The top reported proficiency rate is 64% in English language arts. The lowest is 32% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Piggott Academy Es
Piggott Academy ES sits in the western reaches of Las Vegas, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Clark County School District. It is a regular public school, neither a charter nor a magnet, and it draws a sizable enrollment for an elementary campus, with each grade from kindergarten through fifth holding well over a hundred students and a smaller pre-kindergarten cohort. The student body is racially diverse in a way that mirrors the broader Las Vegas metro: white students form the largest single group, followed closely by Hispanic students, with Black and Asian students each representing substantial shares, and a meaningful portion identified as two or more races. Every student at Piggott qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which marks the campus as one serving a universally economically disadvantaged population under federal reporting.
Academic results from the most recent state assessments paint a picture of real strength in core literacy and math. On the SBAC, Piggott's proficiency rates in both English language arts and math sit comfortably above what most Nevada elementary schools post, with clear majorities of tested students reaching proficiency in both subjects. Participation was strong, with nearly all eligible students sitting for the exams. These are solid marks, and a family looking at Piggott can reasonably read them as evidence of effective instruction in reading and math across grades three through five. Science tells a different story. The proficiency rate in science is markedly lower, with fewer than a third of tested students reaching proficiency. This is a common pattern in elementary schools where science receives less instructional time than tested math and reading, but the gap is wide enough that a parent may want to look into how science is taught and resourced at the school, and what the campus is doing to close it.
Several pieces of information that would help round out the picture are missing. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not available, so it is not possible to say how those populations are faring or what share of the enrollment they represent. No multi-year trend data was provided, which means there is no way to confirm whether these proficiency levels are stable, improving, or slipping. Civil-rights data, discipline figures, attendance rates, staffing details, and course-access information were also absent from the available data. Title I status was not reported, though the universal free-or-reduced-price lunch rate suggests the school almost certainly receives Title I funding; the data simply does not confirm it. As an elementary school, Piggott has no graduation rate, and that metric does not apply here.
The housing context around Piggott, drawn from the school's zip code, reflects a Las Vegas neighborhood where home values sit above both the state and national benchmarks, though those values have been declining modestly over the past year. Rents are also slightly down year over year. For a family considering the area, the estimated monthly mortgage on a typical home exceeds the typical rent by a few hundred dollars, and rent absorbs a reasonable share of median household income. The broader economic backdrop is stable: unemployment sits in a low range, and median household income has been rising in real terms over the past several years, though mortgage rates remain elevated by recent historical standards.
We looked for recent parent-relevant changes in the Clark County School District, such as policy shifts, curriculum updates, bond measures, or tax decisions, but the search returned little that would qualify, so we left it out rather than guess. A locale brief for the immediate neighborhood was not available, which means the community description here is limited to what the housing and economic data can support.
What the available evidence shows is an elementary school with strong reading and math outcomes, a diverse and economically disadvantaged student population, and a science result that stands out as the clearest area for a family to probe further. Families weighing Piggott should ask the school directly about science instruction, support for English learners and students with disabilities, and how the campus plans to sustain its math and literacy performance. The academic core appears solid; the gaps in the public data simply leave some questions that a visit or a call to the front office would help answer.
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