Summary:
ZIP code 89141 in southern Las Vegas has six public schools — four PK–5 elementaries (Ries Aldeane Comito Elementary School, Ortwein Dennis Elementary School, Frias Charles & Phyllis Elementary School, and Stuckey Evelyn Elementary School), one 6–8 middle school (Tarkanian Lois & Jerry Middle School), and one 9–12 high school (Desert Oasis High School) — all in the Clark County district, together serving about 7,514 students. Every school reports 100% free or reduced-price lunch, a district-wide designation rather than a difference between these schools.
Stuckey Evelyn Elementary School is the standout: it leads the ZIP in math (59.7%), reading (68.8%), and science (35.7%), ranks in the 87th percentile statewide, and was the only school to improve in all three subjects year over year — despite the smallest enrollment (581) and among the lowest elementary per-pupil spending ($13,522). Frias Charles & Phyllis Elementary School has the ZIP's lowest chronic absenteeism (15.7%) and strong reading, but has slid from the 90th to the 74th percentile over three years. Tarkanian Lois & Jerry Middle School beats district and state in all three subjects. Desert Oasis High School is the puzzle: a 96.1% graduation rate, about 10 points above district and state, alongside the ZIP's highest absenteeism (32.6%) and a bottom-half statewide rank.
All four elementaries beat district and state in math and reading, but science is the weak spot — only Stuckey clears the state bar, while Ries is at 9.0% and Ortwein at 13.8%. Three elementaries also show a sharp 5th-grade math drop (as low as 19.7% at Ortwein); Stuckey is the exception. Attendance tracks overall performance, and per-pupil funding falls as students get older, from about $13.5K–$14.0K in elementary grades to $10,013 at the high school, where classes are largest at 25.9:1. Some Desert Oasis science results are suppressed by the state and are unknown, not zero.
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