Discovery Charter School Sandhill

As a tiny elementary-level community in Las Vegas, Nevada, Discovery Charter School Sandhill serves 117 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within State Sponsored Charter Schools. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 480 students each, so Discovery Charter School Sandhill sits 76% leaner than that benchmark.

Within State Sponsored Charter Schools, which oversees 83 schools and 64,162 students, Discovery Charter School Sandhill is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Discovery Charter School Sandhill shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 22% White, 15% Black, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 32% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting Discovery Charter School Sandhill higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Discovery Charter School Sandhill tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,472, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), Discovery Charter School Sandhill is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Woodbury C W MS, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Discovery Charter School Sandhill. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Discovery Charter School Sandhill at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 29.3%.

Discovery Charter School Sandhill operates from a downtown location. Discovery Charter School Sandhill operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Discovery Charter School Sandhill's enrollment has shrank 24% since 2018, when it stood at 154 (now 117). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 51% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.