The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in English language arts. The lowest is 7% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Keller Charlotte & Jerry Es
Keller Charlotte & Jerry Elementary sits on Cedar Avenue in the 89110 zip code of Las Vegas, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Clark County School District. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and it draws from a neighborhood where housing values run below the statewide benchmark for Nevada and modestly below the national figure. Rents in the immediate zip code are relatively affordable compared with much of the Las Vegas metro, and the cost of carrying a mortgage on a typical home here exceeds local rent by a meaningful margin, which is worth keeping in mind for families weighing buying versus renting in the area.
The school's enrollment is moderate for an elementary campus spanning pre-K through fifth grade. Its student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a smaller Black population and very small Asian, White, and multiracial groups. Every student at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places Keller Charlotte & Jerry among the campuses serving the most economically concentrated student populations in the district. That context matters when reading the assessment results. The school does not appear to have a dedicated magnet or specialty program designation, and no information on specific academic programs, extracurriculars, or curricular focus was available in the data we reviewed, so we cannot speak to offerings beyond the standard elementary curriculum.
On state assessments under Nevada's SBAC system, Keller Charlotte & Jerry posted a mixed picture in the most recent reported year. English language arts proficiency landed at a level where approaching half of tested students met or exceeded standards, which is a reasonably solid result for a school with this economic profile. Math proficiency was lower, with somewhat more than a third of tested students reaching proficiency. Science results were quite low, with only a small handful of students demonstrating proficiency, and this is an area a parent may want to look into further with the school to understand how science instruction is structured across the grade levels and what supports are in place. Participation rates across all three subjects were strong, indicating that nearly all eligible students were tested.
It is worth noting that the school serves pre-kindergarten, and those early grades do not participate in state testing, which is standard. State results reflect only the tested grades, three through five. We looked for multi-year trend data to see whether proficiency has been improving or declining over time, but none was available in a form that allows for a clean year-over-year comparison. Similarly, data on English Learner identification and special education enrollment was not reported, so we cannot characterize those population sizes or the services they receive. Staffing, attendance, and discipline information was also absent from the available data.
At the district level, we searched for recent Clark County School District policy changes, curriculum shifts, referenda, or tax measures that would have a lasting impact on families, but the search did not return substantive results. Rather than speculate, we left that gap as it is. Clark County is an enormous district, and parents considering this school may want to follow district-level decisions directly through the board's public communications.
For a family evaluating Keller Charlotte & Jerry, the school presents as a community-serving elementary campus in an affordable Las Vegas neighborhood, working with a student population that faces substantial economic need. Its ELA results suggest it is doing some things reasonably well in literacy instruction. Math is middling, and science is a clear soft spot. Without information on programs, staffing ratios, or specialized offerings, the picture is incomplete, and a visit or call to the front office would help fill in what the data does not cover.
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