The top reported proficiency rate is 43% in English language arts. The lowest is 12% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on West Prep Es
West Prep ES is a regular public elementary school in Las Vegas, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It operates within the Clark County School District, the large district that covers the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The school sits on Pink Rose Street in the 89106 zip code, an area where home values and rents both run below state and national benchmarks and have been easing downward recently. For a family weighing the monthly cost of living, renting in this zip code comes in cheaper than carrying a mortgage, which may matter for households budgeting around a single income or variable hours.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Black enrollment and small numbers of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. Every student at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which signals a community where most families are working with limited financial resources. Information on English Learner status and special education enrollment was not available in the data we received, so those are gaps a parent may want to ask the school about directly.
On state assessments, West Prep's results paint a mixed picture. English language arts proficiency sits in a moderate range, with a decent share of tested students meeting or exceeding standards. Math proficiency is lower, with fewer than a third of tested students reaching proficiency. Science proficiency is quite low, though science in elementary schools is typically tested only at one grade level, so the results rest on a smaller group of students and may be less representative of the school as a whole. Participation rates were solid across all three subjects. We looked for multi-year trend data to see whether performance is moving in a particular direction, but none was available, so there is no clear picture of whether these results represent an improvement or a decline from prior years. Average scale scores were also missing from the data.
The school does not have charter or magnet status, so it follows the standard curriculum and assignment patterns of the Clark County School District. We did not find data on program offerings, course access, staffing ratios, discipline, or attendance, so there is little to report on the texture of the school day beyond what the assessment results and demographics convey. A parent considering this school would benefit from asking about enrichment programs, before- and after-school care, and any intervention supports in place for students who are below grade level, since those details are not captured here.
We searched for recent parent-relevant changes in the Clark County School District, such as policy shifts, curriculum updates, or budget decisions, but the results did not surface anything specific enough to report. The district is large and complex, and what we found focused on county governance rather than school-level impacts.
The housing market around West Prep offers relative affordability compared with much of the Las Vegas area and the nation as a whole, though the price-to-income ratio in this zip code sits above the national norm, meaning homes here are still expensive relative to what local households earn. Rents have been declining, which may ease pressure on renting families. Home values have slipped as well, so buyers entering now are doing so in a softening market rather than an appreciating one.
What the data shows is an elementary school serving a high-poverty, majority-Hispanic community with moderate ELA results, weaker math and science outcomes, and no trend line to indicate direction. The gaps in program, staffing, and special-population data are substantial enough that a visit to the school and a conversation with the principal would go a long way toward filling in what the numbers cannot.
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