The top reported proficiency rate is 76% in English language arts. The lowest is 49% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Givens Linda Rankin Es
Givens Linda Rankin Elementary sits in the Summerlin area 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, which means families zoned to it have a straightforward path to enrollment without applications or lotteries. The school sits in a part of the valley where home values run well above both the Nevada and national benchmarks, and rents have been climbing modestly even as nearby home prices have dipped slightly. The price-to-income ratio in this zip code is elevated, meaning ownership here demands a substantial income relative to much of the country. For a family already settled in the area or weighing a move, the housing market is a real factor alongside the school itself.
On state assessments, the school's results in English language arts and mathematics stand out as strong. A clear majority of tested students in grades three through five reached proficiency in both subjects, with ELA slightly ahead of math. These are the kind of results that suggest consistent grade-level instruction and a school culture where academic expectations are taken seriously. Science proficiency tells a different story, landing closer to the middle of the pack and below the school's own math and ELA marks. Science in elementary grades is often tested only at certain grade levels, so the number of students reflected there is smaller, and a parent looking at the full picture may want to ask the school how science instruction is sequenced across grades and what supports are in place.
The student body is diverse in a way that reflects the broader Las Vegas metro. White students make up the largest share, followed by Hispanic and Asian students, with smaller proportions of Black, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and multiracial students. Every student in the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which classifies Givens as a school serving an economically disadvantaged population across the board. This is worth pausing on, because the school's academic results are coming despite a universal poverty designation, and that combination is something families may want to understand better. It can reflect community eligibility provisions that assign the label school-wide regardless of individual family circumstances, or it can reflect genuine economic need throughout the enrollment. A conversation with the school or district can clarify which applies here.
Class sizes by grade are fairly balanced, with the largest cohorts in the early elementary years. The school includes a pre-kindergarten program, which gives families with younger children an on-ramp into the same building for their elementary years. Information on individualized education program rates, English learner services, staffing ratios, attendance, and discipline was not available in the data provided. These are areas where a parent with specific needs may want to reach out directly, since they shape day-to-day school experience as much as test scores do.
The district brief for Clark County turned up little in the way of recently reported policy, curriculum, or budget changes with lasting parent impact. The search returned results focused on county government structure rather than school district developments, so there is nothing concrete to pass along from that angle.
What families get at Givens Linda Rankin is a neighborhood elementary school with above-average academic outcomes in the core subjects of reading and math, situated in an affluent part of Las Vegas where housing costs are high. The universal free-or-reduced-price lunch designation and the strong proficiency numbers together make this a school worth asking more questions about, because the combination is unusual and speaks to something in the community and instruction that the data alone does not fully capture.
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