The top reported proficiency rate is 29% in Math. The lowest is 4% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Whitney Es
Whitney Elementary sits on Keenan Avenue in the east side of Las Vegas, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Clark County School District. The campus draws a predominantly Hispanic and Black student body, with Hispanic students making up about half the enrollment and Black students roughly a third. A smaller portion of children identify as two or more races, Asian, White, or American Indian/Alaska Native. Every student at Whitney qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which means the school operates as a community hub for families in a working-class pocket of the city.
On state assessments, Whitney shows moderate results in the core subjects and a sharp drop in science. In math, roughly three out of ten tested students reached proficiency or above on the SBAC. English language arts came in just below that, with a similar share clearing the proficiency bar. Science tells a different story: only a handful of fifth graders who sat for the exam posted proficient scores, and the tested pool for science is much smaller since only the terminal grade participates. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly how science instruction is sequenced across the upper elementary years and what supports are in place for that transition. Participation was strong across all three subjects, with nearly all eligible students sitting for the exams.
No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results reflect improvement, decline, or stability over time. The state did not flag any changes to the assessment name or proficiency cut scores for this year, which means the current results are on a consistent yardstick with prior reporting, even though the trend comparison itself is marked unknown.
The school sits in a Las Vegas ZIP code where housing values run below both the Nevada and national benchmarks. Typical home values in the area have dipped slightly over the past year, and rents have softened by a comparable margin. For a family renting near the school, the monthly cost sits at a level that absorbs a modest share of a typical household income. For a family looking to buy, the estimated monthly mortgage in this ZIP code runs higher than the typical rent, which is a pattern parents will recognize from many markets where borrowing costs have climbed while home prices have stayed elevated. The broader economic backdrop shows a national unemployment rate holding steady, and median household income has been inching upward over the past couple of years, though the local area remains more affordable than the state as a whole.
Information on English learner and special education populations was not reported, so the share of students receiving those services cannot be characterized here. Data on staffing ratios, course offerings, discipline, attendance, and Title I status was also absent. The district brief returned no parent-relevant changes for Clark County School District; public search results focused on county government structure rather than school-level policy, curriculum, or budget shifts that would affect families at Whitney. No locale brief or program listing was provided, and no neighbor comparison set was available to position Whitney against nearby schools.
What the available picture does show is a school serving a high-need student population in an affordable corner of Las Vegas, with literacy and math results that sit in a middling range and a science outcome that stands out as an area of concern. Families considering Whitney would benefit from asking school leadership directly about science instruction, available interventions, and any enrichment or support programs that the public data does not capture.
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