The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in English language arts. The lowest is 2% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Gragson Oran K Es
Gragson Oran K Elementary sits on North Honolulu Street in Las Vegas, serving children from 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, drawing from the surrounding neighborhood in the 89110 zip code.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Black enrollment as well, and smaller groups of white, multiracial, Asian, American Indian, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. Every student at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places Gragson in the category of a school serving an economically disadvantaged community. The enrollment is moderate for an elementary school spanning pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not reported, so those population sizes remain unknown here.
On state assessments through the SBAC, Gragson's results describe a school working against steep academic headwinds. In English language arts, roughly a third of tested students reached proficiency. Math proficiency was lower, with under a quarter of tested students meeting the standard. Science results were far below that, with only a tiny fraction of tested students demonstrating proficiency. Participation rates were strong across all three subjects, which means the results reflect nearly the full tested population rather than a skewed subset. No average scale scores were available, and the data did not allow for year-over-year trend comparisons, so it is unclear whether these results represent a decline, a plateau, or something else. A parent considering this school may want to ask what improvement plans are in place and how the school supports students working below grade level, particularly in math and science.
The surrounding neighborhood's housing market offers a picture relevant to families thinking about buying or renting. Home values in the school's zip code sit below the Nevada state benchmark and modestly below the national figure, and they have dipped slightly over the past year. Rents have ticked upward over the same period. Renting remains cheaper than carrying a mortgage at current interest rates, which may matter to families weighing short-term flexibility against long-term ownership. The national economic backdrop shows a stable unemployment rate and gradually rising household incomes, though these are broad indicators rather than measures specific to this neighborhood.
Information on school programs, staffing ratios, discipline practices, attendance patterns, advanced or specialized course access, and Title I status was not available in the data provided. The Clark County School District brief returned little on recent parent-relevant changes such as policy shifts, curriculum updates, or facility investments that might affect this campus specifically, so we left that out rather than guess.
What the available data describes is a neighborhood elementary school serving a high-poverty, majority-Hispanic community in Las Vegas, with academic proficiency levels that are low across subjects and especially low in science. For families zoned here, the most useful next step would be a direct conversation with the school about its instructional priorities, intervention supports, and plans for improvement.
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