The top reported proficiency rate is 31% in English language arts. The lowest is 4% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Wasden Howard Es
Wasden Howard Elementary sits on Palomino Lane in Las Vegas, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within the Clark County School District. It is a neighborhood elementary in the conventional sense: not a charter, not a magnet, drawing from the surrounding community in the northern part of the metro area.
The school's enrollment is moderate for an elementary campus of its grade band, with students spread fairly evenly from kindergarten through fifth grade and a pre-kindergarten cohort as well. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places Wasden Howard among the highest-poverty campuses in the district. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a sizable Black population and smaller groups of white, multiracial, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not available, so those subgroups cannot be characterized here. A parent with specific questions about special education services or English-language support would want to ask the school directly.
On Nevada's state assessments, the most recent results show a mixed picture. In English language arts, roughly three out of every ten tested students reached proficiency, which is below where most parents would want to see an elementary school but not unusual for a high-poverty campus in a large urban district. Math proficiency was lower, with fewer than a quarter of tested students clearing the proficient bar. Science results, which in elementary school reflect only fifth graders, were quite low, with only a handful of students demonstrating proficiency. Participation was strong across all subjects, meaning nearly all eligible students sat for the exams, so the results reflect the school broadly rather than a skewed subset. Average scale scores were not reported, which limits the ability to compare performance beyond the proficiency threshold. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from this data whether results are improving or declining. A parent trying to understand whether the school is on an upward trajectory would need to look further.
Clark County School District is one of the largest districts in the country, and Wasden Howard operates within that system. We searched for recent district-level changes in policy, curriculum, funding, or governance that would affect families, but publicly reported results focused on county government rather than school district operations. Nothing surfaced that points to a specific recent shift a parent should weigh. The absence of that information does not mean nothing is happening; it means the available material did not capture it.
The surrounding neighborhood's housing market is relatively accessible for the Las Vegas metro. Home values in the school's ZIP code sit below the Nevada state benchmark and just under the national one, and values have softened modestly over the past year. Rents have risen slightly. The price-to-income ratio suggests that buying a home here requires a meaningful stretch for a household earning near the national median income, though renting remains comparatively affordable, with rent consuming a smaller share of income than a mortgage would at current rates. For a family weighing where to live within the Las Vegas area, this is a more affordable pocket than much of the region.
Program offerings, staffing details, discipline data, attendance figures, and civil-rights indicators were not available for this school. Without that information, it is hard to say what extracurricular or academic support structures exist beyond the core curriculum. The school does not have a magnet designation, so parents should expect a standard elementary program rather than a specialized theme or instructional model.
Wasden Howard is a school serving a community where nearly every family faces economic pressure, and its assessment results reflect the well-documented challenge of delivering strong academic outcomes under those conditions. Families considering this school should ask about what interventions and supports the campus has in place for reading and math, how the school communicates student progress, and what the classroom experience looks like day to day. The data here gives a floor for understanding; the school itself can fill in what the numbers cannot.
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