📍 3650 Cambridge St, Las Vegas, Clark County, 89169
Petersen Dean ES is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Las Vegas, Clark County. The school has 779 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 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Petersen Dean ES enrolls 779 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 41% Black or African American and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 339 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 318 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 7.3% |
| White | 43 | 5.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 8 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
779 of the school's 779 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 770 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Petersen Dean ES is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 10, state house district 16.
Petersen Dean 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 779 students, Petersen Dean 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: City - Midsize