Silver Sands Montessori

Silver Sands Montessori is a small primary school in Henderson, Nevada, operated by State Sponsored Charter Schools. The school caters to 226 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 53% smaller than the state mean of about 480.

State Sponsored Charter Schools comprises 83 schools with combined enrollment of 64,162 students; Silver Sands Montessori is among them.

Demographically, Silver Sands Montessori records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 17% White, 14% multiracial, 7% Asian, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 32% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Silver Sands Montessori has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.8:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 38% of students at Silver Sands Montessori qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Clark County (around 93%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Silver Sands Montessori is in the bottom 10% of Nevada public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 46.4%; Silver Sands Montessori posts 27.3%, -19.1 points below that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Clark County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,472 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Silver Sands Montessori is one of 462 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students).

White Thurman Academy of the Arts MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Silver Sands Montessori. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Silver Sands Montessori ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.2%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. As a public charter, Silver Sands Montessori runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Silver Sands Montessori has ticked down 29%, going from 319 students in 2018 to 226 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 31% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 29.0:1 in 2018 to 23.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Silver Sands Montessori typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.