Alternative/PRU High Open

Acceleration Academy

2020 W. Craig Road Suite 301, North Las Vegas, Clark County, 89032

1,148
Pupils

About this school

Acceleration Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in North Las Vegas, Clark County. The school has 1,148 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clark County School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Clark County School District

Enrollment & staffing

Acceleration Academy enrolls 1,148 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 44% male and 56% female.

Male students
502 (44%)
Female students
646 (56%)
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 16% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino57750%
Black or African American25522%
White17816%
Two or more races796.9%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander353%
Asian211.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,148 of the school's 1,148 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,131 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9–12Title I

Acceleration Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-40, state senate district 1, state house district 1.

School district: Clark County

Acceleration Academy is one of 378 schools in Clark County, based in LAS VEGAS, Nevada. The district serves 301,697 students district-wide and employs 15,452 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,148 students, Acceleration Academy is larger than the district average of about 798 students per school.

301,697
District students
378
Schools
15,452
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

20%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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