The top reported proficiency rate is 37% in English language arts. The lowest is 4% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Ullom J M Es
Ullom J M Elementary School sits on East Sun Valley Drive in Las Vegas, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Clark County School District. It is a neighborhood school in the conventional sense: not a charter, not a magnet, drawing from the surrounding community in the eastern part of the metro area.
The school serves a predominantly Hispanic student body, with a smaller Black population and still smaller groups of White, multiracial, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. Every student at Ullom qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school firmly in the category of serving an economically disadvantaged community. The total enrollment is moderate for an elementary school of this grade band. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not available in the provided materials, so those slices of the school's population remain undescribed here.
On Nevada's SBAC assessments for the most recent reported year, Ullom's results paint a mixed picture. English language arts proficiency sits below the halfway mark, with roughly a third of tested students meeting or exceeding standards. Mathematics proficiency is lower still, with under a third reaching proficiency. Science results are markedly weak, with only a sliver of tested students clearing the proficiency bar. Participation was strong across all three subjects, which means the results reflect nearly the full tested population rather than a skewed subset. Average scale scores were not reported, so it is not possible to look beyond the proficiency cut to see how close the rest of the distribution sits to the threshold. A parent weighing these numbers may want to ask the school directly what instructional supports and interventions are in place, particularly in math and science, and how growth is measured for students who start below grade level.
No multi-year trend data was available, so there is no way here to tell whether these proficiency rates represent an improvement, a decline, or a steady state. That gap matters for a parent trying to read direction, and the school or district would be the place to ask for longitudinal results.
The surrounding housing market in the school's zip code is more affordable than the Nevada statewide benchmark and sits near the national median. Home values in the area have softened modestly year over year, while rents have edged upward slightly. For a family renting, the monthly cost in this neighborhood runs below what a typical mortgage would require at current rates, which reflects the broader national pattern of elevated borrowing costs keeping renting relatively cheaper than buying. The price-to-income ratio is above five, meaning a typical home here costs more than five times the national median household income, a stretch for many families even in a relatively affordable Las Vegas submarket.
The Clark County School District is one of the largest districts in the country, and Ullom operates within that system. We looked for recent district-level changes that would matter to parents, such as policy shifts, curriculum updates, or funding decisions, but the search did not return anything specific and parent-relevant. That absence is noted rather than filled.
Beyond the assessment numbers, demographic profile, and housing context, several pieces a parent might want are absent from the available data. There is no information on course offerings, extracurriculars, staffing ratios, attendance rates, discipline data, or Title I status. The locale classification for the school was not provided, though its Las Vegas address places it in an urban setting by definition. No neighbor comparison set was available to position Ullom against nearby schools.
What the data does show is an elementary school serving a high-need population in an affordable corner of Las Vegas, with academic results that lag state expectations and a science proficiency rate that stands out as particularly low. The ELA and math figures, while below midpoint, are within a range where school-level supports can move outcomes, and the near-universal participation rate means the picture is not distorted by missing testers. For a family considering this school, the most useful next step would be a direct conversation with the administration about how the school is responding to these results and what the classroom experience looks like day to day.
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