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Nevada State High School Downtown Henderson

Henderson · NV · State Sponsored Charter Schools · Public charter

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Programs & features
  • ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • 🔢 6 calculus classes · 3 physics · 5 chemistry
Academic signals
  • 🎓 AP rigor: 52th percentile nationally
  • 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 43% by test-taker volume

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Nevada State High School Downtown Henderson compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

  • StatewideAP rigor at the 52th percentile nationally.
  • LocallyNV trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−10 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS, Lake Mead Christian Academy, Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses

52th percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
Advanced math classes
21
6 calculus · 15 advanced
Lab science classes
8
3 physics · 5 chemistry
Other rigor signals
✅ Dual-enrollment program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 43% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
50
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
50.0
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

🏛️ Federal Title I context

Lower-need school

Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)

17.0%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
3.0%
Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.
Students absent 15+ days
3
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
769:1
Well above the US median — a real constraint on individualized college and course planning.
Counselor FTE
0.1
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
1
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -1.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 100 students:

2025
98
2027
94
2029
91

A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS
Henderson
Public 1.0 2,386 -7.2%
Lake Mead Christian Academy
Henderson
Private 1.1 723 +27.3%
Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence
Henderson
Public · charter 1.1 790 +40.3%
College of So NV HS South
Henderson
Public 1.7 157 +52.4%
Foothill HS
Henderson
Public 1.9 2,386 -3.4%
Nevada State High School Henderson
Henderson
Public · charter 3.9 182 -29.5%
Green Valley HS
Henderson
Public 4.6 2,418 -13.5%
Sports Leadership and Management Academy
Henderson
Public · charter 5.0 668 +19.3%

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