The top reported proficiency rate is 65% in English language arts. The lowest is 46% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Somerset Academy Aliante
Somerset Academy Aliante is a state-sponsored charter school in North Las Vegas serving kindergarten through eighth grade. It sits in the Aliante area, a master-planned community in the suburban expanse of the Las Vegas Valley, and operates under the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority rather than a traditional school district. The school's enrollment is sizeable for a K-8 charter, with roughly even distribution across grade levels, which gives it a continuous pathway from early elementary through middle school.
On state assessments, Somerset Academy Aliante shows solid results. In English language arts, a clear majority of tested students scored proficient or above, and math proficiency was also strong, with a slight majority meeting that bar. Science results were more modest, with fewer than half of tested students reaching proficiency. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly how science instruction is sequenced across the upper elementary and middle grades. Participation rates were high across all three subjects. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results reflect a stable pattern or a recent shift. Average scale scores were also missing from the reported data.
The school's student body is diverse. Hispanic students make up the largest share, followed by white students, with Black students, students of two or more races, and Asian students also represented in smaller but meaningful proportions. A modest fraction of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, lower than what many urban public schools in the Las Vegas area report, which may reflect the relatively newer housing stock and economic profile of the Aliante community. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not reported, so those populations cannot be characterized here.
North Las Vegas itself is one of the fastest-growing cities in Nevada, leading Southern Nevada in new home construction and economic development. Publicly reported sources describe it as a suburban desert city with master-planned communities like Aliante and Eldorado, large industrial and warehouse zones, and major employers including Nellis Air Force Base and the U.S. Department of Energy Nevada Test Site. Private-sector growth has brought Amazon and Sephora distribution facilities, along with a planned concrete-tie production facility tied to the Brightline West high-speed rail project. The built environment is car-dependent, with no traditional walkable downtown; civic facilities, parks, and schools are distributed across a large geographic area. Housing in the school's zip code sits close to the statewide benchmark for Nevada and above the national benchmark, with home values showing a modest year-over-year decline. Rents have been roughly flat.
The broader charter landscape in Nevada has been expanding. The State Public Charter School Authority has opened many new campuses over the past several years, including schools in North Las Vegas, and several more are scheduled to open soon. One K-8 charter in Las Vegas closed after a single year, which is a reminder that charter options can shift. Somerset Academy Aliante itself appears stable and open.
No locale classification, discipline data, course access information, staffing figures, or attendance data were available for this school, so those dimensions of the school environment cannot be described. The school does not report a Title I status. Because it ends at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate or high school course data to report.
For a family considering this school, the academic results in reading and math are a genuine strength, the student body is ethnically diverse with relatively low reported economic disadvantage, and the setting is a fast-growing suburban community with new housing and expanding employers nearby. The science results are a softer area worth asking about, and the absence of trend data means families cannot see whether performance is improving, holding, or slipping over time.
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