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How has Amplus Durango changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,761
Combined
DISTRICT 1,878 · STATE 1,078
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE SPONSORED CHARTER SCHOOLS·NCES 320000100848
Amplus Durango
8377 W Patrick Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89113 · (702) 970-6800 · Clark County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,761 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
31.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.4:1 · STATE 22.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
498 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 85%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 3% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 206 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 210 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 211 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 196 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 187 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 164 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 133 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 75% smaller than its 8th grade class (211).
Student demographics
79%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.5%
NV avg 45.8% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
55.4%
NV avg 35.6% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.5% | 55.4% |
| 2023-24 | 62.6% | 52.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nevada's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,761
+285 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
31.8:1
was 28.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,761 | 55.3 | 31.8:1 | 28% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 1,690 | 49 | 34.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,662 | 43 | 38.6:1 | 30% (504) |
| 2020-21 | 1,476 | 52 | 28.4:1 | 23% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 1,554 | 25 | 62.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,424 | 13 | 109.5:1 | 14% (197) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amplus Durango.
About Amplus Durango
Amplus Durango is a large school serving multiple grade levels in Nevada, with an address in Las Vegas. It reports enrollment of 1,761 students in kindergarten through 12. The school is 63% larger than the average for combined schools in Nevada.
State Sponsored Charter Schools has 83 schools and 64,162 students, and Amplus Durango is one of those schools.
White students account for 27% of enrollment at Amplus Durango, more than any other group. The remaining students are 22% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Clark County, the White share is about 44%. The diversity index for Amplus Durango is 79%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 31.8:1. Statewide, combined schools in Nevada average 22.6:1. Income data for the school show 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 93% for public schools in Clark County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Amplus Durango would be expected to post about 48.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.5%.
In the wider Clark County area, median household income comes to about $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clark County's 462 public schools enroll about 360,225 students and include Amplus Durango.
Nevada State High School Southwest is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Amplus Durango is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Amplus Durango at 2nd of 6.
The federal government classifies Amplus Durango's location as Suburb: Large. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
A 19% gain took enrollment from 1,476 in 2020-21 to 1,761 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 28.4:1 to 31.8:1.
Amplus Durango has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,329,548
Census ACS
Median income
$76,472
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
462
360,225 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Nevada State High School Southwest0.8 mi · 145
- Rogers Lucille S Elementary School1.0 mi · 687
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Frequently asked questions
About Amplus DurangoHow large is Amplus Durango?
Amplus Durango enrolls approximately 1,761 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Amplus Durango serve?
Amplus Durango serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does Amplus Durango have?
Amplus Durango employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 31.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Amplus Durango?
At Amplus Durango, the student body is approximately 27% White, 20% Hispanic, 20% Black, 22% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Amplus Durango public or private?
Amplus Durango is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by State Sponsored Charter Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.