📍 3046 S Ferndale, Las Vegas, Clark County, 89121
Dearing Laura ES is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Las Vegas, Clark County. The school has 837 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clark County School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.4:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dearing Laura ES enrolls 837 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 6.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 489 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 237 | 28% |
| White | 55 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
837 of the school's 837 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 822 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dearing Laura ES is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-10, state senate district 21, state house district 14.
Dearing Laura ES is one of 378 schools in Clark County, based in LAS VEGAS, Nevada. The district serves 301,697 students district-wide and employs 15,452 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 837 students, Dearing Laura ES is close to the district average of about 798 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large