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Petersen Dean Elementary School

Q: Is Petersen Dean Elementary School a good school?

Petersen Dean Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Nevada elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Petersen Dean Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Petersen Dean Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Petersen Dean Elementary School?

Students at Petersen Dean Elementary School are 47% Hispanic, 37% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% White, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Petersen Dean Elementary School is a public elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving grades PK-5 with 727 students. 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 from SchoolDigger. However, Petersen Dean Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Nevada elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

The school faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.6% to 39.1% in recent years, and low academic performance, with only 15.7% of students proficient in math in 2024-2025, compared to 33% in Clark County and 35.4% statewide. Petersen Dean Elementary also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quarter of Nevada elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, English Learner, Special Education, and low-income students. Despite relatively high spending per student, ranging from $8,486 to $12,288 in recent years, the school's academic performance remains very low.

While several nearby schools in the Clark County district also serve high-poverty, diverse student populations, some are able to achieve significantly better academic outcomes than Petersen Dean Elementary. This suggests that factors beyond student demographics, such as school leadership, instructional practices, and resource allocation, may be contributing to the differences in performance. Addressing the challenges at Petersen Dean Elementary will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that focuses on improving instructional quality, attendance, and resource allocation to better support student learning.

702

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,288

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3650 Cambridge St
Las Vegas, NV 89169

(702) 799-1120

District: Clark County

Students who attend Petersen Dean Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.2%

African American:

37.5%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 27% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg38%

Nevada avg41%

375^th of 379

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

218^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	6.4	375 of 379	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	375 of 377	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	375 of 384	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	377 of 380	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	357 of 388	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	278 of 341	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	321 of 351	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.8	340 of 347	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.7	328 of 332	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.8	329 of 330	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.1	328 of 328	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.4	318 of 318	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.6	297 of 300	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.1	290 of 292	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	283 of 294	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	31.7	94 of 132	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	44.7	111 of 213	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	30.2	234 of 330	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	27.3	247 of 308	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	28.8	254 of 321	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	15.5	301 of 332	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	28.8	164 of 227	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)48th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2018)29th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2018)29th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2018)28th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)20th percentile~ school

Male (2018)9th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading20%-25 vs state

Mathematics16%-20 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dailey Jack Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 E Reno Ave	Las Vegas	89119	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-5690	506	30	16.8	100.0%	31 (6.1%)	70 (13.8%)	356 (70.4%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	30 (5.9%)	17.9	311^th of 379 public elementary schools	17.9%		21.8	286^th of 377 public elementary schools	24.1%	25	31.5	17.1	21.1	23.3	35.6	28.5	33.8	32.7			$12,755	$1,736	$11,019
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 Petersen Dean Elementary School

What district is Petersen Dean Elementary School in?

Clark County

What is the racial makeup of Petersen Dean Elementary School?

Students at Petersen Dean Elementary School are 47% Hispanic, 37% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% White, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Petersen Dean Elementary School a good school?

Petersen Dean Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Nevada elementary schools.

How many students attend Petersen Dean Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Petersen Dean Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Petersen Dean Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Petersen Dean Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

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