The top reported proficiency rate is 40% in English language arts. The lowest is 6% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Futuro Academy Elementary
Futuro Academy Elementary is a state-sponsored public charter school serving kindergarten through fifth grade on North Lamb Boulevard in Las Vegas. As a charter rather than a zoned neighborhood school, it draws families who have actively chosen it, and it operates under the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority alongside a growing roster of charter campuses across the state. The school sits in a part of the Las Vegas metro area where home values run below the Nevada statewide benchmark and modestly below the national one, while rents have crept up slightly year over year. This is a relatively affordable corner of the valley for families renting or buying, though mortgage rates nationally remain elevated, which affects what purchase prices feel workable on the ground.
The student body is small for an elementary campus, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across the six grade levels. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, and the large majority of enrolled children are Hispanic, with small numbers of Black, multiracial, Asian, Pacific Islander, and white students. The school does not report figures for English learners or students with individualized education programs, so those shares are not available here. A parent whose child receives special education services or English-language support may want to ask the school directly about what it offers.
On Nevada's state assessments for the most recent school year, Futuro Academy's results are mixed. In English language arts, a share of tested students reached proficiency that sits above what many similar high-poverty elementary schools post, and the school's participation rate was strong. Math proficiency landed somewhat lower than ELA, with about a third of tested students meeting the bar. Science results, drawn from a smaller testing pool since only fifth graders typically sit for that exam, were quite low, with only a handful of students demonstrating proficiency. That science figure stands out as the weakest academic signal in the data, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school, asking how science instruction is structured across the earlier grades and what supports are in place.
No multi-year trend data was available for this school, so it is not possible from the provided information to say whether proficiency is improving, holding steady, or declining over time. Average scale scores were also missing from the state data, which limits the picture to proficiency rates alone. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate, no ACT or SAT context, and no college-credit or career-pathway data to consider. That is simply a function of the grade band served.
The broader charter landscape in Nevada is in a period of expansion. Publicly reported information from the State Public Charter School Authority indicates that the authority has opened a substantial number of new charter campuses across Nevada over the past several years, including in Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, and Sparks. Several additional charter schools are scheduled to open in the coming school year in Las Vegas and Elko, covering a range of grade configurations. At the same time, at least one Las Vegas charter school serving K-8 closed after a single year, a reminder that the charter sector in the area is dynamic and that individual school stability can vary.
No locale brief was provided for the specific neighborhood around the school, so the community context here is limited to what the housing and economic data convey. The zip code where the school sits shows home values below the state benchmark and rents that have risen modestly. The national unemployment rate has held in a narrow range, and median household income has grown gradually in recent years.
For a family weighing Futuro Academy, the picture that emerges is of a small, community-oriented elementary charter serving an almost entirely low-income, predominantly Hispanic student population. Its ELA proficiency is a relative strength given that demographic context, math is middling, and science is a clear soft spot. The absence of trend data and of information on special populations means a parent would be wise to ask the school directly about how it supports learners at different levels and what its longer-term academic trajectory looks like.
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