The top reported proficiency rate is 28% in English language arts. The lowest is 9% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hollingsworth Howard Es
Hollingsworth Howard ES is a regular public elementary school in Las Vegas, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It sits in the 89101 zip code, east of the downtown core, and operates within the Clark County School District. The school enrolls a mid-sized population for an elementary campus, with a grade distribution that runs from a pre-kindergarten class through fifth grade.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Black enrollment and small shares of students identifying as white, two or more races, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Every student in the building qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school squarely in a community-serving role for families in this part of the city. Data on the English learner population and on students with individualized education programs was not available, so those are gaps a parent may want to ask the school about directly. Title I status was also not reported in the data we received.
On state testing, Nevada administers the SBAC in math and English language arts across grades three through eight, and a separate science assessment. At Hollingsworth Howard, which tests only its third, fourth, and fifth graders, the most recent results from the 2024-25 school year show math proficiency at a level below a quarter of tested students and English language arts proficiency approaching a third. Science proficiency, measured in fifth grade, was quite low, with only a handful of students reaching proficiency. Participation was strong across all three subjects. Average scale scores were not reported, and no multi-year trend data was available, so there is no way to tell from this data whether these results represent an improvement, a decline, or a steady state. A parent weighing this school should treat the current proficiency levels as a flag worth discussing with school leadership, asking what interventions and supports are in place and how growth is measured for individual students.
No data on staffing ratios, attendance rates, discipline incidents, course offerings, or magnet or specialty programs was provided. The school is not a charter school, and no magnet designation was reported. Without staffing or program information, a parent would need to visit or call to understand class sizes, specialist availability, and what enrichment or intervention structures exist beyond the standard curriculum.
The housing market around the school, measured at the zip code level, is relatively affordable compared with both the Nevada statewide benchmark and the national benchmark. Typical home values sit well below the state figure, and rents are modest. The estimated monthly mortgage on a typical home in this zip code exceeds the typical rent by a meaningful margin, which means renting is the more economical path for most families here. Home values in the zip code have softened modestly year over year, while rents have held essentially flat. The price-to-income ratio is elevated relative to national norms, reflecting the broader pattern of Las Vegas-area housing costs pressing against local incomes.
We looked for recent parent-relevant changes in the Clark County School District, such as policy shifts, curriculum updates, bond measures, or tax changes, but the search returned little that bears directly on classroom experience. The district brief found no specific district-level actions with lasting parent impact, so we left that section out rather than guess.
No locale brief or neighbor comparison was provided for this school, so we cannot position its academic results against nearby campuses or describe the immediate neighborhood character from sourced data. What the record does show is a community-serving elementary school in an affordable corner of Las Vegas, serving a high-poverty student population that is largely Hispanic, with state proficiency results that are low across all three tested subjects. For a family considering this school, the most useful next step would be a conversation with the principal about how the school supports students working below grade level and what growth data it can share beyond the proficiency snapshot.
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