📍 5730 W. Alexander Road, Las Vegas, Clark County, 89130
Founders Academy of Las Vegas is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Las Vegas, Clark County. The school has 940 pupils enrolled. It is part of the State-Sponsored Charter Schools school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Founders Academy of Las Vegas enrolls 940 students across grades K–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 9.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 378 | 40% |
| White | 362 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 90 | 9.6% |
| Black or African American | 63 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 43 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 940 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 252 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Founders Academy of Las Vegas is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-40, state senate district 4, state house district 7.
Founders Academy of Las Vegas 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 940 students, Founders Academy of Las Vegas 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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