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Enrollment
1,445
High
DISTRICT 1,482 · STATE 973
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK COUNTY·NCES 320006000745
The Delta Academy J-SHS
818 West Brooks Avenue, North Las Vegas, NV 89030 · (702) 396-2252 · Clark County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,445 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 72.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,445 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 85%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
35.2%
NV avg 45.8% . +18.3pp since 2023
Math
17.2%
NV avg 35.6% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
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
18.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,445
+1,000 (+225%) vs 2017
% White
23%
was 31%
% Hispanic
40%
was 32%
% Black
21%
was 30%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About The Delta Academy J-SHS
The Delta Academy J-SHS is one of the average-sized 9-12 campuss in North Las Vegas, Nevada, overseen by Clark County, with 1,445 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 49% above the state mean of about 973.
Within Clark County, which oversees 375 schools and 301,622 students, The Delta Academy J-SHS is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, The Delta Academy J-SHS lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 40%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 23% White, 21% Black, 10% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.
Looking at school resources, Roughly 100% of students at The Delta Academy J-SHS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, The Delta Academy J-SHS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.5%, the actual is 18.7%, a residual of -13.8 points.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate median household income runs about $76,472, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. The Delta Academy J-SHS is one of 462 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students).
Desert Rose HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), The Delta Academy J-SHS ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 30.7%.
The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, The Delta Academy J-SHS 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 The Delta Academy J-SHS has rose 225%, going from 445 students in 2018 to 1,445 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 30% to 21% over that span.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. 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 Clark County
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
- Desert Oasis HSHigh · 3,300 students
- Sierra Vista HSHigh · 3,255 students
- Liberty HSHigh · 3,203 students
- Coronado HSHigh · 3,147 students
- Arbor View HSHigh · 3,069 students
Other schools in North Las Vegas
- Somerset Academy LoseeCombined · 2,428 students
- Acceleration AcademyHigh · 2,092 students
- Legacy Traditional School North ValleyElementary · 1,305 students
- Somerset Academy AlianteElementary · 1,182 students
- CIVICA AcademyCombined · 1,074 students
- Freedom Classical Academy K-8Elementary · 1,074 students
Nearby schools
- Desert Rose HS0.1 mi · 137
- Fitzgerald H P ES0.5 mi · 400
- Mackey Jo MS0.5 mi · 244
- Mackey Jo ES0.5 mi · 515
- Sedway Marvin M MS0.6 mi · 1,038
- Perkins Dr Claude G ES0.9 mi · 546
Frequently asked questions
About The Delta Academy J-SHSWhat is the total enrollment at The Delta Academy J-SHS?
The Delta Academy J-SHS enrolls approximately 1,445 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does The Delta Academy J-SHS serve?
The Delta Academy J-SHS serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does The Delta Academy J-SHS have?
The Delta Academy J-SHS employs 0 FTE teachers.
How diverse is The Delta Academy J-SHS?
The Delta Academy J-SHS reports a student body of 23% White, 40% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees The Delta Academy J-SHS?
The Delta Academy J-SHS is overseen by Clark County in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.