The top reported proficiency rate is 70% in English language arts. The lowest is 47% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on O Roarke Thomas Es
O Roarke Thomas Elementary sits on O'Hare Road in the 89143 zip code of 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, and its enrollment sits at a mid-sized level for an elementary campus in this part of the valley.
The student body is majority white, with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller groups identifying as two or more races, Black, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Every enrolled student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which marks this as a school serving an economically disadvantaged community. Data on students receiving special education services and English learners was not reported, so a parent wanting to understand those populations would need to ask the school directly.
On the most recent state assessments, O Roarke Thomas posted results that are genuinely strong for an elementary campus with this economic profile. In English language arts, a clear majority of tested students reached proficiency, and the math result was also solid, with well over half scoring proficient or above. Science proficiency was more modest, with fewer than half of tested students reaching that bar. Participation was high across all three subjects. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is hard to say whether these results reflect a stable pattern or a recent shift. Average scale scores were also missing from the data set, which limits the picture to proficiency rates alone.
The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. State testing begins in third grade, so the proficiency figures above reflect only the upper grades at the campus. Pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades one and two are not part of the state assessment system, which is standard for Nevada elementary schools.
Housing in the surrounding zip code carries a typical home value above the Nevada state benchmark and well above the national benchmark. Homes here are priced at roughly five times a typical household income, which is a steep ratio for a family buying into the area. Rents are more moderate relative to income, and renting runs noticeably cheaper month to month than carrying a mortgage at current rates. Home values in the zip code have softened modestly year over year, while rents have edged upward. A family weighing a purchase near the school should know that the buy-versus-rent math currently favors renting in this neighborhood.
The Clark County School District is among the largest in the country, and O Roarke Thomas is one of many elementary campuses within it. We searched for recent district-level changes that would matter to parents, such as curriculum shifts, policy updates, or budget actions, but found little that spoke to those topics. The district brief came back focused on county governance rather than school-specific policy. That gap means we cannot speak to any recent district initiatives that might shape the classroom experience here.
Several data fields that would help a parent round out the picture were absent. No staffing figures, no discipline data, no attendance rates, no course or program offerings, and no civil-rights reporting were included. The school's Title I status was also not specified, though the universal free or reduced-price lunch eligibility strongly suggests the school qualifies. Without staffing or program data, a parent looking to understand class sizes, specialist offerings, or extracurriculars would need to go directly to the school. A parent may want to look into science instruction further with the school, given the proficiency gap between science and the other tested subjects.
What the available data does show is an elementary school where students are posting respectable literacy and math results despite a student population where economic disadvantage is universal. For a family weighing this campus, the academic signal is encouraging on two of three tested subjects, the housing market is accessible to renters and challenging for buyers, and the gaps in the public data are wide enough that a school visit would be a worthwhile next step.
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