High · Nevada

Explore Knowledge Academy J-SHS

Charter

Explore Knowledge Academy J-SHS, a public high school in Las Vegas, Nevada: grades 6–12, 270 students, 17.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Clark County.

Size and class size

Compared with high 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: 270
Teachers (FTE): 15.5
Students per teacher: 17.4
Grades: 6–12; High

Fewer students per teacher than 70% of high schools in Nevada

Median 21.2 · 130 schools compared

More students per teacher than 70% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Smaller than 56% of high schools in Nevada

Median 351 · 151 schools compared

Smaller than 63% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 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%

70%proficient

+2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 78% of high schools in Nevada

Median 36% · 18 high schools compared

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

Math

Nevada: 35%

35%proficient

−3.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 71% of high schools in Nevada

Median 21% · 17 high schools compared

175 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: High · Grades 6–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Clark County

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Clark County.

Location

Address: 5871 Mountain Vista St, Las Vegas, NV 89120
Phone: (702)870-5032
City or town: Paradise
County: Clark County

Quality of life in Paradise Schools in Paradise

Nearby high schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Southeast Career Technical Academy HSCareer and technicalFree meals for all	9–12	1,999	20.6	—	—	0.3 mi
Cowan Sunset Southeast HSAlternative	9–12	29	—	—	—	1.0 mi
Cowan Academic Center J-SHSAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	98	5.2	6.6%	—	1.0 mi
Del Sol Academy of Performing Arts HSFree meals for all	9–12	2,527	20.4	—	—	1.9 mi
Green Valley HSFree meals for all	9–12	2,436	22.1	—	—	2.0 mi
Chaparral HSFree meals for all	9–12	2,295	24.9	—	—	2.7 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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