NCES CCD 2024-25 56 schools NV

Best-Resourced Schools in Henderson, NV

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56 public K-12 schools in Henderson from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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56
Schools
53,410
Students
29.7/100
Avg Resource Index
23.2:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Henderson has more public-school enrollment than 98% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Henderson's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

34 of Henderson's 56 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Economic need crosses separate district systems

80.6% of enrollment in reporting Henderson schools is eligible for free lunch, while the city list spans 2 districts. That pairing makes a citywide average especially easy to misread: the need measure follows students, but staffing decisions, calendars, program rules, and federal allocations are administered through separate district structures. The 69-point gap between Nevada State High School Henderson and Coral Academy Cadence shows how much reported resource capacity can vary inside the same municipal label. Compare schools within the same district first, then use the city view to see how those local systems differ.

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Henderson school enrollment varies 32× across entities

Henderson school enrollment ranges from 100 students (lowest) to 3,203 students (highest), a spread of 3,103 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Henderson reports 80.6% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Henderson student-teacher ratio is 23.2:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

15 of Henderson's 56 listed schools are charters

27% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Nevada State High School Henderson 69
2. Nevada State High School Downtown Henderson 54
3. Brown Hannah Marie Es 52
4. Mcdoniel Estes M Es 50
5. College of So Nv Hs South 45
6. Vanderburg John Es 43
7. Dooley John Es 42
8. Lamping Frank Es 40
9. Mccaw Gordon Es 37
10. Newton Ulis Es 37
11. Cox David M Es 37
12. Smalley James E & a Rae Es 36
13. Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon 35
14. Coral Academy Sandy Ridge 35
15. Hinman Edna F Es 35
16. Sewell C T Es 34
17. Wallin Shirley & Bill Es 33
18. Twitchell Neil C Es 33
19. Walker J Marlan Int'l School Es 33
20. Mack Nate Es 33
21. Gibson James Es 33
22. Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Inspirada 32
23. Ellis Robert & Sandy Es 32
24. Wolff Elise L Es 32
25. Morrow Sue H Es 32
26. Galloway Fay Es 31
27. Taylor Robert L Es 31
28. Coral Academy Windmill 31
29. Taylor Glen C Es 30
30. Kesterson Lorna J Es 30
31. Bartlett Selma F Es 29
32. Treem Harriet Es 28
33. Burkholder Lyal Ms 28
34. Roberts Aggie Es 28
35. Thorpe Jim Es 28
36. Basic Academy of Int'l Studies Hs 27
37. Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence 27
38. White Thurman Academy of the Arts Ms 26
39. Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Horizon 24
40. Stevens Josh Es 24
41. Legacy Traditional School Cadence 23
42. Liberty Hs 21
43. Green Valley Hs 21
44. Brown B Mahlon Jhs 21
45. Coronado Hs 20
46. Foothill Hs 19
47. Somerset Academy Stephanie 18
48. Miller Bob Ms 17
49. Mannion Jack & Terry Ms 17
50. Webb Del E Ms 16

Showing top 50 of 56 schools.

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Henderson

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Liberty Hs 79.8/100
  2. 2 Wolff Elise L Es 77.3/100
  3. 3 Coral Academy Windmill 76.2/100
  4. 4 Webb Del E Ms 76.1/100
  5. 5 Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon 75.7/100

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Which Henderson school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Nevada State High School Henderson has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Henderson schools in this federal-data comparison at 69/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Henderson, NV? ▼

Henderson has 56 public schools with a total enrollment of 53,410 students. 15 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 23.2:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.