Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon

As a large combined-grade school in Henderson, Nevada, Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon educates 2,268 students from grades K through 12, run under State Sponsored Charter Schools. Compared to the state average of about 1,078 students per school, that is 110% above typical.

Within State Sponsored Charter Schools, which oversees 83 schools and 64,162 students, Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon lists that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 26% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 14% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon reports 91 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.9:1. The state averages around 22.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Clark County (around 93%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon ranks in the top 10% of Nevada public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 50.5%; Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon posts 67.3%, +16.8 points above that line.

Around the school, Clark County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,472, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon is one.

The closest other public school is Ellis Robert & Sandy ES, roughly 1.4 miles away. 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), Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 52.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site. As a public charter, Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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