The top reported proficiency rate is 68% in English language arts. The lowest is 28% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Lummis William Es
Lummis William Elementary sits in the Summerlin-area zip code of Las Vegas, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Clark County School District. The enrollment is moderate for an elementary school, with a fairly even spread across the grade levels and a pre-K cohort that gives younger children an early entry point.
The student body reflects a mix of backgrounds. White students form the largest single group, with Hispanic students the next largest, followed by children of two or more races. Asian, Black, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students each make up smaller shares. Every student at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which means the entire enrollment is economically disadvantaged under that measure. Information on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not available in the data we received, so those population sizes remain an open question a parent may want to ask about directly.
On Nevada's SBAC assessments for the most recent school year, Lummis posted results that stand out as strengths in math and English language arts. In math, well over half of tested students reached proficient or above, and in ELA the proficient share was even higher. These are solid numbers for an elementary school, particularly one where the full student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Participation was strong across all subjects. Science, which in elementary settings typically reflects only the tested upper grade, showed a much lower proficiency rate, with fewer than a third of tested students meeting the bar. That gap between strong literacy and math performance and weaker science results is one a parent may want to look into further with the school, to understand how science instruction is structured across the grade band and what supports are in place. Average scale scores were not reported for any subject, and no multi-year trend data was available, so it is hard to say from this data whether performance is improving, holding steady, or shifting over time.
The school's setting carries real cost implications for families thinking about moving into the attendance zone. Home values in this zip code run well above the Nevada state benchmark and considerably above the national benchmark, reflecting the broader Las Vegas metro area's west-side market. Rents also sit above the state level, though the gap between renting and owning is notable here: estimated monthly mortgage costs exceed typical rent by a meaningful margin, given current mortgage rates in the mid-six-percent range. Home values in the zip code have dipped modestly year over year, while rents have crept up slightly. Families already established in the area avoid that entry cost, but those considering a move should weigh the housing premium against the academic draw.
Beyond test scores and housing, the data is thin. We did not receive a locale brief for the surrounding community, so there is little here to characterize the neighborhood texture, nearby amenities, or commute patterns. No program offerings, course access details, staffing figures, attendance data, or discipline records were available. The district-level brief for Clark County School District did not surface any recent policy, curriculum, referendum, or tax changes with lasting parent impact, so there is nothing new to report from the district on that front. Civil-rights data was also empty.
What the available evidence does say is that Lummis William Elementary delivers above-average literacy and math outcomes for a Clark County elementary school serving an entirely economically disadvantaged population. The science results are a softer spot. For families already in or considering this part of Las Vegas, the academic signal in core subjects is encouraging, the housing market is on the pricier side, and several important details about school environment and student support are gaps worth filling through a direct conversation with the school.
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