The top reported proficiency rate is 54% in English language arts. The lowest is 16% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Cartwright Roberta C Es
Cartwright Roberta C Elementary sits in the southeast corner of the Las Vegas metro, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within the Clark County School District. It is a neighborhood school in the conventional sense: not a charter, not a magnet, drawing from the surrounding zip code where home values hover near the state benchmark and rents run below the cost of carrying a mortgage at current interest rates.
Academically, the most recent state assessment results paint a mixed but readable picture. In English language arts, the school posts a proficiency rate that sits above what many would expect given its economic profile, with a solid share of tested third through fifth graders reaching proficiency on the SBAC. Math is more middling: somewhat more than two-fifths of tested students cleared the proficiency bar, a result that leaves real room for growth but is not unusual for a school serving this population. Science is the clear soft spot, with only a small fraction of tested fifth graders reaching proficiency. A parent weighing this school may want to look into how science instruction is structured and whether the school has plans to strengthen it, since a result this low in a single tested grade can reflect anything from a curricular gap to a transition year, and the data here does not explain which.
Participation was strong across all three subjects, which matters: nearly every enrolled tester showed up, so these results reflect the school community rather than a skewed subset. The data set does not include multi-year trends, so there is no way to tell from what was provided whether these numbers are improving, holding, or slipping. That gap is worth noting plainly.
The student body is modestly sized for an elementary school, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across the grade bands. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places Cartwright firmly among schools serving an economically disadvantaged community. The racial and ethnic composition is diverse, with Hispanic students forming the largest group, followed by white, multiracial, Black, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students in varying proportions. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not available, which limits the picture of how the school serves its most specialized learners; a parent whose child falls into either category would want to ask the school directly.
The surrounding housing market offers a relatively accessible entry point for the Las Vegas area. Home values in the school's zip code track close to the statewide figure and run above the national benchmark, while rents are modest by regional standards and sit below the estimated monthly cost of ownership. That rent-versus-mortgage gap means families who rent near the school are paying less than they would to buy at current rates, though the price-to-income ratio remains elevated relative to the national norm. Unemployment in the broader economy has held steady, and median household income has been on a slow upward climb, but mortgage rates remain high enough that ownership is a stretch for many households in this attendance zone.
Context about the Clark County School District was thin. We searched for recent district-level changes with lasting parent impact: policy shifts, curriculum reforms, referendum or tax changes, and found little that spoke to those concerns. The publicly available material focused on county geography and government structure rather than school district operations. So there is no district-level story to tell here, and rather than guess at what might be happening, it is left out.
What a family is left with is a school doing solid work in literacy, treading water in math, and struggling in science, all while serving a community where every child comes from a household that qualifies for meal assistance. For parents who value a diverse, neighborhood-rooted elementary environment and who are willing to supplement science exposure at home, Cartwright is a reasonable fit. For those who want stronger across-the-board academics or clearer evidence of growth over time, the available data does not yet make that case.
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