The top reported proficiency rate is 25% in English language arts. The lowest is 5% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Bell Rex Es
Bell Rex ES is a regular public elementary school in Las Vegas, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade within the Clark County School District. The campus sits on Wilmington Way in a part of the city where home values run below the Nevada state benchmark and have been declining modestly in recent months. Rents in the immediate area are comparatively affordable, and renting costs less per month than carrying a mortgage at current interest rates. The broader economic environment shows a stable national unemployment picture and a median household income that has been gradually rising.
The school serves a student body that is majority Hispanic, with a substantial Black enrollment as well. Smaller groups of white, Asian, multiracial, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native students round out the population. Every student at Bell Rex qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school squarely in a high-poverty context. This is a school where economic need is universal among its families, not concentrated in a subset.
On state assessments, Bell Rex ES shows proficiency rates that are low across all three tested subjects. English language arts results are the strongest of the three, though still modest. Math proficiency falls below that. Science results are particularly low, with only a small fraction of tested students reaching proficiency. Participation rates were strong across all subjects, indicating that nearly all eligible students were tested. These results reflect a single year of data. No multi-year trend was available, so it is not possible to tell from the provided information whether performance is improving, declining, or stable over time. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly whether targeted interventions or improvement plans are in place.
The school's pre-kindergarten program gives families an early-entry option, and enrollment is distributed fairly evenly across the grade levels from kindergarten through fifth grade. The total enrollment is moderate for an elementary school serving this grade band.
Several pieces of information that would help round out the picture were not available in the data. The school's IEP rate and English learner rate were both missing, so the size of those student populations is unknown from this source. Title I status was not reported, though the universal free or reduced-price lunch rate strongly suggests the school would qualify. No data on staffing, course access, disciplinary patterns, or attendance was provided. No program offerings, magnet designations, or specialized academic pathways were listed. The district brief for Clark County School District returned no parent-relevant policy, curriculum, or budget changes to report. A locale brief for the surrounding area was not provided, so details about the immediate neighborhood character are limited to what the housing and economic data can convey.
For a family considering this school, the core tradeoffs are clear from what the data does show. Bell Rex ES is a neighborhood public school serving a high-need community where every student qualifies for meal assistance. Academic proficiency results are low across subjects, and the absence of trend data means there is no evidence yet of improvement or decline. Housing costs in the area are relatively accessible compared with the state overall, and renting remains more affordable than buying at current mortgage rates. Families weighing this school would benefit from asking the administration directly about academic improvement efforts, student support services, and any enrichment or intervention programs that may not appear in the available data.
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