The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in English language arts. The lowest is 20% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Civica Academy
CIVICA Academy is a state-sponsored charter school in North Las Vegas serving kindergarten through ninth grade. It sits on East Carey Avenue in a part of the Las Vegas Valley that has been reshaped by rapid growth and industrial investment. The school operates under Nevada's State Public Charter School Authority, which has been expanding public school choice across the state, opening new campuses in Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, and Sparks.
The school's enrollment is sizable for its grade band, with students spread fairly evenly across the early elementary grades and thinning somewhat as grades advance into middle school and ninth grade. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller shares of Black, multiracial, white, and other students. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places CIVICA firmly among schools serving economically disadvantaged families. The data does not report counts for students with individualized education programs or English learners, so those populations cannot be characterized here.
On state assessments, CIVICA's results tell a mixed story. In English language arts, proficiency is moderate, with nearly half of tested students in grades three through eight meeting or exceeding state standards. That is a respectable showing for a school with this demographic profile. Math proficiency is lower, with fewer than a third of students reaching proficiency. Science results are weaker still, with about a fifth of tested students proficient. Participation rates are strong across all three subjects. No trend data is available, so it is not possible to say whether performance is improving or declining over time. A parent weighing this school may want to ask the administration about math and science instruction specifically, since those are the areas where results trail reading.
North Las Vegas itself is a car-dependent suburban city spread across the Mojave Desert, with master-planned communities like Aliante and Eldorado sitting alongside large industrial and warehouse zones. The city has no traditional walkable downtown; civic facilities, parks, and schools are distributed across a wide geographic area. Major employers include Nellis Air Force Base, the Department of Energy Nevada Test Site, Amazon's fulfillment center, and Sephora's distribution center. Bigelow Aerospace is headquartered there, and a concrete-tie production facility tied to the Brightline West high-speed rail project has been announced.
The city is one of the fastest-growing in Nevada, leading Southern Nevada in new home construction and economic development. Its strategic plan through 2030 targets infrastructure, economic growth, community health, and civic identity. The housing market around the school reflects the broader area: typical home values in the school's zip code sit below the state benchmark and below the national benchmark, and home values have dipped modestly year over year. Rents have risen slightly. For families considering the area, housing is relatively affordable compared with much of Nevada, though the surrounding neighborhood is industrial and residential rather than a walkable community with a defined center.
No data was available on course offerings, program pathways, staffing ratios, discipline, attendance, or Title I status. Civil-rights data was also absent. These gaps mean a parent cannot assess the school's extracurricular breadth, advanced course access, or disciplinary climate from the information here. The school serves through ninth grade, so it has no graduation rate and no high school-level state testing results beyond what is captured in the grade-three-through-eight band.
What the data does show is a charter school serving a low-income, largely Hispanic student population in a fast-growing, working-class suburban city. Reading outcomes are a relative bright spot. Math and science are softer, and a family looking closely at CIVICA would benefit from asking how the school supports those subjects and what the upper-grade experience looks like as students approach high school.
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