The top reported proficiency rate is 48% in English language arts. The lowest is 6% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Nv Rise Academy Charter School
NV Rise Academy Charter School sits on Emerson Avenue in Las Vegas, serving kindergarten through fifth grade as a state-sponsored charter. It is part of the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority's portfolio, which has been growing steadily. The authority has opened campuses across Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, and Sparks, and several more schools are scheduled to open in the coming year, including additional options in Las Vegas. One nearby K-8 charter, Eagle Charter School, closed after its first year, a reminder that the charter landscape in the city can shift. Against that backdrop, NV Rise has been operating as a stable elementary option in its neighborhood.
The school serves a student body where nearly every child qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Hispanic students make up the largest share of enrollment, followed by Black students, with smaller proportions of students identifying as two or more races, white, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not reported, so those figures are absent here. A parent wanting to understand special education services or English language support would want to ask the school directly.
On state assessments, the most recent results paint a mixed picture. In English language arts, close to half of tested students reached proficiency or above, a result that stands out as a relative strength for a school serving a high-poverty community. Math proficiency was more moderate, with roughly a third of students meeting the bar. Science results were low, with very few students demonstrating proficiency. Science is tested only in certain grade bands at the elementary level, which means a smaller group of students sat for that exam. Participation across all three subjects was strong. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is hard to say whether these results represent improvement, decline, or stability over time. Average scale scores were also not reported.
Because NV Rise serves only elementary grades, it has no graduation rate, no AP or career-pathway data, and no college-readiness metrics. Those measures belong to secondary schools. What a family is looking at here is a foundational literacy and numeracy environment, and the English language arts result suggests the school is doing solid work on the reading front. The science figure, though based on a smaller testing pool, is one a parent may want to look into further with the school.
The surrounding housing market in the school's zip code is relatively affordable compared with state benchmarks. Typical home values sit below the Nevada state benchmark and slightly below national figures, and values have softened modestly over the past year. Rents have been essentially flat, edging up only slightly. Mortgage rates have been hovering in the mid-six-percent range. For a family considering a move into the neighborhood, housing costs are on the more accessible side for the Las Vegas metro, and rental options appear stable in price.
The broader economic picture shows a national unemployment rate holding in the low fours, and median household income has been climbing gradually over the past several years. These are macro indicators, not school-specific ones, but they frame the community context in which NV Rise operates.
What the data does not tell us is equally worth naming. There is no locale brief for this part of Las Vegas, so the narrative cannot speak to neighborhood character, nearby amenities, or commute patterns. No discipline, attendance, or staffing data was provided, and no information on course access or specialized programs was available. Civil rights data was also absent. The comparison fact-set that would position this school against its county neighbors was not included.
What remains is a portrait of a small elementary charter school serving a high-poverty, majority-Hispanic student body in Las Vegas, with a real strength in reading instruction, moderate math results, and a science outcome that warrants further questions. For a family weighing elementary options in this part of the city, the English language arts performance is the strongest signal in the data, and the rest is worth a direct conversation with the school.
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