The top reported proficiency rate is 86% in English language arts. The lowest is 66% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Inspirada
Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Inspirada sits in the Inspirada master-planned community on the southern edge of Henderson, a city that has built itself outward from the Las Vegas Valley through a series of large planned neighborhoods. The school is a state-sponsored public charter serving kindergarten through eighth grade, which means it operates independently of the Clark County School District that surrounds it and answers instead to the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority. Because it stops at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and the state assessment results that exist cover only the tested elementary and middle school bands.
Those assessment results are strong. In the most recent round of SBAC testing, proficiency in English language arts ran well above what most Nevada schools post, and mathematics was similarly high. Science proficiency, measured in the upper elementary and middle grades, was solid though lower than the school's reading and math marks. A parent comparing Pinecrest's numbers to statewide averages would find a clear gap in the school's favor. Participation was near full, so the results reflect nearly the entire tested population rather than a filtered subset.
The school is large for a K-8 charter, with enrollment spread fairly evenly across the nine grade levels. The student body skews toward families with fewer economic stressors: only a small fraction of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, far below what typical southern Nevada schools see. Racially, the largest group is white, followed by a sizable Hispanic contingent and an Asian population that is also well represented. A smaller group of students identify as two or more races. The school's published data does not include individualized education program counts or English learner figures, so families whose children receive special education or language services may want to ask the school directly about what supports are available and how they are staffed.
Henderson itself is Nevada's second-largest city, and the Inspirada area where Pinecrest sits is one of the newer master-planned communities shaping the city's southern growth corridor. Henderson is largely car-dependent suburban development, connected to Las Vegas by major highways, with an extensive trail system and many parks but little in the way of dense walkable street grids near the school. The local economy runs on logistics, manufacturing of electrical components, financial services, media and sports production, and back-office operations. Major employers include the city government, Barclays, Amazon, Dignity Health, and the Las Vegas Raiders, whose headquarters and training facility are in Henderson. Google also operates a large data center campus in the city with continued investment planned. The city has grown rapidly through successive waves of master-planned development, and Inspirada is part of that latest arc.
The housing market around the school reflects that growth. Typical home values in the school's zip code sit above both the Nevada and national benchmarks, and rents run higher than state and national medians as well. Home values have dipped modestly year over year, while rents have moved slightly upward, so families considering a move into the attendance area should expect prices that reflect a desirable suburban Henderson address rather than an entry point.
Pinecrest operates within the State Sponsored Charter Schools sector, which has been expanding across Nevada. The authority has opened a substantial number of new charter campuses in recent years across the Las Vegas metro and beyond, though not every new school has lasted; one Las Vegas K-8 charter closed after a single year. Pinecrest itself appears established and well-subscribed, with steady enrollment across grade levels.
For a family weighing this school, the picture is straightforward. Pinecrest offers a K-8 charter pathway with proficiency results that rank among the stronger performers in the state, situated in a growing planned community with higher-than-average housing costs and a commuter-suburban setting. What the published data does not cover is special education and English learner support, program offerings beyond the standard curriculum, and staffing ratios. Those are gaps a parent would want to fill in conversation with the school before deciding whether the fit is right.
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