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Enrollment
998
Elementary
DISTRICT 696 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE SPONSORED CHARTER SCHOOLS·NCES 320000100888
Doral Academy Cactus
9025 West Cactus Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89178 · (702) 960-7500 · Clark County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL998 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Nevada public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nevada public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.0:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
179 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 85%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 121 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 125 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 17% smaller than its 8th grade class (120).
Student demographics
75%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
76.0%
NV avg 45.8% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
67.5%
NV avg 35.6% . +8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 9 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 67.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.8% | 59.0% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
Schools most like Doral Academy Cactus
Doral Academy Cactus's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doral Academy Cactus this school | 998 | 17.9% | 58.5% |
| Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Inspirada Henderson | 1,193 | 11.9% | 76.6% |
| Doral Academy Saddle Las Vegas | 997 | 28.3% | 59.0% |
| Pinecrest Academy of Nevada St Rose Las Vegas | 1,029 | 28.3% | 69.4% |
| Doral Academy West Pebble Las Vegas | 990 | 24.5% | 58.6% |
| Coral Academy Elementary-South Reno | 521 | 21.1% | 48.3% |
Matched among Nevada elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Doral Academy Cactus ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #24 of 367 | #16 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #28 of 388 ▲ 17 | #18 of 258 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #15 of 390 ▲ 17 | #10 of 259 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 998 | #13 of 442 | #12 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #338 of 379 | #230 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.4% | #37 of 381 | #37 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #373 of 386 | #259 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.1% | #45 of 46 | #37 of 38 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
998
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 998 | 43 | 23.2:1 | 18% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 999 | 42 | 23.8:1 | 18% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 1,001 | 39.9 | 25.1:1 | 18% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 988 | 44 | 22.4:1 | 14% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 997 | 41 | 24.3:1 | 1% (5) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Doral Academy Cactus.
About Doral Academy Cactus
Doral Academy Cactus serves students in Las Vegas, Nevada, as a large elementary school. Enrolled students number 998 students, in kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 108% higher than the average for elementary schools in Nevada, which is about 480.
Doral Academy Cactus is one school in an 83-school district, State Sponsored Charter Schools, which enrolls 64,162 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Doral Academy Cactus is White (35%). The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 15% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census figures show Clark County is about 44% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Doral Academy Cactus belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 75%.
The school reported 43 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 23.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Nevada average 18.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 18%. Among public schools in Clark County, the average eligibility rate is 93%.
The allk12 Grade for Doral Academy Cactus is A. Compared with Nevada public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Doral Academy Cactus sits between the top and bottom 10% of Nevada schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.5% and a predicted 50.9%.
In Clark County (population about 2,329,548), median household income is about $76,472, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 462 public schools operate in Clark County, serving about 360,225 students.
The closest public school, Thompson Tyrone Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles from Doral Academy Cactus. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Doral Academy Cactus is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Doral Academy Cactus is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data. Doral Academy Cactus is a publicly funded charter school.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (988) to 2024-25 (998).
The Doral Academy Cactus community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Other schools in State Sponsored Charter Schools
- Mater Academy EastCombined · 2,492 students
- Somerset Academy LoseeCombined · 2,428 students
- Doral Academy Red RockCombined · 2,392 students
- Pinecrest Academy of Nevada CadenceCombined · 2,370 students
- Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan CanyonCombined · 2,268 students
- Somerset Academy Sky PointeCombined · 2,172 students
Other schools in Las Vegas
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis High SchoolHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista High SchoolHigh · 3,255 students
- Arbor View High SchoolHigh · 3,069 students
- Desert Pines High SchoolHigh · 3,011 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,961 students
Nearby schools
- Thompson Tyrone Elementary School0.4 mi · 916
- Reedom Carolyn S Elementary School1.3 mi · 499
- Wright William V Elementary School1.4 mi · 562
- Gunderson Barry and June Middle School1.9 mi · 1,517
- Jones Blackhurst Jan L Elementary School1.9 mi · 853
- Snyder Don & Dee Elementary School2.2 mi · 679
Frequently asked questions
About Doral Academy CactusWhat is the total enrollment at Doral Academy Cactus?
Doral Academy Cactus enrolls approximately 998 students in grades KG-08.
Is Doral Academy Cactus an elementary, middle, or high school?
Doral Academy Cactus is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Doral Academy Cactus?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Doral Academy Cactus is approximately 23.2:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Doral Academy Cactus?
Doral Academy Cactus reports a student body of 35% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% Black, 18% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Doral Academy Cactus?
Doral Academy Cactus is overseen by State Sponsored Charter Schools in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.