NV Rise Academy Charter School

Set in Las Vegas, Nevada, NV Rise Academy Charter School is a close-knit elementary-level community, run under State Sponsored Charter Schools. It works with 367 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 24% below the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 480 students.

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

On the student-mix side, NV Rise Academy Charter School reports that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 19% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% White, 4% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 28.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household earnings sit near $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which NV Rise Academy Charter School is one.

The closest other public school is Early Childhood ES, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. NV Rise Academy Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.