Enrollment
226
Elementary
DISTRICT 696 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE SPONSORED CHARTER SCHOOLS·NCES 320000100781
Silver Sands Montessori
1841 Whitney Mesa Drive, Henderson, NV 89014 · (702) 522-5220 · Clark County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Nevada public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
23.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.0:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
86 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 85%
Community
0
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 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 20% larger than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
63%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
37.1%
NV avg 45.8% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
21.6%
NV avg 35.6% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 21.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 19.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NV schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Silver Sands Montessori
Silver Sands Montessori's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Sands Montessori this school | 226 | 38.1% | 27.3% |
| Coral Academy Elementary-Northwest Reno | 232 | 29.7% | 65.9% |
| Marvin Moss Elementary SPARKS | 308 | 34.7% | 45.5% |
| Discovery Charter School HillPointe Las Vegas | 407 | 19.9% | 39.4% |
| Coral Academy Elementary RENO | 433 | 26.6% | 54.6% |
| Jacks Valley Elementary School Carson City | 364 | 44.0% | 31.1% |
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 Silver Sands Montessori ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #260 of 367 | #181 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #329 of 388 ▼ 6 | #220 of 258 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #239 of 390 ▼ 11 | #165 of 259 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 226 | #375 of 442 | #261 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #342 of 379 | #231 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #170 of 381 | #147 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.1% | #340 of 386 | #250 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #80 of 304 | #51 of 201 |
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
226
-40 (-15%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 226 | 9.5 | 23.8:1 | 38% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 7.2 | 33.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 7.8 | 31.0:1 | 35% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 21 | 12.7:1 | 34% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 11 | 29.0:1 | 19% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 9 | 32.4:1 | 14% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 219 | 8 | 27.4:1 | 1% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Sands Montessori.
About Silver Sands Montessori
Silver Sands Montessori is a low-enrollment elementary school in Henderson, Nevada, that operates as a charter school. Federal data show 226 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Nevada enroll around 480, and this school is 53% below that mark.
State Sponsored Charter Schools enrolls 64,162 students in 83 schools, including Silver Sands Montessori.
The student body at Silver Sands Montessori is 56% Hispanic. The school is also 17% White, 14% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 5% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 32%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Silver Sands Montessori totals 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Nevada is 18.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Silver Sands Montessori is about 38%. Public schools in Clark County average 93%.
Silver Sands Montessori earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Nevada public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Silver Sands Montessori is among the bottom 10% of schools in Nevada. Predicted: 46.4%. Actual: 27.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Clark County show that the median household earns about $76,472 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Clark County has 462 public schools with about 360,225 students, including Silver Sands Montessori.
Silver Sands Montessori is about 0.4 miles from White Thurman Academy of the Arts Middle School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 40.2% on proficiency, and Silver Sands Montessori is below that at 27.3%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. Silver Sands Montessori is run as a public charter school.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 226, from 266 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 12.7:1 to 23.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Silver Sands Montessori discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Silver Sands MontessoriHow large is Silver Sands Montessori?
Silver Sands Montessori enrolls approximately 226 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Silver Sands Montessori serve?
Silver Sands Montessori serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Sands Montessori?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Silver Sands Montessori is approximately 23.8:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Silver Sands Montessori?
At Silver Sands Montessori, the student body is approximately 17% White, 56% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Silver Sands Montessori public or private?
Silver Sands Montessori is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by State Sponsored Charter Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.