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Thomas Ruby S Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 376 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Ruby S Elementary School is a PK–5 school with 682 students at 1560 E Cherokee Ln in Las Vegas (89169), part of the Clark County School District, serving a fully high-poverty population — 100% free/reduced lunch in each of the last three reported years.

Academically, the school has placed in the bottom 8% of Nevada elementary schools in 8 of the last 10 reported years, and its 2025–26 state rank (337th of 376, 10th percentile, its first star since 2015–16) is still bottom-decile — but it is the school's best showing in a decade, and it comes with real momentum. Math proficiency rose from 10.2% (2022–23) to 18.5% (2025–26) and reading from 17.5% to 28.5%, roughly doubling while the district gained only about 3–4 points, narrowing the gap to the district to roughly 15 points in both subjects. The most striking pattern is by grade: the current 3rd grade posts 35.5% math and 39.4% reading — the highest among nearby Clark County schools such as Lake Robert E Elementary School, Rowe Lewis E Elementary School and Beckley Will Elementary School — while 4th grade falls to 10.4% math and 17.5% reading, the lowest of the nine-school comparison set.

The clearest constraint is attendance: chronic absenteeism is 48.9%, nearly double the state (25.5%) and district (27.0%) and higher than every nearby school. Spending is $16,181 per student, the third-highest among the Clark County peers, so resources are not obviously the binding limit. Nearby NV Rise Academy Charter School, 0.83 miles away, reaches 39.0% math and 48.0% reading on the group's lowest spending ($11,451) — a self-selecting comparison, but evidence that similar students can exceed state averages. Science proficiency is suppressed by the state and is unknown, not zero.

682

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,181

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: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (24% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 26% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg36%

Nevada avg39%

337^th of 376

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

186^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	14.0	337 of 376	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025-2026) ?

Reading28%-17 vs state

Mathematics18%-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 (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
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%)	14	337^th of 376 public elementary schools	10.4%		11.9	349^th of 379 public elementary schools	7.9%	12	35.5	10.4	13.4	18.5	39.4	17.5	32.5	28.5			$16,181	$2,722	$13,459
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%)	10	358^th of 376 public elementary schools	4.8%		6.4	375^th of 379 public elementary schools	1.1%	17	21.0	27.2	11.9	20.5	21.0	25.9	27.9	24.9			$14,076	$2,526	$11,551
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%)	47.3	174^th of 376 public elementary schools	53.7%		40.2	204^th of 379 public elementary schools	46.2%	30	45.0	32.2	39.6	39.0	47.4	38.9	57.1	48.0			$11,451	$3,239	$8,212
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
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%)	24.4	274^th of 376 public elementary schools	27.1%		39.1	210^th of 379 public elementary schools	44.6%	64	30.2	30.3	25.0	28.5	33.6	40.0	44.3	39.1	11.3	11.3	$15,440	$2,127	$13,313
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%)	18.1	306^th of 376 public elementary schools	18.6%		9.9	360^th of 379 public elementary schools	5.0%	54		29.2		24.5	21.7	26.1	44.2	30.6			$20,909	$2,445	$18,464
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%)	6.8	374^th of 376 public elementary schools	0.5%		14.3	334^th of 379 public elementary schools	11.9%	40	19.2	15.7	7.4	13.2	19.8	28.2	22.7	23.7			$7,849	$-03	$7,853
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%)	16.5	322^nd of 376 public elementary schools	14.4%		10.6	357^th of 379 public elementary schools	5.8%	35	29.2	27.5	15.2	25.0	22.3	30.0	44.0	30.5			$15,348	$2,227	$13,121
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

Frequently Asked Questions about 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 10.4% of Nevada elementary schools.

How many students attend Thomas Ruby S Elementary School?

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

What district is Thomas Ruby S Elementary School in?

Clark County

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.

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