The top reported proficiency rate is 41% in English language arts. The lowest is 15% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Ober D'vorre & Hal Es
Ober D'Vorre & Hal Elementary 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, drawing from the surrounding neighborhood in the 89135 zip code.
The student body is modest in size for an elementary campus, and its composition reflects a genuinely diverse mix of families. White and Hispanic students each make up roughly a third of enrollment, with Black students, students of two or more races, and Asian students filling out much of the rest. Every student at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which marks this as a community where economic need is pervasive across the full enrollment. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not available, so those population sizes remain unknown here.
On state assessments, the most recent results paint a mixed academic picture. In English language arts, the share of students scoring proficient or above sits at a level that suggests moderate command of grade-level reading and writing standards. Math proficiency lands lower, with roughly a third of tested students meeting the bar. Science results are the softest area, with only a small fraction of tested students reaching proficiency. Participation rates were strong across all three subjects. A parent looking at these results may want to ask the school how science instruction is structured and what supports are in place, since that is where the numbers are weakest. We looked for multi-year trend data to see whether performance is improving or declining over time, but none was available, so there is no way to characterize direction from the data provided.
The housing market surrounding the school tells a different story from the student population. Typical home values in this zip code run well above both Nevada and national benchmarks, and rents here are also on the higher side relative to the state. The price-to-income ratio sits at a level that makes homeownership a stretch for many families, and current mortgage rates only compound that pressure. For renters, the cost burden is lighter than buying but still reflects a premium Las Vegas submarket. The gap between expensive real estate and a student body where every child qualifies for meal assistance is something a parent may want to understand better, perhaps by asking the district about attendance boundaries or school-of-choice patterns.
Beyond academics and housing, the data thins out considerably. We found no information on staffing ratios, teacher experience, discipline practices, course offerings beyond the standard curriculum, or attendance patterns. Title I status was not reported. There is no locale brief for the immediate area, and no neighbor comparison set was provided to position this school against nearby campuses. The district brief searched for recent Clark County School District policy or curriculum changes with lasting parent impact and came back empty, so we left that out rather than speculate.
What a family gets at Ober D'Vorre & Hal is a traditional public elementary serving a high-need, diverse student population in a relatively affluent part of the valley. The academic results are middling in reading, weaker in math, and clearly lagging in science. The school's universal poverty designation means families can expect a community where most classmates are navigating similar economic circumstances, and where school-based supports around meals and basic services are central to the daily experience. For parents weighing this campus, the most productive next step would be direct conversation with school leadership about how reading and math instruction is delivered, what the science program looks like in practice, and what interventions are available for students working below grade level.
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