The top reported proficiency rate is 34% in English language arts. The lowest is 5% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hummel John R Es
Hummel John R Elementary sits in the southern reaches of Las Vegas, within the Clark County School District, and serves children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is a regular public school, neither a charter nor a magnet, and its enrollment is mid-sized for an elementary campus in this part of the valley. The surrounding zip code offers a housing market where typical home values sit below the Nevada state benchmark and well below national figures, with rents that run meaningfully cheaper than a monthly mortgage payment at current interest rates. For a family weighing renting versus buying near this school, renting looks like the more accessible path right now.
The student body is diverse. Hispanic students form the largest single group, and the remainder is spread across several racial and ethnic categories, including multiracial students, Black students, white students, Asian students, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. Every student at Hummel qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the economic profile of the neighborhood and means the school operates with the supports that designation brings. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not reported, so those population sizes are not something this account can speak to.
On state assessments, the picture is mixed. In English language arts, roughly a third of tested students reached proficiency or above on the SBAC. Math results were similar, with just under a third proficient or above. Science proficiency, measured at the fifth-grade level, was strikingly low, with only a handful of students clearing that bar. Participation was strong across all three subjects. These results suggest that the school is helping a portion of students reach state standards in literacy and numeracy while a large majority are still working below that threshold, and the science results are a clear soft spot. A parent may want to look into how the school supports science instruction and whether additional tutoring or enrichment is available.
Several things a parent might expect to find here are simply absent from the available data. There was no locale brief describing the surrounding community in detail, so this account cannot speak to neighborhood amenities, transit access, or nearby parks and services beyond what the housing figures imply. The district brief searched for recent parent-relevant changes in Clark County School District but found nothing focused on policy, curriculum, referendums, or tax changes, so there is nothing new to report on that front. Program offerings, staffing levels, attendance patterns, discipline data, and course access information were all missing. Civil-rights data was not available. There is no neighbor comparison fact-set to position Hummel against nearby schools, so a parent would need to do that legwork themselves by looking at other Clark County elementaries.
What the data does say is this: Hummel is a community elementary school serving a diverse, economically disadvantaged population in a part of Las Vegas where housing is relatively affordable for the region. State test results show real challenges, particularly in science, while literacy and math proficiency sit in a range that is modest but not negligible. For a family living in this zip code or considering moving here, the school is a walkable or short-drive option that comes with the federal supports tied to its student poverty rate. The gaps in the available record mean a visit to the campus and a conversation with the administration would go a long way toward filling in what the numbers cannot.
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