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Deskin Ruthe ES

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4550 N Pioneer Way, Las Vegas, NV 89129 · (702) 799-4600 · Part of Clark County School District

Las Vegas’ School Grade C better than 26% of Nevada school districts

Directions
Students
491
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Deskin Ruthe ES

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Nevada’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Las Vegas kids: 17 middle schools

On the path

Where Las Vegas kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Deskin Ruthe ESYou are here
6–817 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 42%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Nevada’s 656 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4550 N Pioneer Way, Las Vegas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten77
Grade 169
Grade 277
Grade 375
Grade 481
Grade 577
Enrollment over time
521’20
498’21
475’22
527’23
491’24

Down 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%Black 19%White 18%Two or more races 11%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Deskin Ruthe ES from Las Vegas families.

Other schools in Clark County School District

The district →
Divich Kenneth ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Vegas
A−
1,171 students18:1
Vassiliadis Billy & Rosemary ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Vegas
A+
1,117 students17:1
NV Learning Academy ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Vegas
C+
1,029 students16:1
Thompson Tyrone ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Vegas
A
916 students17:1
Ellis Robert & Sandy ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Henderson
A
909 students17:1
Alamo Tony ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Vegas
B+
898 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Nevada’s other public schools; Las Vegas’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.