The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in English language arts. The lowest is 2% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hayden Don E Es
Hayden Don E ES is a regular public elementary school in North Las Vegas, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It operates within the Clark County School District, one of the largest districts in the country, spanning the broader Las Vegas Valley. The school sits on Rome Boulevard in the 89084 zip code, a suburban stretch of North Las Vegas where residential master-planned communities like Aliante and Eldorado sit alongside large-scale industrial and warehouse-distribution corridors.
The school serves a large student body for an elementary grade band, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across the grade levels. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school fully in the category of high-poverty serving. The racial and ethnic makeup is nearly evenly split between Black and Hispanic students, each forming roughly equal shares of the population. A smaller portion of students identify as two or more races, and a still smaller group identifies as white. Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native students each make up a thin slice. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not available, so those populations could not be characterized here.
On state assessments for the most recent reported year, Hayden's results paint a mixed picture. In English language arts, about a third of tested students reached proficiency or above. Math proficiency came in lower, with roughly a quarter of students clearing the bar. Science results were strikingly low, with only a handful of students testing proficient. Participation rates were strong across all three subjects, which means the proficiency figures reflect nearly the full tested population rather than a skewed subset. 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 dataset.
The science proficiency result stands out and warrants attention. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, asking how science instruction is structured across the grade levels and whether the result reflects a recent assessment change, a curricular gap, or something particular to the tested grade. Without trend context, the single year's number should be read cautiously, but it is a result a family would want to understand.
North Las Vegas itself is a fast-growing suburban city within the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Publicly reported sources describe it as one of the fastest-growing regions in the United States, with the city having annexed large tracts of desert in the 1990s for residential development. Master-planned communities, parks, and a network of paved regional trails along the Las Vegas Wash define much of the civic infrastructure. There is no traditional downtown center; instead, civic and educational facilities are spread across the city on separated campuses. Major employers include Nellis Air Force Base, Amazon fulfillment and distribution centers, and increasingly, high-tech and green-energy firms. The Clark County School District itself is a major employer across the county.
The housing market in the school's zip code shows typical home values hovering near the state benchmark, with a modest year-over-year decline. Rents are relatively moderate compared with typical mortgage costs in the area, making renting somewhat more affordable than owning at current interest rates. Home prices in North Las Vegas have risen substantially over the past several years, according to publicly reported sources, though the most recent data shows a slight cooling.
Data on discipline, course access, staffing, attendance, Title I status, and school programs was not available in the provided materials. The district brief returned no parent-relevant policy or curriculum changes for Clark County. No neighbor comparison or civil rights data was included. These gaps mean the portrait here is limited to enrollment, demographics, assessment results, and the surrounding community context. A family considering Hayden would benefit from asking the school directly about supports for English learners and students with disabilities, the science curriculum, and any programs or interventions in place given the high-poverty student population the school serves.
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