The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in English language arts. The lowest is 9% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Wiener Jr Louis Es
Wiener Jr Louis Elementary School is a regular public school in the Clark County School District, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Las Vegas. The campus sits on East Eldorado Lane in a residential zip code where typical home values run close to the Nevada state average and somewhat above the national benchmark. Home values in this area have softened modestly over the past year, and renting remains meaningfully cheaper than carrying a mortgage at current rates, which may matter to families weighing a move into the attendance zone.
The school's enrollment is moderate for an elementary campus. Its student body reflects the diversity common to this part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Hispanic students make up the largest share, followed by White and Black students, with smaller groups of Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and multiracial students. Every student at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the campus firmly in a high-poverty context and shapes the resources and supports the school is likely to draw on.
State assessment results paint a mixed picture. In English language arts, roughly a third of tested students reached or exceeded proficiency, which is the strongest of the three subjects reported. Math was lower, with about a quarter of students meeting the proficiency bar. Science was the most challenging area, with only a small fraction of tested students reaching proficiency. Participation was strong across all subjects, with nearly all eligible students sitting for the exams. These are single-year snapshots; no multi-year trend data was available, so it is hard to say from this data alone whether performance is improving, declining, or holding steady. Average scale scores were also not reported, which limits the ability to see how close students who fell short of proficiency were to clearing that bar.
Several pieces of information a parent might want were not available in the data provided. The school's Individualized Education Program rate and English Learner rate were both missing, so there is no picture here of how many students receive special education services or language support. Title I status was not reported, though the universal free-or-reduced-price lunch rate makes it very likely the school participates. No data on staffing ratios, teacher experience, attendance, or discipline was provided, and there was no information on specific academic programs, extracurricular offerings, or instructional models beyond what a regular public elementary school typically provides. Civil rights data, which can shed light on access and equity across student groups, was absent as well.
The Clark County School District operates this school and is the public school system covering the Las Vegas area. The district brief did not surface any specific recent policy, curriculum, or funding changes with lasting parent impact. Searches returned general county government information rather than school district actions, so there is little to report here on district-level shifts that might affect this campus.
For a family considering this school, the academic results suggest a campus where most students are not yet meeting grade-level expectations, particularly in math and science. English language arts is relatively stronger. A parent may want to look into what targeted supports and interventions the school has in place, especially given that every student comes from a household meeting income-eligibility thresholds. The housing market in the attendance area offers a relatively affordable entry point compared with much of the Las Vegas region, with rents that sit well below the monthly cost of buying at current mortgage rates. Whether this school fits a given family depends heavily on what the child needs and what the campus offers beyond what this data can show. A visit to the school and a conversation with the principal would help fill the gaps.
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