The top reported proficiency rate is 25% in English language arts. The lowest is 6% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Diaz Ruben P Es
Diaz Ruben P Elementary School sits on East Owens Avenue in Las Vegas, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Clark County School District. It is a sizable elementary campus for its grade band, with enrollment spread across the early childhood and elementary years. The student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with smaller Black, White, and multiracial populations, and a handful of Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. Every student in the building qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which marks this as a school serving a community under considerable economic pressure. Data on English learners and special education populations was not available, so the picture of those student groups is incomplete here.
On state assessments, the most recent results place proficiency in the low-to-mid range for a school of this demographic profile. Roughly a quarter of tested students reached proficiency in English language arts, and just under a quarter did so in mathematics. Science results were markedly lower, with only a small fraction of the tested fifth graders reaching proficiency. Participation was strong across all three subjects, so the results 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 from the provided data whether these numbers represent improvement, decline, or stability. Average scale scores were also missing, which limits a finer read on how close students are to the proficiency threshold. A parent may want to ask the school directly about growth measures and classroom-level data to get a fuller sense of academic trajectory.
Because Diaz Ruben P is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate, and the pre-kindergarten through second grade classrooms sit outside state testing. Those grades are simply not assessed under Nevada's SBAC system, so their absence in the results is expected and not a reflection of performance.
The surrounding zip code offers a relatively affordable entry point into the Las Vegas housing market compared with state-level benchmarks, with typical home values sitting below the Nevada median. Rents are modest, and renting currently costs less per month than carrying a mortgage at prevailing interest rates, which may matter to families weighing whether to buy or lease in the attendance zone. Home values in the area have drifted down slightly over the past year, while rents have ticked upward. The broader economic backdrop shows a stable national unemployment picture and a real median household income that has been climbing gradually.
Clark County School District is one of the largest districts in the country, and we searched for recent district-level policy, curriculum, or funding changes that would affect parents at a school like this. Public reporting turned up little that spoke directly to those concerns, so we left that section out rather than infer from general county government coverage.
Several pieces a parent might want were absent from the available data. The school's Title I status was not reported, though the universal free-or-reduced-price lunch rate strongly suggests it receives federal Title I support. Discipline data, staffing ratios, attendance figures, course or program offerings, and any magnet or specialty designations were all missing, so there is no basis here to describe extracurriculars, enrichment, or teacher load. A locale brief for the immediate neighborhood was not provided, so the community context around the campus is limited to what the housing and economic data can convey. A family considering this school would do well to visit, ask about intervention supports given the proficiency levels, and learn how the school serves its English learner population, which is likely substantial given the demographics.
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