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Wasden Howard Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Wasden Howard Elementary School is a public elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving grades PK-5 with 453 students. The school is part of the Clark County School District, which is the 5th ranked district in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Despite the district's overall performance, Wasden Howard Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nevada elementary schools, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly below the Clark County and Nevada averages on SBAC Math and Reading assessments, with proficiency rates around 20-30% compared to 40-45% for the district and state. The school's performance on SBAC Science assessments is also low, with only 17.1% of 5th graders proficient or better.

Wasden Howard Elementary faces additional challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 24% to 31.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school serves a diverse student population, with a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, all of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. While nearby schools, such as Hoggard Mabel Elementary, perform significantly better, Wasden Howard Elementary has struggled to improve its academic performance over the past decade, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of instructional practices, curriculum, and support systems to address the underlying factors contributing to the low performance.

448

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,482

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2831 Palomino Ln
Las Vegas, NV 89107

(702) 799-4239

District: Clark County

Students who attend Wasden Howard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hyde Park Middle School
High:	Clark Educational W High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.7%

African American:

19.4%

White:

13.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg38%

Nevada avg41%

320^th of 379

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

176^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	16.8	320 of 379	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	258 of 377	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	295 of 384	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	299 of 380	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	252 of 324	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	229 of 388	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	245 of 341	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.4	246 of 351	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.2	205 of 347	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.6	201 of 332	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.9	211 of 330	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.7	181 of 328	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.3	207 of 318	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.1	227 of 300	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.3	180 of 292	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.8	187 of 294	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.2	140 of 246	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	37.1	82 of 132	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	36.5	140 of 213	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	25.6	254 of 330	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	28.9	239 of 308	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	39.7	199 of 321	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	33.0	219 of 332	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	26.9	175 of 227	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	27.2	198 of 247	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)38th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2018)38th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)34th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2018)34th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2018)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2018)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2018)22nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2018)20th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading31%-14 vs state

Mathematics24%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, July 2, 2016

My children were primarily homeschooled, so I had many reservations about them returning to a public school environment. I can honestly say the Principal Mr. DuChateu was helpful and accessible. He's strict but engaging. I loved my 2 youngest children's teachers, but was extremely disappointed with my 4th grade sons 4th grade teacher, as I found her to be unacessible and unattentive. Overall however, the entire staff (especially Ms Tracy the Guidance Counselor) are loving and desire to see the kids succeed. I recommend this school 100%!! Looking forward to the 2016-2017 school year :) Close Quote

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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 All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 4th Grade	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 5th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wasden Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2831 Palomino Ln	Las Vegas	89107	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4239	448	34	13.1	100.0%	61 (13.6%)	87 (19.4%)	245 (54.7%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	38 (8.5%)	16.8	320^th of 379 public elementary schools	15.6%		27.2	258^th of 377 public elementary schools	31.6%	62	31.0	20.8	17.8	23.7	30.6	37.3	26.0		31.1			$13,482	$1,889	$11,593
Sage Collegiate Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	4100 W. Charleston Blvd	Las Vegas	89107	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(702) 482-7751	312	0	241.0	100.0%	101 (32.4%)	44 (14.1%)	139 (44.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	21 (6.7%)								(n/a)				12.5				42.8	20.4
Vegas Verdes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 El Parque Ave	Las Vegas	89102	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-5960	710	41	17.3	100.0%	34 (4.8%)	86 (12.1%)	532 (74.9%)	25 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	27 (3.8%)	22.9	280^th of 379 public elementary schools	26.1%		23.5	277^th of 377 public elementary schools	26.5%	3	37.0	28.8	28.2	31.2	34.2	29.7	35.8		33.3	14.5	14.5	$11,916	$1,918	$9,998
Griffith E W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	324 Essex Dr	Las Vegas	89107	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4200	608	44	13.8	100.0%	44 (7.2%)	41 (6.7%)	488 (80.3%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (2.8%)	20.9	295^th of 379 public elementary schools	22.2%		14.3	340^th of 377 public elementary schools	9.8%	45	35.2	18.8	22.9	26.2	34.2	25.8	41.6		34.2	14.5	14.5	$12,264	$2,184	$10,079
Hancock Doris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 W. Bonanza Rd	Las Vegas	89107	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4205	420	34	12.3	100.0%	31 (7.4%)	117 (27.9%)	234 (55.7%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.5%)	15.8	324^th of 379 public elementary schools	14.5%		17.9	315^th of 377 public elementary schools	16.4%	9	22.7	26.9	19.6	23.1	26.5	31.7	36.0		31.0			$12,712	$2,035	$10,676
Bell Rex Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Wilmington Way	Las Vegas	89102	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-5910	539	29	18.5	100.0%	22 (4.1%)	150 (27.8%)	308 (57.1%)	21 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	33 (6.1%)	9.2	365^th of 379 public elementary schools	3.7%		10	356^th of 377 public elementary schools	5.6%	9	20.7	16.4	15.6	17.5	18.0	22.3	32.9		24.5			$12,070	$1,901	$10,169
Hoggard Mabel Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	950 N Tonopah Dr	Las Vegas	89106	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-4740	530	25	21.2	100.0%	65 (12.3%)	99 (18.7%)	304 (57.4%)	25 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.2%)	77.9	72^nd of 379 public elementary schools	81.0%		74.1	82^nd of 377 public elementary schools	78.2%	10	63.7	56.1	55.0	58.3	69.2	52.8	66.2		62.8	29.8	29.8	$13,971	$1,449	$12,522
Twin Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 Silver Lake Drive	Las Vegas	89108	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4790	523	34	15.3	100.0%	22 (4.2%)	42 (8.0%)	438 (83.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (1.9%)	25.3	266^th of 379 public elementary schools	29.8%		21.8	285^th of 377 public elementary schools	24.4%	19	25.0	44.2	17.2	27.8	36.2	42.2	31.0		36.1			$11,906	$1,583	$10,322
Williams Wendell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 J St	Las Vegas	89106	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4760	339	24	14.1	100.0%	12 (3.5%)	188 (55.5%)	113 (33.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)								(n/a)				12.2					17.5			$19,468	$2,478	$16,989
Red Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	408 Upland Blvd	Las Vegas	89107	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4223	546	30	18.2	100.0%	44 (8.1%)	93 (17.0%)	370 (67.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (5.1%)	14.3	335^th of 379 public elementary schools	11.6%		21.1	290^th of 377 public elementary schools	23.1%	45	23.5	33.3	23.7	26.5	16.8	29.4	27.8		24.0			$12,045	$2,037	$10,008

Frequently Asked Questions about Wasden Howard Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Wasden Howard Elementary School?

Students at Wasden Howard Elementary School are 55% Hispanic, 19% African American, 14% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Wasden Howard Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wasden Howard Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hyde Park Middle School
High : Clark Educational W High School

How many students attend Wasden Howard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Wasden Howard Elementary School.

Is Wasden Howard Elementary School a good school?

Wasden Howard Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.6% of Nevada elementary schools.

What district is Wasden Howard Elementary School in?

Clark County

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