Elementary · Nevada

Discovery Charter School Sandhill

CharterFree meals for all

Discovery Charter School Sandhill, a public elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada: grades k–5, 117 students, 21.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of State Sponsored Charter Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 117
Teachers (FTE): 5.5
Students per teacher: 21.3
Grades: K–5; Elementary

More students per teacher than 85% of elementary schools in Nevada

Median 16.5 · 428 schools compared

More students per teacher than 90% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 92% of elementary schools in Nevada

Median 496 · 438 schools compared

Smaller than 94% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Nevada's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Nevada: 46%

61%proficient

+19.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 81% of elementary schools in Nevada

Median 43% · 407 elementary schools compared

62 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Nevada: 35%

47%proficient

+15.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 69% of elementary schools in Nevada

Median 36% · 408 elementary schools compared

62 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–5
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize city
Run by: State Sponsored Charter Schools

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Location

Address: 4801 S Sandhill Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89121
Phone: (702)489-9350
City or town: Paradise
County: Clark County

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Tomiyasu Bill Y ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	412	15.3	44%	31%	0.8 mi
French Doris ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	459	14.8	39%	32%	0.9 mi
NV Learning Academy ESFully virtual	Pre-K–5	1,029	16.3	33%	14%	1.4 mi
Ferron William E ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	548	14.4	44%	36%	1.4 mi
Ullom J M ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	623	16.2	37%	29%	1.4 mi
Harris George E ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	630	17.0	30%	21%	1.5 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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