Doral Academy Cactus

Doral Academy Cactus is one of the big primary schools in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the schools within State Sponsored Charter Schools, with 998 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 108% above the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 480 students.

Across the 83 schools in State Sponsored Charter Schools (64,162 students total), Doral Academy Cactus accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Doral Academy Cactus reports that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 26% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 15% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.2:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Clark County runs at roughly 93%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Doral Academy Cactus tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Clark County shows 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), Doral Academy Cactus is one campus in the mix.

Thompson Tyrone ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Doral Academy Cactus ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.4%.

Doral Academy Cactus operates from a countryside location. Doral Academy Cactus is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Doral Academy Cactus's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 997 (now 998). Over the same period, the White share fell from 53% to 35%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 23.2:1 in 2025.

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