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Duncan Ruby Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Duncan Ruby Elementary School is a public elementary school in North Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 690 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Clark County School District, which is the 5th ranked district out of 12 in Nevada and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Despite the district's overall performance, Duncan Ruby Elementary School faces significant challenges. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.6% to 31.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, the school underperforms compared to the Clark County and Nevada state averages in both mathematics and reading across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 23.1% in mathematics and 33.6% in reading, compared to 33% and 43.9% for Clark County, respectively.

The data suggests that the challenges faced by Duncan Ruby Elementary School are not unique to the school itself. Nearby schools, such as Scott Jesse D Elementary School, Simmons Eva G Elementary School, and Tartan John Elementary School, also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates. However, Goynes Theron H & Naomi D Elementary School, which is also in the Clark County School District, performs significantly better than Duncan Ruby Elementary School and the other nearby schools, suggesting that there may be opportunities for improvement.

718

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,111

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 W Rome Blvd
North Las Vegas, NV 89084

(702) 799-7100

District: Clark County

Students who attend Duncan Ruby Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies
High:	Legacy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.9%

African American:

33.6%

White:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2012 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg38%

Nevada avg41%

312^th of 379

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

169^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	17.9	312 of 379	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	284 of 377	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	243 of 384	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	291 of 380	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	240 of 324	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	293 of 388	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	250 of 341	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.4	202 of 351	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	195 of 347	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.5	231 of 328	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	40.4	76 of 132	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	32.9	223 of 330	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	51.2	134 of 308	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	30.8	245 of 321	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	24.3	263 of 332	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	13.8	225 of 227	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	12.6	226 of 247	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2018)56th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2018)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2018)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)24th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2018)21st percentile-6 vs school

White (2018)9th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2018)1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-12 vs state

Mathematics23%-12 vs state

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Friday, May 17, 2019

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Schools Near Duncan Ruby Elementary School

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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 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 4th Grade	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 5th Grade	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Duncan Ruby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 W Rome Blvd	North Las Vegas	89084	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7100	718	42	17.0	100.0%	66 (9.2%)	241 (33.6%)	308 (42.9%)	25 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.6%)	53 (7.4%)	17.9	312^th of 379 public elementary schools	17.7%		21.9	284^th of 377 public elementary schools	24.7%	28	28.3	22.7	17.0				23.1	28.1	36.3	37.6				33.6				$12,111	$1,642	$10,469
Hayden Don E Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 W Rome Blvd	North Las Vegas	89084	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-3870	782	47	16.6	100.0%	72 (9.2%)	282 (36.1%)	289 (37.0%)	28 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.6%)	89 (11.4%)	21	294^th of 379 public elementary schools	22.4%		12.8	344^th of 377 public elementary schools	8.8%	50	41.5	24.0	13.5				26.2	35.2	35.7	28.8				33.4				$11,040	$1,746	$9,294
Somerset Academy North Las Vegas	Public, Charter	K-5	385 W. Centennial Parkway	North Las Vegas	89084	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 633-5616	764	26	29.3	100.0%	105 (13.7%)	226 (29.6%)	293 (38.4%)	41 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	91 (11.9%)	63.3	115^th of 379 public elementary schools	69.7%		37.7	206^th of 377 public elementary schools	45.4%	91	69.8	49.6	33.8				51.0	54.7	46.4	66.1				55.7	24.4		24.4	$6,728	$359	$6,369
Watson Fredric W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5845 N Commerce St	North Las Vegas	89031	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7040	633	36	17.5	100.0%	65 (10.3%)	168 (26.5%)	310 (49.0%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.0%)	51 (8.1%)	21.2	291^st of 379 public elementary schools	23.2%		16.2	326^th of 377 public elementary schools	13.5%	35	28.9	22.1	24.5				25.3	33.3	29.4	45.7				36.6	11.8		11.8	$12,210	$2,028	$10,182
Antonello Lee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 W Tropical Pkwy	North Las Vegas	89031	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-8380	518	34	15.2	100.0%	83 (16.0%)	104 (20.1%)	279 (53.9%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	36 (6.9%)	26.2	263^rd of 379 public elementary schools	30.6%		40.1	196^th of 377 public elementary schools	48.0%	67	30.4	35.7	23.2				29.7	30.8	38.5	41.8				37.2				$12,694	$1,554	$11,140
Scott Jesse D Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 N Bruce St	North Las Vegas	89081	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-1766	712	36	19.7	100.0%	54 (7.6%)	224 (31.5%)	340 (47.8%)	23 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	60 (8.4%)	11.2	354^th of 379 public elementary schools	6.6%		6.2	374^th of 377 public elementary schools	0.8%	20	16.5	26.8	9.6				18.0	21.2	32.5	28.5				27.3				$12,142	$1,899	$10,243
Freedom Classical Academy K-8	Public, Charter	K-8	777 E. Ann Rd	North Las Vegas	89031	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 533-1896	1,074	29	37.0	52.4%	173 (16.1%)	149 (13.9%)	551 (51.3%)	89 (8.3%)	6 (0.6%)	17 (1.6%)	89 (8.3%)	39.4	208^th of 379 public elementary schools	45.1%		44.5	179^th of 377 public elementary schools	52.5%	29	44.3	44.4	35.0	31.4	38.4	21.4	35.8	33.9	44.9	35.0	44.3	68.3	38.3	44.2	16.2	26.7	21.3	$5,821	$1,386	$4,435
Simmons Eva G Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2328 Silver Clouds Dr	North Las Vegas	89031	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-1891	587	36	16.3	100.0%	95 (16.2%)	119 (20.3%)	281 (47.9%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	65 (11.1%)	27.8	258^th of 379 public elementary schools	31.9%		31.8	236^th of 377 public elementary schools	37.4%	22	40.5	31.7	25.2				32.4	29.7	41.6	36.8				36.2				$10,907	$1,496	$9,410
Tartan John Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 E Tropical Pkwy	North Las Vegas	89081	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4701	498	19	26.2	100.0%	38 (7.6%)	167 (33.5%)	220 (44.2%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	46 (9.2%)	18.3	309^th of 379 public elementary schools	18.5%		15.6	331^st of 377 public elementary schools	12.2%	22	25.6						19.1	31.0	30.2	35.7				32.4				$12,743	$2,108	$10,635
Elizondo Raul P Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4865 Goldfield St	North Las Vegas	89031	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-1730	582	34	17.1	100.0%	33 (5.7%)	185 (31.8%)	299 (51.4%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (8.1%)	18.7	306^th of 379 public elementary schools	19.3%		14.3	339^th of 377 public elementary schools	10.1%	33	32.6						23.5	32.6	34.3	23.0				29.6				$12,718	$2,042	$10,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Duncan Ruby Elementary School

Is Duncan Ruby Elementary School a good school?

Duncan Ruby Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.7% of Nevada elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Duncan Ruby Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Duncan Ruby Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Johnston Carroll M STEM Academy of Env Studies
High : Legacy High School

What is the racial makeup of Duncan Ruby Elementary School?

Students at Duncan Ruby Elementary School are 43% Hispanic, 34% African American, 9% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

What district is Duncan Ruby Elementary School in?

Clark County

How many students attend Duncan Ruby Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 718 students attended Duncan Ruby Elementary School.

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