	33.3		33.3	$11,205	$1,505	$9,700
Tate Myrtle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4150 East Carey Ave	Las Vegas	89115	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7360	663	38	17.4	100.0%	27 (4.1%)	136 (20.5%)	459 (69.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.7%)	29.6	250^th of 379 public elementary schools	34.0%		34.3	222^nd of 377 public elementary schools	41.1%	28	42.5	39.3	33.0				38.2	37.2	34.3	32.7				34.7	13.2		13.2	$12,137	$1,668	$10,468
Mater Bonanza	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4760 East Bonanza Road	Las Vegas	89110	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 478-8318	1,113	29	39.0	100.0%	26 (2.3%)	48 (4.3%)	1,013 (91.0%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.5%)	59.6	129^th of 379 public elementary schools	66.0%		40.8	192^nd of 377 public elementary schools	49.1%	63	60.3	55.8	48.2	28.5	22.4	33.6	40.7	47.7	48.6	62.5	49.2	54.4	51.6	52.3	15.1	39.3	27.7	$7,019	$1,142	$5,877
Nevada Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1780 Betty Lane	Las Vegas	89156	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 834-0466	416	11	37.8	100.0%	34 (8.2%)	103 (24.8%)	252 (60.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.3%)								(n/a)							12.3				19.7	40.9	26.1	27.1				$11,376	$3,071	$8,305

Frequently Asked Questions about Diaz Ruben P Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Diaz Ruben P Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Diaz Ruben P Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Monaco Mario C & JoAnne Middle School

How many students attend Diaz Ruben P Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Diaz Ruben P Elementary School.

Is Diaz Ruben P Elementary School a good school?

Diaz Ruben P Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.0% of Nevada elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Diaz Ruben P Elementary School?

Students at Diaz Ruben P Elementary School are 76% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% Asian.

What district is Diaz Ruben P Elementary School in?

Clark County

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