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Nevada Connections Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Reno, Washoe County. The school has 1,000 pupils enrolled. It is part of the State-Sponsored Charter Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 31.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 80%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.
Nevada Connections Academy enrolls 1,000 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 31.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 422 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 305 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 113 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 112 | 11% |
| Asian | 29 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 13 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
481 of the school's 1,000 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 418 qualify for free lunch and 63 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nevada Connections Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-20, state senate district 16, state house district 26.
Nevada Connections Academy is one of 79 schools in State Sponsored Charter Schools, based in CARSON CITY, Nevada. The district serves 63,609 students district-wide and employs 1,839 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,000 students, Nevada Connections Academy is larger than the district average of about 805 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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