The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in Math. The lowest is 6% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Dondero Harvey N Es
Dondero Harvey N Elementary sits in the southwest stretch of Las Vegas, within the Clark County School District, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is a regular public school, neither a charter nor a magnet, and its enrollment is large for an elementary campus in this grade band.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller populations of Black, White, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and multiracial students. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school firmly in a high-poverty context. The school does not report individualized education program counts or English learner figures, so those population details are unavailable here. A parent considering this school may want to ask the front office directly about special education services and English language support, since those numbers were not provided.
On Nevada's SBAC assessments for the most recent reported year, Dondero's results sit below what most parents would consider strong. In math, roughly a third of tested students reached proficiency. In English language arts, the proficient share was slightly lower. Science results were especially thin, with only a small fraction of tested students clearing the proficiency bar. Participation was high across all three subjects, which means nearly the full eligible cohort sat for the exams, so the results reflect the school broadly rather than a skewed subset. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is unclear whether these numbers represent a decline, a plateau, or a school working upward from a lower baseline. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly around science instruction and what interventions or curricular changes are underway.
The school sits in a part of Las Vegas where housing is relatively affordable compared with both the state and national medians. Typical home values in the surrounding zip code run well below the Nevada statewide benchmark, and values have been declining year over year. Rents are modest as well and have dipped slightly. For a family weighing whether to buy or rent near the school, renting comes in meaningfully cheaper than carrying a mortgage at current rates, which is worth noting given that mortgage costs remain elevated nationally. The area's price-to-income ratio suggests that purchasing a home here is still a stretch for many households, though less so than in much of the broader metro. Median household income figures have been climbing nationally, and unemployment has held steady, so the broader economic backdrop is stable even as local home values soften.
We looked for recent Clark County School District policy or curriculum changes that might affect families but found little that rose to the level of a lasting, parent-relevant shift. The search returned results focused on county geography and government structure rather than school district initiatives, so we left that section out rather than guess.
No program offerings, course access, staffing, attendance, discipline, or Title I status data was provided for this school. Without those fields, it is hard to say what enrichment, extracurricular, or support structures exist beyond core instruction. No neighbor comparison data was available either, so Dondero cannot be positioned against nearby campuses here. A parent gathering information would benefit from visiting the school directly and asking about after-school programs, intervention supports, and how the campus uses its Title I resources, assuming it receives them.
In sum, Dondero is a large, high-poverty elementary school in an affordable but softening Las Vegas housing market, serving a mostly Hispanic student population. Its state assessment results are below proficient levels in all three tested subjects, with science being the weakest area. The data gaps are substantial enough that a family would need to supplement this picture with a direct conversation with the school before drawing firm conclusions about fit.
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