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Thomas Ruby S Elementary School

Q: Is Thomas Ruby S Elementary School a good school?

Thomas Ruby S Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Nevada elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Thomas Ruby S Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 682 students attended Thomas Ruby S Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Thomas Ruby S Elementary School?

Students at Thomas Ruby S Elementary School are 47% Hispanic, 34% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% White, 6% Asian.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Ruby S Elementary School is a public elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 624 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Clark County School District, which is ranked 5 out of 12 in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Unfortunately, Thomas Ruby S Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Nevada elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period. The school's performance on various student subgroups is also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom 25% of Nevada elementary schools for multiple subgroups in the 2017-2018 school year. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.6% to 43.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Thomas Ruby S Elementary School to nearby schools within the Clark County School District, the performance gap is quite stark. For example, Beckley Will Elementary School, located just 1.75 miles away, had significantly higher proficiency rates in both mathematics and reading, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite the school's low performance, its per-student spending is relatively high, ranging from $10,043 to $11,766 in recent years, suggesting that the issue may not be solely a lack of funding, but rather how the resources are being utilized to support student learning.

682

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,766

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1560 E Cherokee Ln
Las Vegas, NV 89169

(702) 799-5550

District: Clark County

Students who attend Thomas Ruby S Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Orr William E Middle School
High:	Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.4%

African American:

34.3%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — <1st percentile in 2024 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 8th (2025) from a <1st-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 27% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg38%

Nevada avg41%

349^th of 379

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

196^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	11.9	349 of 379	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	376 of 377	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	379 of 384	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	372 of 380	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	375 of 388	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	324 of 341	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	331 of 351	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	302 of 347	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.2	308 of 332	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.8	286 of 330	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	277 of 328	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.8	270 of 318	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.0	279 of 300	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.0	276 of 292	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.3	259 of 294	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	26.3	108 of 132	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	31.5	172 of 213	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	13.0	310 of 330	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	12.5	298 of 308	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	15.1	302 of 321	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	13.0	313 of 332	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	19.0	200 of 227	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	8.1	237 of 247	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)19th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2018)18th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2018)12th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2018)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)6th percentile~ school

Male (2018)6th percentile~ school

White (2018)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading30%-16 vs state

Mathematics17%-18 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, November 7, 2018

This is a learning complex, in a low income neighborhood, with a student population of a diverse ethnic and language challenged individuals being administered to, by a number of professionals, who are socio/economically INEPT at understanding/dealing with children in this situation. 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 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
Thomas Ruby S Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1560 E Cherokee Ln	Las Vegas	89169	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-5550	682	42	16.2	100.0%	40 (5.9%)	234 (34.3%)	323 (47.4%)	38 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	41 (6.0%)	11.9	349^th of 379 public elementary schools	7.9%		5	376^th of 377 public elementary schools	0.3%	27	20.0	21.1	9.7	17.1	30.3	30.0	29.1	29.8			$11,766	$1,712	$10,054
Petersen Dean Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3650 Cambridge St	Las Vegas	89169	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-1120	702	40	17.5	100.0%	37 (5.3%)	263 (37.5%)	331 (47.2%)	11 (1.6%)	10 (1.4%)	7 (1.0%)	43 (6.1%)	6.4	375^th of 379 public elementary schools	1.1%		6	375^th of 377 public elementary schools	0.5%		21.6	13.6	12.2	15.7	21.8	19.6	19.6	20.3			$12,288	$1,746	$10,542
NV Rise Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	2525 Emerson Ave	Las Vegas	89121	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 489-4886	367	13	28.2	100.0%	17 (4.6%)	71 (19.3%)	225 (61.3%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	27 (7.4%)	40.2	204^th of 379 public elementary schools	46.2%		42.3	187^th of 377 public elementary schools	50.4%	17	31.3	39.6	23.5	31.8	43.1	53.4	47.0	48.1			$8,956	$2,174	$6,782
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%)	15.9	323^rd of 379 public elementary schools	14.8%		10.2	354^th of 377 public elementary schools	6.1%	31	31.9	21.5	18.0	24.5	24.3	29.0	37.2	29.7			$11,296	$1,640	$9,656
Rowe Lewis E Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4338 S Bruce St	Las Vegas	89119	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-5540	614	43	14.2	100.0%	58 (9.4%)	79 (12.9%)	390 (63.5%)	35 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	46 (7.5%)	39.1	210^th of 379 public elementary schools	44.6%		35.1	216^th of 377 public elementary schools	42.7%	6	38.7	32.9	30.8	34.1	45.9	41.7	54.2	47.6	17.7	17.7	$15,121	$1,932	$13,189
Paradise Prof Dev Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Cottage Grove Ave	Las Vegas	89119	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-5660	429	27	15.8	100.0%	28 (6.5%)	132 (30.8%)	214 (49.9%)	22 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (7.0%)	9.9	360^th of 379 public elementary schools	5.0%		19.8	301^st of 377 public elementary schools	20.2%	59	26.9			20.6	15.8	31.4	19.4	21.7			$14,275	$1,728	$12,546
Early Childhood Elementary School	Public	PK-K	3656 S. Pecos-McLeod Interconn	Las Vegas	89121	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-8692	57	4	14.2	5.3%	5 (8.8%)	17 (29.8%)	28 (49.1%)	2 (3.5%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.0%)								(n/a)											$00	$00	$00
NV Learning Academy Elementary School	Public, Virtual	PK, KG-5	3050 E. Flamingo Road	Las Vegas	89121	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	Yes	No	(702) 799-6852	1,029	63	16.3		115 (11.2%)	240 (23.3%)	449 (43.6%)	55 (5.3%)	10 (1.0%)	39 (3.8%)	121 (11.8%)	14.3	334^th of 379 public elementary schools	11.9%		10	355^th of 377 public elementary schools	5.8%	21	23.2	11.9	6.3	13.7	37.2	26.6	35.6	33.2			$337	$07	$329
Beckley Will Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3223 S Glenhurst	Las Vegas	89121	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7700	713	41	17.3	100.0%	54 (7.6%)	81 (11.4%)	531 (74.5%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	25 (3.5%)	10.6	357^th of 379 public elementary schools	5.8%		9.9	357^th of 377 public elementary schools	5.3%		27.1	19.2	19.3	22.3	17.8	22.8	28.5	22.9			$12,302	$1,731	$10,572
Innovations Int'l Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1600 E Oakey Blvd	Las Vegas	89104	Clark County	Clark County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 216-4337	365	23	15.8	100.0%	16 (4.4%)	48 (13.2%)	252 (69.0%)	20 (5.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.3%)	32.8	236^th of 379 public elementary schools	37.7%		27.5	254^th of 377 public elementary schools	32.6%	18	42.1	49.0	19.4	36.0	29.8	45.0	38.2	36.7			$10,307	$306	$10,001

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Ruby S Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Ruby S Elementary School?

Students at Thomas Ruby S Elementary School are 47% Hispanic, 34% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% White, 6% Asian.

What district is Thomas Ruby S Elementary School in?

Clark County

How many students attend Thomas Ruby S Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 682 students attended Thomas Ruby S Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Thomas Ruby S Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Thomas Ruby S Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Orr William E Middle School
High : Valley High School

Is Thomas Ruby S Elementary School a good school?

Thomas Ruby S Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Nevada elementary schools.

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