Other · Nevada

Founders Academy of Las Vegas

Charter

Founders Academy of Las Vegas, a public other school in Las Vegas, Nevada: grades k–12, 1,215 students, 32.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of State Sponsored Charter Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with 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: 1,215
Teachers (FTE): 37.0
Students per teacher: 32.8
Grades: K–12; Other

More students per teacher than 84% of schools in Nevada

Median 26.1 · 19 schools compared

More students per teacher than 94% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 55% of schools in Nevada

Median 936 · 22 schools compared

Larger than 91% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 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%

45%proficient

−5.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of schools in Nevada

Median 58% · 14 schools compared

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

Math

Nevada: 35%

42%proficient

−6.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 50% of schools in Nevada

Median 41% · 14 schools compared

642 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: Other · Grades K–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Large city
Run by: State Sponsored Charter Schools

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Location

Address: 5730 W. Alexander Road, Las Vegas, NV 89130
Phone: (702)998-8368
City or town: Las Vegas
County: Clark County

Website Quality of life in Las Vegas Schools in Las Vegas

Nearby schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Somerset Academy Sky PointeCharterFree meals for all	K–12	2,172	20.9	69%	62%	4.9 mi
CIVICA AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–10	1,074	41.3	47%	31%	5.9 mi
Somerset Academy LoseeCharterFree meals for all	K–12	2,428	26.2	46%	33%	6.0 mi
Quest ProgramAlternative	K–12	9	—	—	—	7.9 mi
Mater Academy EastCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	2,492	46.8	53%	37%	8.3 mi
Doral Academy Red RockCharter	K–12	2,392	27.3	77%	67%	9.4 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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