The top reported proficiency rate is 53% in English language arts. The lowest is 22% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Schorr Steve Es
Schorr Steve ES sits on Placid Street in the southern reaches of Las Vegas, part of the Clark County School District. It is a regular public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, and it draws a sizable student body for its grade band. The school's enrollment is large enough that each grade from kindergarten through fifth is well populated, with a pre-kindergarten program feeding in below.
The student population is racially and ethnically diverse, reflecting the broader composition of southern Las Vegas. Hispanic students form the largest single group, followed by white, Asian, and multiracial students in roughly similar proportions. Smaller but present populations of Black, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native students round out the enrollment. Every student at Schorr Steve qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which marks this as a school serving an economically disadvantaged community. Information on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not available in the data provided, so a parent wanting to understand the full range of services and supports may want to ask the school directly about those populations.
On state assessments, Schorr Steve posts mixed results. In English language arts, a little over half of tested students in grades three through five reached proficiency, which is a reasonably solid showing for an elementary school with universal economic disadvantage. Math proficiency sits below that, with somewhat under half of tested students meeting the bar. Science results are the soft spot, with a comparatively small share of tested fifth graders reaching proficiency. Participation was strong across all three subjects, with nearly all eligible students tested. Average scale scores were not reported in the data, so it is not possible to compare how the typical student performed relative to peers statewide beyond the proficiency cut. No multi-year trend data was available either, which means there is no clear picture of whether scores are improving, holding steady, or declining over time.
The housing market around Schorr Steve tells a practical story for families considering the area. Home values in the school's zip code sit below the Nevada state benchmark and modestly above the national benchmark, with recent year-over-year values drifting downward. Rents have moved slightly upward over the same period. For a family weighing renting versus buying, the estimated monthly rent in this area runs lower than the estimated monthly mortgage payment on a typical home, which may factor into decisions for families not yet ready to purchase. The price-to-income ratio sits above the national midpoint, meaning homes here cost more relative to local incomes than the typical American market, though the gap is not extreme. Mortgage rates have been hovering in the mid-six-percent range, and unemployment nationally has held steady.
The school is part of the Clark County School District, the large district covering the Las Vegas metropolitan area. We looked for recent district-level policy, curriculum, or program changes that would matter to parents, but the search did not return clear, parent-relevant results, so there is little to report on that front. Rather than guess at what the district may be prioritizing, the honest note is that this information was not surfaced.
Some data gaps reflect the nature of an elementary school. There is no graduation rate because Schorr Steve does not serve high school grades. There is no Advanced Placement or career-pathway information for the same reason. Title I status was not reported in the data, though given that every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, the school almost certainly receives Title I support. A parent would want to confirm that directly. Discipline, staffing, attendance, and course-access data were also not available, so the picture here is limited to academics, demographics, and the surrounding community.
What a family gets at Schorr Steve is a large, highly diverse, economically disadvantaged elementary school with decent reading results, middling math results, and a science outcome that a parent may want to look into further with the school. The neighborhood offers relatively accessible rents and home prices that sit below the state average, in a corner of Las Vegas that is residential and established. For families whose priorities include diversity and a pre-kindergarten entry point, this is a school worth visiting and asking more questions of, particularly around science instruction, support services, and any enrichment programming the data did not capture.
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