The top reported proficiency rate is 20% in English language arts. The lowest is 13% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Sage Collegiate Public Charter School
Sage Collegiate Public Charter School sits on West Charleston Boulevard in Las Vegas, serving kindergarten through sixth grade. It is part of Nevada's State Sponsored Charter Schools system, which means it operates as a public charter school authorized at the state level rather than by a local district. The school is small for its grade band, with enrollment spread fairly evenly across the seven grades it serves.
The student body reflects the surrounding community in meaningful ways. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places Sage Collegiate firmly among schools serving economically disadvantaged families. Hispanic students make up the largest share of enrollment, followed by white, Black, and multiracial students, with a small number of Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students as well. The school does not report figures for students with individualized education programs or English learners, so those populations cannot be characterized here.
State assessment results from the most recent school year paint a picture that a parent will want to engage with directly. In math, the proportion of tested students reaching proficiency is low. English language arts results are somewhat higher but still reflect that only a modest segment of students are meeting grade-level benchmarks. Participation is strong across all subjects. Science proficiency was suppressed from public reporting, likely because the number of tested students was quite small, which is common for schools with limited grade coverage or small grade-level cohorts. Average scale scores were not available. No multi-year trend data was provided, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent a starting point for growth or a longer-standing pattern. A parent considering this school would do well to ask administration about academic improvement plans, instructional strategies, and how the school supports students working below grade level.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. This is expected for an elementary-and-middle-grade charter and should not be read as a gap.
On housing and economics, the zip code area around the school tells its own story. Typical home values here sit below the Nevada state benchmark and are slightly under the national figure, with values having softened modestly over the past year. Rents are affordable relative to broader state and national levels, though they have edged upward. The national economic backdrop includes a thirty-year mortgage rate that has hovered in the mid-six percent range and a national unemployment rate that has remained stable. Las Vegas itself is a metro area where charter school options have been expanding. Publicly reported information from the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority indicates that the authority has opened a substantial number of new charter campuses across the state in recent years, including several in the Las Vegas area. At the same time, at least one Las Vegas K-through-eight charter closed after the prior school year, which is a reminder that the charter landscape in the region carries both growth and contraction.
Several categories of information were not available for this school. There is no data on staffing ratios, teacher qualifications, course offerings or special programs, discipline practices, attendance rates, or Title I status. Civil-rights data was not provided. No locale brief was available for the immediate area around the school. Without these pieces, it is difficult to assess the full range of supports and resources available to students beyond what the assessment and demographic data show.
What the available information does establish is that Sage Collegiate is a small, community-rooted charter school serving a high-need population in a part of Las Vegas where housing remains relatively affordable. Its academic results are currently low, and the school appears to be in an early stage of its operational life given the absence of trend data. Families drawn to a small-school environment with a charter model may find value in the setting, but the academic picture warrants direct conversation with school leadership about how growth is being pursued.
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