The top reported proficiency rate is 84% in English language arts. The lowest is 44% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Coral Academy Windmill
Coral Academy Windmill is a state-sponsored charter school in Henderson, Nevada, serving grades five through seven. It sits on Windmill Parkway in a city that functions as the second-largest in Nevada and a core piece of the Las Vegas Valley metro area. Henderson is largely residential, organized around master-planned communities such as Green Valley, Anthem, Inspirada, and MacDonald Ranch, with a car-dependent suburban layout connected by major highways. The school draws from this environment: families who choose it are choosing a focused middle-grade charter option within a sprawling, neighborhood-based city where most schools operate under the Clark County School District.
Academically, the school's state assessment results stand out. In English language arts, a very large share of tested students reached proficiency, a mark that places the school well above typical Nevada performance. Math proficiency is also strong, with a solid majority of students clearing the state bar. Science results tell a different story. Only fifth graders sit for the science assessment at this school, given the grade band, and the proficiency rate there is more modest. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, though the small tested group for science makes year-to-year reading less stable than the math and ELA figures, which draw on the full grade span.
The student body is relatively small for a middle-grade school. Its ethnic and racial composition is mixed, with white and Asian students each forming the largest groups, followed by Hispanic students, students of two or more races, and Black students. A small Pacific Islander presence rounds out the population. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is on the lower side, which suggests a student population that is broadly middle-income by charter-school standards. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not available, so those populations cannot be characterized here.
Because the school tops out at seventh grade, there is no graduation rate, no ACT or college-readiness benchmark, and no high school course catalog to assess. Those gaps reflect the grade band, not a missing record. Similarly, the school does not report discipline, attendance, staffing, or course-access details in the data provided, so those dimensions are left out rather than approximated. No multi-year trend data was available either, so a parent would need to ask the school directly about whether these proficiency levels have held steady or shifted over time.
The housing context in the school's zip code sits above the Nevada state benchmark and well above the national one, with rents that are moderate for the region. Home values in the area have eased somewhat recently, broadly in line with a statewide softening. This is a suburban housing market shaped by Henderson's master-planned communities, and families moving into the zone would likely be buying or renting within one of those planned neighborhoods. The city's employment base includes logistics, financial services, health systems, and growing data-center investment from major technology firms, and Henderson has attracted a more educated resident population per capita than the broader region.
The school's authorizer, the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority, has been active in expanding school choice across the state. Publicly reported authority materials indicate that roughly two dozen new charter campuses have opened over a recent span, including several in the Las Vegas and Henderson area, with more scheduled for the coming school year. One Las Vegas K-8 charter closed after a single year, a reminder that the charter sector in the region carries some turnover alongside its growth. Coral Academy Windmill itself is listed as open and operational, and its tested enrollment suggests a stable student population for its grade band.
For a parent weighing this school, the core question is whether a focused three-grade charter with strong reading and math outcomes fits a child's path. The science result is the one academic soft spot worth probing. The peer environment reflects the broader Henderson suburban context, and the housing market is accessible but not inexpensive. What is missing from the public data, particularly around special populations and staffing, are questions worth bringing directly to the school.
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