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Elementary · Regular · Grades PK to 5

Heckethorn Howard E ES, Las Vegas, NV

CEP schoolHeckethorn Howard E ES is a public elementary school in Las Vegas, part of Clark County Public Schools. It enrolled 778 students in 2024-25, with 17.7 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students
778
Teachers (FTE)
44.0
Students per teacher
17.7
Grades
PK to 5

This school's ratio is about the same as the district figure of 18.6. The Nevada average across schools is 19.8. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school17.7
District18.6
Nevada19.8
United States15.3

School details

Address
5150 Whispering Sands Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89131
Phone
(702)799-6690
District
Clark County Public Schools
County
Clark County
Level
Elementary
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Charter
No
Virtual
No
Locale
City: Large
NCES school ID
320006000528
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.
Free lunch
772
Reduced-price lunch
6
Free or reduced-price lunch
778100.0% of enrollment.
Direct certification
216Students certified through programs such as SNAP, without an application.
Community Eligibility Provision
Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Clark County Public Schools

Elementary schools elsewhere in Las Vegas

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.