The top reported proficiency rate is 36% in English language arts. The lowest is 3% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Simmons Eva G Es
Simmons Eva G ES is a regular public elementary school in North Las Vegas, Nevada, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is part of the Clark County School District, which operates across the broader Las Vegas Valley and is one of the largest districts in the country. The school sits on Silver Clouds Drive in the 89031 zip code, a suburban stretch of North Las Vegas where residential master-planned communities like Aliante and Eldorado mix with large industrial and warehouse-distribution corridors.
The school serves a student body in which every child qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of the economic pressures many families in this part of the valley face. The enrollment is sizable for an elementary grade band, and the racial and ethnic mix reflects the surrounding community: Hispanic students form the largest group, followed by Black students, with smaller shares of white, multiracial, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not available, so those figures are left out here rather than estimated.
On Nevada's SBAC assessments for the most recent reported year, proficiency results were mixed and, in one subject, starkly low. In English language arts, roughly a third of tested students reached proficiency, and in math the share was just below that. Both figures point to a school where most students are not yet meeting state grade-level benchmarks, a pattern that aligns with the high-poverty population the school serves but still represents a real academic gap. A parent may want to look into how the school supports students below proficiency and what tutoring or intervention resources are available.
Science results were far lower, with only a handful of tested students reaching proficiency. Because science is tested only in certain grade bands, the tested group was much smaller than the math and ELA pools, which can make a single year's result volatile. Still, the number is low enough that a family with a child heading into the tested grade may want to ask the school directly about science instruction and support.
No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving, flat, or declining over time. The participation rate across all three subjects was strong, which means the proficiency figures reflect nearly the entire eligible student body rather than a skewed subset.
The school offers a pre-kindergarten program, which gives local families an early-entry option before kindergarten. Beyond that, no program, staffing, discipline, attendance, or course-access details were provided, so those dimensions are not covered here. There is also no magnet or charter designation; Simmons is a standard neighborhood elementary school.
North Las Vegas itself is a fast-growing suburban city. Publicly reported sources describe it as one of the fastest-expanding regions in the United States, with population rising sharply over recent decades and new industrial development continuing to arrive. Major employers include Nellis Air Force Base, the Department of Energy Nevada Test Site, and large distribution operations from companies like Amazon and Sephora, with newer arrivals in solar, green technology, and rail infrastructure. The built environment is car-dependent, with civic life centered on parks, libraries, and recreation centers rather than a traditional downtown core. The city maintains dozens of parks, several with water amenities, and a network of paved regional trails connecting to the broader Southern Nevada trail system.
The housing market in the school's zip code sits above the national benchmark but below the state benchmark for Nevada. Home values have dipped modestly over the past year, and rents have followed a similar mild downward drift. For families considering buying, the estimated monthly mortgage on a typical home in this zip code exceeds the typical monthly rent by a meaningful margin, so renting may be the more affordable path for many households near the school. Publicly reported sources note that North Las Vegas home prices have doubled over a recent multi-year span, part of the broader growth story that has reshaped the area.
For a family weighing Simmons, the picture is that of a large, high-poverty neighborhood elementary school in a rapidly growing but economically mixed suburban city. The community has parks, trails, and libraries as civic anchors, and the surrounding area continues to attract employers. Academically, the school faces real challenges in getting students to grade-level proficiency, especially in science, and the absence of trend data means there is no clear evidence of direction. A parent would be well served by asking the school directly about its academic intervention plans, early-grade literacy work, and how it uses its pre-kindergarten program to build readiness for later grades.
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