Young Women's Leadership Academy of Las Vegas

Located at 3415 S Mojave Rd, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Young Women's Leadership Academy of Las Vegas is a very small 6-8 campus that hosts 111 students (grades 6 through 9), operated by State Sponsored Charter Schools. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 767 students each, so Young Women's Leadership Academy of Las Vegas sits 86% smaller than that benchmark.

Within State Sponsored Charter Schools, which oversees 83 schools and 64,162 students, Young Women's Leadership Academy of Las Vegas is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Young Women's Leadership Academy of Las Vegas reports that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 31% Black, 9% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

In terms of school funding signals, Young Women's Leadership Academy of Las Vegas records 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 37.0:1. The state averages around 22.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Clark County) reports that median household earnings sit near $76,472, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Young Women's Leadership Academy of Las Vegas is one.

The closest other public school is Early Childhood ES, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Young Women's Leadership Academy of Las Vegas.

The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, Young Women's Leadership Academy of Las Vegas runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Young Women's Leadership Academy of Las Vegas typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.