The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in Math. The lowest is 16% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Taylor Glen C Es
Taylor Glen C ES is a regular public elementary school in Henderson, Nevada, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Clark County School District. The school sits in the 89052 zip code, one of the more affluent corners of a city that has grown rapidly through master-planned community development. Henderson, Nevada's second-largest city, stretches across the Las Vegas Valley southeast of Las Vegas and is largely car-dependent suburban development built around neighborhoods like Green Valley, Anthem, and MacDonald Ranch. The area's housing market runs well above both state and national benchmarks, with typical home values in this zip code considerably higher than the state median. Rents, meanwhile, remain slightly below the estimated monthly mortgage cost at current rates, which means renting here is the more affordable path for many families.
The school's academic results are a mixed picture but tilt strong in the core subjects. On the SBAC assessment for the most recent school year, proficiency in both math and English language arts sat at the same level, with a clear majority of tested students in grades three through eight meeting or exceeding standards. That is a solid result for an elementary school, and participation was strong across the board. Science, by contrast, was far weaker. Only a small fraction of tested students reached proficiency in science, which stands out sharply against the math and reading results. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, since the gap is wide enough to warrant questions about how science instruction is structured across the grade levels and what supports are in place.
The school does not have trend data available, so there is no way to tell from the provided information whether these results are improving, holding steady, or slipping over time. Average scale scores were also missing from the data set. IEP and English learner counts were not reported, so the size of those special populations is unknown here.
Every student at Taylor Glen C ES qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which means the school serves a uniformly low-income population despite sitting in a zip code with relatively high home values. This is worth pausing on. The surrounding neighborhood's housing costs would put ownership out of reach for many families at the school's income profile, and the rental market, while more accessible, still commands a premium relative to much of the state. The student body is diverse in racial and ethnic terms. White students make up the largest single group, followed by a substantial Hispanic population, with smaller groups of multiracial, Asian, and Black students, and very small numbers of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and American Indian or Alaska Native students.
Henderson itself offers a considerable civic and recreational infrastructure. The city maintains an extensive park system and a long recreational trail network, though these serve leisure more than daily commuting. Major employers range from the city government itself to Barclays, Amazon, Dignity Health, and the Las Vegas Raiders, whose headquarters and training facility are in Henderson. Google operates a data center campus in the city with publicly reported plans for further investment. The local economy draws on logistics, manufacturing of electric equipment and components, financial services, and media and sports production. Henderson also hosts Nevada State University and satellite campuses of several other colleges, which gives the area a higher-education presence even though this elementary school is what matters for the families it serves.
The Clark County School District is large and sprawling, and the district brief returned no parent-relevant changes such as curriculum shifts, bond referendums, or policy updates with lasting impact. That does not mean nothing is happening at the district level, only that nothing surfaced in the available material.
For a parent weighing Taylor Glen C ES, the strengths are clear: math and reading proficiency are above what many elementary schools achieve, the student body is economically and demetically diverse, and the school sits in a community with strong amenities and employer presence. The science results are the main soft spot, and the uniform low-income enrollment means the school is doing its academic work with a population that often faces barriers outside the classroom. The missing data on IEP and English learner populations, staffing, discipline, and attendance limits how complete a picture a family can draw from what is available. Those gaps may reflect what the state and district report rather than anything about the school itself, but a parent would be right to ask the school directly for that information.
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