Dean Petersen

3650 Cambridge St., Las Vegas, 89169 (Directions)
702-799-1120
702-799-3397
Web site: http://ccsd.net/schools/petersen/

From the school

At Dean Petersen Professional Development School, all communication was sent home in English and Spanish. Bi-monthly newsletters addressed upcoming events, information about the curriculum, and parenting advice. Students, parents, and teachers were surveyed to determine areas of strengths and concerns. The results from the surveys were provided to all parents. Our parenting center provided parents with skills to support their children in the academic program. In addition, adult classes for learning English were held at the school site.

School details

Principal: Susan V. Steaffens

All year: Yes
Safe Key: No
Full-day kindergarten: Yes
Block schedule: No
Level(s): Elementary
Dress code: No
Mascot: Pioneers

Made AYP: Unknown
Homework help centers: No
ESL offered: Unknown
Edison school: No
Class-size reduction: Yes
District: B
Region: Northwest
Alternative education summer school: No
Magnet school: No

Annual Data

2008

Demographics

Enrollment: 771
Female students: 52.3 %
Male students: 48 %
American Indian/Alaskan Native: 5 (0.6 %)
Asian/Pacific Islanders: 23 (3.0 %)
Black/African American: 139 (18.0 %)
Hispanic: 528 (68.5 %)
White: 76 (9.9 %)
Free/Reduced Lunch students: 771
Students with disabilities: 52
Limited English Proficiency students: 480

Fiscal Information

Total Expenditures/Pupil: $8250
Remedial Funding Title 1: $357200

Student Information

Average daily attendance: 95.2 %
Transiency: 54.2 %

Technology

Classrooms: 47
Classrooms with Internet access: 47
Instructional computers: 206
Instructional computers with Internet access: 134
Labs/Libraries/Media Centers: 5
Labs/Libraries/Media Centers with Internet access: 5

Assessments

AYP classification: Made Adequate Yearly Progress
AYP designation: In Need of Improvement (Year 2 - Hold)
AYP detail: Click here
CRT info: Click here

Retention

Kindergarten: 2 (1.4 %)
1st grade: 2 (1.3 %)
3rd grade: 2 (1.7 %)
4th grade: 1 (0.8 %)

Scoring

Math K8 AS: 41 %
Math K8 ED: 22 %
Math K8 ES: 7 %
Math K8 MS: 29 %
Reading K8 AS: 43 %
Reading K8 ED: 22 %
Reading K8 ES: 8 %
Reading K8 MS: 27 %
Science K8 AS: 48 %
Science K8 ED: 24 %
Science K8 ES: 5 %
Science K8 MS: 22 %
Writing K8 AS: 53 %
Writing K8 ED: 24 %
Writing K8 MS: 23 %
Key: AS = Approaches Standards; ED = Emergent/Developing; ES = Exceeds Standards; MS = Meets Standards; HS = High School; K8 = Kindergarten-8th grade