The top reported proficiency rate is 36% in English language arts. The lowest is 16% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Mccall Quannah Es
McCall Quannah ES is a regular public elementary school in North Las Vegas, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It operates within the Clark County School District, the large district that spans the broader Las Vegas Valley. The school sits on East Carey Avenue in a part of the city where suburban residential areas meet industrial and warehouse corridors.
The school is small for its grade band, with enrollment spread fairly evenly across grades. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the economic profile of the surrounding zip code. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a smaller Black population and very few White or multiracial students. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not available, so families wanting to understand those services would need to ask the school directly.
On state assessments administered under Nevada's SBAC system, McCall Quannah's results show a portion of tested students reaching proficiency. In English language arts, roughly a third of tested students met the bar. Math was similar. Science was lower, with a smaller share of students meeting the standard, though far fewer students were tested in science given the grade band. Participation was strong across all three subjects. The state did not report average scale scores, and no multi-year trend data was available, so it is hard to say whether performance is improving or declining over time. No comparison data positioning this school against other Nevada schools was available either. A parent may want to look into these results further with the school, especially given that the proficiency figures leave real room for growth.
North Las Vegas itself is a fast-growing suburban city in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Master-planned communities like Aliante and Eldorado sit alongside large-scale industrial and warehouse-distribution zones. The area has historically been dominated by manufacturing and logistics, though solar, green technology, and custom manufacturing have been moving in. Major employers include Nellis Air Force Base, the U.S. Department of Energy Nevada Test Site, an Amazon fulfillment center, and a Sephora distribution center. Bigelow Aerospace is headquartered here, and publicly reported plans for a PCM Railone production facility and North American headquarters were announced in connection with the nearby Brightline West high-speed rail project. The Clark County School District is itself one of the largest employers in the county.
The built environment is car-dependent. There is no strong traditional downtown; civic and educational facilities sit on separated campuses spread across the city. Parks, recreation centers, and three library branches serve as community gathering points. The city has built out a paved regional trail system along the Las Vegas Wash that connects to the broader Neon to Nature network, giving families options for outdoor activity outside of school.
Housing in the school's zip code is more affordable than the Nevada state benchmark, with typical home values sitting below both the state and national figures. Home values have dipped slightly over the past year. Rents have risen modestly. For families weighing buying versus renting, renting costs less per month than carrying a mortgage at current rates, which may be relevant for households on a tight budget. North Las Vegas home prices have roughly doubled over the past several years according to publicly reported sources, so even the relatively affordable prices in this zip code reflect a market that has appreciated substantially.
We looked for the district's recent parent-relevant changes and found little, so we left that out rather than guess. Program offerings, staffing ratios, discipline data, attendance patterns, and Title I status were all absent from the available data. The gap in graduation rate is expected, since McCall Quannah is an elementary school and does not serve high school grades. Similarly, the school's pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade span means science is tested only at fifth grade, which explains the small number of science test-takers.
McCall Quannah is a small, community-rooted elementary school serving a predominantly Hispanic, economically disadvantaged student population in a growing, industrial-adjacent suburb. Academic results are modest, and families considering this school would benefit from asking about intervention supports, English learner services, and any trend data the school can share.
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