The top reported proficiency rate is 58% in English language arts. The lowest is 25% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Tanaka Wayne N Es
Tanaka Wayne N ES is a regular public elementary school in the southwest corner of the Las Vegas metro area, part of the Clark County School District. It serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and sits on West Maule Avenue, in a residential stretch of the 89148 zip code. The school draws a sizable enrollment for its grade band, with every student qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which speaks to the economic makeup of the surrounding neighborhood.
The student body is diverse. Hispanic students form the largest group, followed by Black, white, and multiracial students, with smaller Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian populations also present. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not reported, so those subgroup profiles are unavailable here. A parent who wants to understand how the school supports learners in either category would need to ask the school directly.
On state assessments, Tanaka posts solid results in English language arts and math. In ELA, a majority of tested students reached proficiency, and in math, just over half did. Both sit at levels that suggest the school is moving a good share of its students to grade-level expectations in core subjects. Science tells a different story. Proficiency there was markedly lower, with roughly a quarter of tested students meeting the bar. This is a soft spot worth understanding. A parent may want to look into how science is taught across grade levels and whether the school has plans to strengthen it, since the gap between science and the other two subjects is wide.
The assessments come from Nevada's SBAC testing in math and ELA and the state science assessment, all at grades three through eight. Pre-kindergarten through second grade is not tested under state accountability, so those younger grades carry no proficiency data here. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, decline, or stability. Average scale scores were also missing from the reported data.
Participation was strong across all three subjects, which means the proficiency rates reflect nearly the full tested population rather than a thin slice.
The housing market around the school tells a story of moderate affordability by Las Vegas standards but elevated cost compared with the national picture. Home values in the zip code run above the state benchmark and well above the national one, while rents sit at a level that absorbs a meaningful but not overwhelming share of median household income. Both home values and rents have dipped slightly over the past year, tracking a broader softening in the region. For a family weighing a move into this school's attendance zone, renting remains cheaper than carrying a mortgage at current rates, which may factor into decisions about whether to buy or lease.
Clark County School District is the operating district, and we searched for recent district-level changes that would matter to parents, such as policy shifts, curriculum updates, bond measures, or tax changes. The search did not surface anything fitting that description, so there is nothing to report on the district front. This is not unusual for a district this large, where publicly reported updates tend to filter through individual schools rather than appear as system-wide pronouncements.
No program offerings, staffing ratios, attendance figures, discipline data, or course-access information were provided for this school. Civil-rights data was also empty. Without these pieces, the picture is limited to enrollment, demographics, assessment results, and the surrounding housing market. A family considering Tanaka would benefit from a direct conversation with the school about what happens inside classrooms, how teachers are staffed, and what supports exist for students working below grade level, particularly in science.
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