The top reported proficiency rate is 27% in English language arts. The lowest is 3% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Scott Jesse D Es
Scott Jesse D Elementary sits on North Bruce Street in North Las Vegas, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Clark County School District. The school is neither a charter nor a magnet campus. It is a sizable elementary school for its grade band, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across the early elementary grades and a pre-kindergarten program serving a smaller cohort.
State assessment results from the most recent school year show academic performance that sits below where most families would want it. In English language arts, a modest share of tested students demonstrated proficiency, and in mathematics the share was lower still. Science results were particularly low, with very few students reaching the proficient level. Participation in state testing was strong across all three subjects. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from the provided information whether these results represent a decline, an improvement, or a steady state. A parent considering this school may want to ask the administration about its school improvement plan and what academic interventions are in place.
The student body reflects the surrounding community. All students at the school qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which signals a uniformly high-poverty enrollment. The largest demographic groups are Hispanic and Black students, with smaller populations of multiracial, Asian, and White students. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not reported, so we cannot characterize the school's special-population services from the available information. Similarly, the data set did not include Title I status, discipline records, staffing levels, course access, or attendance figures, and no civil-rights data was available.
North Las Vegas is a suburban city within the Las Vegas metropolitan area, and the built environment around the school is car-dependent. The area has been among the fastest-growing in the United States, with master-planned communities such as Aliante and Eldorado drawing families to residential developments that sit alongside large industrial and warehouse-distribution corridors. The employment base has traditionally leaned on manufacturing and logistics, with Nellis Air Force Base as a long-standing anchor. Publicly reported additions in recent years have included fulfillment and distribution operations from Amazon and Sephora, as well as green-technology and custom manufacturing firms. There is no traditional downtown center; civic life is distributed across parks, libraries, and recreation centers spread through different neighborhoods.
Housing in the school's zip code sits below the state benchmark for Nevada but above the national figure, and values have edged down slightly over the past year. Rents have followed a similar modest decline. At current mortgage rates, renting costs less per month than carrying a mortgage on a typical home in the area, which may matter to families weighing a move. The price-to-income ratio in the zip code runs above the national level, meaning homes here are relatively expensive compared to what local incomes support.
We looked for parent-relevant changes in the Clark County School District, such as policy shifts, curriculum updates, or tax and bond measures, but the search returned little that would speak to lasting impacts on families at this school. The district is one of the largest in the country, operating across the entire Las Vegas Valley rather than being tied to a single community, so changes at the district level can feel distant from any one campus.
For a family evaluating Scott Jesse D, the central question is academic. The proficiency results are low across all tested subjects, and the school serves a student population where every child comes from a household meeting income-eligibility thresholds for meal assistance. The surrounding area offers suburban amenities, growing employment, and relatively accessible housing compared with the rest of Nevada, though affordability remains stretched against local incomes. What the data does not tell us is how the school is responding to its academic challenges, what support services exist for students, or how families experience the campus day to day. Those are conversations worth having directly with school leadership before making a decision.
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