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Dearing Laura Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 376 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Dearing Laura Elementary School is a 600-student PK–5 school in Las Vegas, NV, part of Clark County School District, where the free/reduced-lunch rate has been 100% in each of the last three reported years. It currently ranks 367th of 376 ranked Nevada elementary schools—about the 2nd percentile—and has earned 0 stars for six straight years. That is a long slide from 2017–2018, when it ranked at the 52nd percentile with 3 stars.

Compared with nearby schools, Dearing Laura Elementary School has the lowest all-grade math proficiency in its peer group: 14.4%, about 10 points below even the average of its struggling neighbors. Reading is 26.3%, roughly at peer parity and up 6.5 points in the latest year. The school has the best student-teacher ratio in the group (13.6 students per teacher) and per-student spending rose to $15,758, yet math outcomes have stayed flat. Chronic absenteeism is 36.1%, second-highest among comparable neighbors and above district and state levels. Crestwood Elementary School, 0.89 miles away, ranks at the 48th percentile with math at 41.1% and absenteeism at 14.6%, showing that a nearby school can achieve very different results.

Attendance is the clearest lever: the school cut chronic absenteeism from 52.8% to 31.2% before a recent rise to 36.1%, so improvement here is possible. Math falls sharply by grade—22.7% in 3rd, 11.6% in 4th, 9.5% in 5th—while reading stays near 25–27%. Science results are suppressed by the state, so science is unknown, not zero. Overall, the data suggest the school’s main challenges are instructional and attendance-related rather than simply a lack of classroom resources.

600

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,758

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3046 Ferndale St.
Las Vegas, NV 89121

(702) 799-7710

District: Clark County

Students who attend Dearing Laura Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mack Jerome Middle School
High:	Chaparral High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.3%

African American:

23.7%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (20% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 26% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg36%

Nevada avg39%

367^th of 376

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

209^th of 216Elementary 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
2026	8.3	367 of 376	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	369 of 379	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	363 of 377	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	362 of 384	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	368 of 380	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	318 of 324	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	263 of 388	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	163 of 341	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.3	217 of 351	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.6	247 of 347	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	312 of 332	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.0	317 of 330	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	288 of 328	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	5.3	301 of 318	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.0	280 of 300	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	270 of 292	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.0	272 of 294	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.7	216 of 246	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	58.0	43 of 132	67.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	63.3	51 of 213	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	52.0	151 of 330	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	62.9	89 of 308	71.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	63.8	92 of 321	71.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	46.7	168 of 332	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	52.5	91 of 227	59.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	55.6	113 of 247	54.3%	★★★☆☆

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)76th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)71st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2018)71st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2018)67th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2018)60th percentile+8 vs school

White (2018)54th percentile~ school

Female (2018)54th percentile~ school

Male (2018)49th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?

Reading26%-19 vs state

Mathematics14%-22 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Saturday, November 17, 2012

My son has adhd and the dual language program set him back (too much to focus on and basically learning half the curriculum since it is one day English and one day Spanish all across through 5th grade now). He tested above average intelligence but his reading grades never went past a C the two years he was there. They gave him spelling words which they NEVER reviewed in class but he was expected to do sntences on them. If I was going to do most of the teaching I might as well do it all myself and avoid the confusion. Right now I'm homeschooling my son and i can see him blossoming, even though it's a tougher curriculum but all in english at last! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 21, 2012

Started my son here today, and I am NOT happy. My son is autistic, and just kind of goes along with what you tell him, so these issues are even huger.....First off when we went to register, we were completely ignored by the staff as they talked to each other casually, then when we DID get someones attention, they BARELY understood english. He apparently has 2 teachers, one day english, one day spanish.........for one thing, I think a kid with special needs needs a little more CONSISTANCY THAN THAT. And another.....we were not told, nor given a choice over him being in a spanish only class half the time. I dont have anything agaist my son learning spanish, but that is a HUGE element of his education that I wasnt told about until he was in it already. For a kid who has a hard time communicating in english, why the HELL would you confuse him with a new language!?!? Then at the end of his first day, I go to pick him up, and I go to the spot where I was told he was going to be waiting....he wasnt there. I was freaking out and caught him JUST before he got on a bus someone was sticking him on, going who knows where....NOT HAPPY, seriously considering homeschooling Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2026)				SBAC Reading (2026)				SBAC Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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
Dearing Laura Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3046 Ferndale St.	Las Vegas	89121	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7710	600	44	13.6	100.0%	30 (5.0%)	142 (23.7%)	380 (63.3%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	32 (5.3%)	8.3	367^th of 376 public elementary schools	2.4%		8.7	369^th of 379 public elementary schools	2.6%	2	22.7	11.6	9.5	14.4	27.2	25.0	26.9	26.3			$15,758	$2,936	$12,821
Crestwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Pauline Way	Las Vegas	89104	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7890	551	32	17.2	100.0%	24 (4.4%)	30 (5.4%)	468 (84.9%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	42.5	196^th of 376 public elementary schools	47.9%		33.5	235^th of 379 public elementary schools	38.0%	39	56.0	41.5	21.4	41.1	40.6	31.1	54.2	41.5			$17,403	$1,886	$15,517
Innovations International Charter School Oakey	Public, Charter	K-5	1600 E Oakey Blvd	Las Vegas	89104	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(702) 216-4337	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	46.9	175^th of 376 public elementary schools	53.5%					(n/a)	50.7	40.5	47.2	45.8	28.5	25.6	52.7	34.3	43.6	43.6
Lake Robert E Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2904 Meteoro St	Las Vegas	89169	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-5530	682	37	18.4	100.0%	34 (5.0%)	111 (16.3%)	479 (70.2%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	38 (5.6%)	17.1	317^th of 376 public elementary schools	15.7%		15.9	323^rd of 379 public elementary schools	14.8%	6	30.8	25.0	16.2	24.2	22.9	30.4	44.1	32.0			$16,525	$2,074	$14,452
Sunrise Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 28th Street	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7912	496	32	15.5	100.0%	11 (2.2%)	127 (25.6%)	333 (67.1%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	8.7	361^st of 376 public elementary schools	4.0%		12.1	348^th of 379 public elementary schools	8.2%	13	15.1	27.5	12.1	19.1			21.9	19.1			$17,710	$2,440	$15,271
Variety Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 E Stewart Ave	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7938	28	31	.9	100.0%	4 (14.3%)	10 (35.7%)	7 (25.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.1%)	4 (14.3%)								(n/a)											$00	$00	$00
Hollingsworth Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1776 East Ogden Ave	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-1660	517	25	20.6	100.0%	29 (5.6%)	88 (17.0%)	362 (70.0%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.1%)	10.6	356^th of 376 public elementary schools	5.3%		15.6	326^th of 379 public elementary schools	14.0%	30	23.5			17.7	17.6	28.1	32.8	26.4			$17,934	$2,167	$15,767
Desert Willow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	245 N Pecos	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	Clark County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(702) 799-5631	4	0			2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$00	$00	$00
Miley Achievement Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	245 N Pecos	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-5631	23	0		100.0%	3 (13.0%)	10 (43.5%)	7 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.0%)								(n/a)											$00	$00	$00
Long Walter V Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 S Walnut Rd	Las Vegas	89104	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7456	697	37	18.8	100.0%	59 (8.5%)	73 (10.5%)	518 (74.3%)	16 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.0%)	10.7	355^th of 376 public elementary schools	5.6%		6.5	374^th of 379 public elementary schools	1.3%	19	28.5	21.4	16.0	22.4	24.5	20.8	31.0	24.7			$15,080	$2,660	$12,420

Frequently Asked Questions about Dearing Laura Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Dearing Laura Elementary School?

Students at Dearing Laura Elementary School are 63% Hispanic, 24% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% White.

How many students attend Dearing Laura Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Dearing Laura Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Dearing Laura Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dearing Laura Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mack Jerome Middle School
High : Chaparral High School

Is Dearing Laura Elementary School a good school?

Dearing Laura Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Nevada elementary schools.

What district is Dearing Laura Elementary School in?

Clark County

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