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Silver Sands Montessori

Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

Silver Sands Montessori is a small K–8 state-sponsored charter school in Henderson, NV, serving 226 students as part of the State Sponsored Charter Schools district, and it is the only K–8 campus in its nearby comparison group of mostly K–5 Clark County schools.

Academically, Silver Sands has improved recently, but results are mixed. In 2025–26, all-grades proficiency was 26.3% in math, 44.9% in reading, and 28.5% in science. Reading is essentially at the state average (45.2%), and science is above the state (25.5%), but math remains below the state (36.2%) and far below the charter district (48.7%); among nearby schools, only Whitney Elementary School is lower in math (24.7%). Middle-school reading is a bright spot: 7th-grade reading was 78.2%, compared with 59.2% for Clark County and 45.8% for the state, while 8th grade was 52.6% and 6th grade was 41.6%. Note that grade-level math, most science, and grades 3–5 reading scores are suppressed, meaning those values are unknown, not zero.

Other factors may matter for families comparing options. Silver Sands reports 38.05% free/reduced lunch in 2024–25, while every nearby school reports 100%. It spends $6,034 per student in 2023–24, compared with $8,570 at Discovery Charter School Sandhill and up to $21,296 at Whitney Elementary School. Its student-teacher ratio is the highest in the group at 23.7, versus 8.3 to 21.2 nearby. Chronic absenteeism is 32.7%, above the state (25.5%) and the State Sponsored Charter Schools district (17.2%), with only Discovery Charter School Sandhill higher (44.6%). Although the district is highly rated at 5 stars and ranks 2nd of 12 statewide, the school’s own scores are below district averages. Historically, Silver Sands ranked 160th of 380 schools in 2021–22 (58th percentile, 3 stars), after stronger early-2010s results. The bottom line: reading and science are near or above state averages, middle-school reading is a standout, and math plus absenteeism remain the key concerns, though recent trends are moving in the right direction.

226

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,034

Per pupil spending ?

38.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1841 Whitney Mesa Drive
Henderson, NV 89014

(702) 522-6220

District: State Sponsored Charter Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.8%

White:

16.8%

Two or more races:

13.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 44th percentile in 2017 → 58th in 2022

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 58th (2022) from a 44th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 26% Nevada)

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg51%

Nevada avg39%

47^th of 148

Nevada public middle schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12State Sponsored Charter Schools among Nevada districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2022	49.6	160 of 380	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	139 of 388	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.1	195 of 351	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.2	166 of 347	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	80.9	51 of 332	84.6%	★★★★☆
2013	76.4	73 of 330	77.9%	★★★★☆
2012	76.4	53 of 328	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	62.6	105 of 318	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	47 of 148	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.4	84 of 151	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.7	40 of 159	74.8%	★★★★☆
2017	45.2	64 of 126	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.6	37 of 122	69.7%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%~ state avg

Science28%+3 vs state

Mathematics26%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, March 2, 2022

The school is totally disorganized. Admin is horrible. Front office staff works with a miserable attitude. The school has lost some really great teachers the turnaround is horrible. Also their is not a real focus on making sure there are qualified teachers in certain classes for example math when they were short staffed I was told by another educator who works their they need a breathing body how sad. I don’t recommend this school if you want your child to be learning the actual pace of their grade level. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 4, 2021

This school is terribly in catching up or reacting to other public schools actions. Although charter schools run their own system but still generally follow the CCSD schedule. This school follows on CCSD all holidays or school breaks for sure, and add on top of their own (sadly) but not reopening or commitments as CCSD or other charter school. This school is so far behind on reaction to the public emergency and the recovery of it. The worse part: this year after all public had reopened after lock down due to Covid, this school remains online learning and only offers pathetic 2-hours on Wednesday for face to face school time. There is a reason why elementary school students have to go back to school due to social is a big part of their learning. This school missed this part big time, and I cannot image how can I feel comfortable to keep my child there for the terrible education decision made my the administrative staff. I like the teachers, unfortunately, they don’t make administrative decision. The board and the administrative staff are inefficient, I will not recommend this school to at all. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 27, 2020

love school Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, October 25, 2019

A school with big ideas and poor execution, lack of leadership, lack of resources and ability to provide children with overall education. Teachers who are obviously overworked because they have to handle children from three different levels in one class. They put 1,2 and 3rd grade together with a great concept of teaching different levels according to the development of the child. However, teachers struggle to maintain control of the classroom. Lack of resources like computers,playground and even classrooms is something the school board should look into. The school also lacks proper resources in handling students with special needs or behavioral issues. Their ways of handling these issues are to suspend students and ultimately expel them. The school gave us an impression that there was some behavioral issue with our child and when we asked what programs they had to help my child they asked for our suggestions instead. Not trusting this school we took our child to a clinical professional only to be told our child was healthy and perfectly fine. The doctor told us that our child was extremely smart but the school needs to provide extra activities for children so they can burn energy. Later we found out that if a child is misbehaving then they punish them by refusing them recess. Imagine a 5 year old sitting on a chair by themselves while others are playing. Our child no longer attends this school. As a parent I did my duty to listen to my child's need and to give my love and support . Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, February 2, 2018

The majority of my child's teachers have been wonderful. The problem is the principle! She stresses the teachers out and disbelieves children. I can NOT understand people who refuse to protect children from abuse. #me too #timeisup Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 11, 2016

It is a small and quaint school with a wonderful principal. However, the owners are the one behind the scenes blocking her from protecting the kids from inappropriate behavior of the male teachers. One of the teachers takes out his bottles of medicine while teaching and takes them in front of the kids along with many questionable comments to the kids. The other male teacher shares all of his mood malfunctions daily with the kids. One day, during one of his a melt downs,he packed up all of his belongings in front of the kids and told them he was quitting which upset the kids, and then he later ended up not quitting. The other minor thing is that there's no cafeteria. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Silver Sands Montessori Charter is awesome. We will be entering our 5 year next year and we are very happy. The teachers are amazing!!!!! The culture is kind. No bullying and very little drama even in the middle school. We are like a big family. I couldn't say enough good things about this school. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, May 12, 2011

Silver Sands is a great school. We will be attending our third year in the fall. The teachers are fantastic. There are few things lacking, but the most important things are in place. No playground or lunch program, but the academics are there for sure. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2026)							SBAC Reading (2026)							SBAC Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 4th Grade	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 5th Grade	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Silver Sands Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1841 Whitney Mesa Drive	Henderson	89014	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 522-6220	226	10	23.7	35.4%	38 (16.8%)	12 (5.3%)	126 (55.8%)	15 (6.6%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	31 (13.7%)								(n/a)							26.3				41.6	78.2	52.6	44.9			28.5	$6,034	$432	$5,601
Treem Harriet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1698 Patrick Ln	Henderson	89014	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-8760	497	31	16.0	53.7%	76 (15.3%)	110 (22.1%)	229 (46.1%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	56 (11.3%)	61	123^rd of 376 public elementary schools	67.3%		58.3	132^nd of 379 public elementary schools	65.2%	9	53.5	36.0	37.1				41.8	63.0	47.6	58.5				55.8	35.7		35.7	$15,824	$2,050	$13,774
Thorpe Jim Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 Patrick Ln	Henderson	89014	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-0740	455	31	14.6	56.7%	50 (11.0%)	103 (22.6%)	214 (47.0%)	23 (5.1%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	54 (11.9%)	31.1	240^th of 376 public elementary schools	36.2%		25.1	268^th of 379 public elementary schools	29.3%	28	48.1	31.2	22.8				34.7	37.9	31.2	42.8				37.5				$19,903	$3,227	$16,676
Harmon Harley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4820 E. Mesa Vista Avenue	Las Vegas	89120	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7740	629	75	8.3	67.9%	55 (8.7%)	60 (9.5%)	472 (75.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	29 (4.6%)	33	233^rd of 376 public elementary schools	38.0%		29.1	253^rd of 379 public elementary schools	33.2%	20	46.2	28.7	23.7				32.5	48.3	31.4	44.3				40.9				$17,427	$2,881	$14,546
McDoniel Estes M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1831 Fox Ridge Dr	Henderson	89014	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7788	388	33	11.7	41.2%	115 (29.6%)	48 (12.4%)	160 (41.2%)	14 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	46 (11.9%)	74.9	74^th of 376 public elementary schools	80.3%		88.3	35^th of 379 public elementary schools	90.8%	39	61.1	57.1	64.1				61.0	50.0	54.7	71.6				59.0	26.4		26.4	$16,776	$2,070	$14,707
Tomiyasu Bill Y Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5445 S Annie Oakley Dr	Las Vegas	89120	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7770	412	27	15.2	50.0%	68 (16.5%)	44 (10.7%)	250 (60.7%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	29 (7.0%)	34.1	224^th of 376 public elementary schools	40.4%		42	198^th of 379 public elementary schools	47.8%	26	34.9	35.0	27.2				32.5	36.5	42.8	52.9				44.2	17.9		17.9	$17,920	$1,826	$16,094
Ullom J M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4869 E Sun Valley Dr	Las Vegas	89121	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7780	623	39	16.1	68.5%	51 (8.2%)	103 (16.5%)	402 (64.5%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.1%)	39 (6.3%)	27.8	251^st of 376 public elementary schools	33.2%		25.1	267^th of 379 public elementary schools	29.6%	16	39.5	40.2	23.7				33.9	36.5	40.2	38.7				38.5	10.2		10.2	$16,500	$2,515	$13,985
Mack Nate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3170 Laurel Ave	Henderson	89014	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7760	484	34	14.2	43.2%	140 (28.9%)	55 (11.4%)	210 (43.4%)	19 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	49 (10.1%)	69.5	93^rd of 376 public elementary schools	75.3%		75.6	79^th of 379 public elementary schools	79.2%	14	57.1	45.3	68.3				57.1	50.0	46.6	74.6				57.1	27.8		27.8	$15,341	$1,463	$13,878
Whitney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5005 Keenan Ave	Las Vegas	89122	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7790	410	31	13.2	77.6%	34 (8.3%)	128 (31.2%)	196 (47.8%)	13 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	30 (7.3%)	17.3	313^th of 376 public elementary schools	16.8%		17.7	316^th of 379 public elementary schools	16.6%	3	26.7	30.1	17.7				24.7	31.9	30.1	35.4				32.6				$21,296	$3,035	$18,260
Gibson James Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	271 Leisure Cir	Henderson	89074	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-8730	409	27	15.1	37.9%	156 (38.1%)	34 (8.3%)	160 (39.1%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	43 (10.5%)	70.5	88^th of 376 public elementary schools	76.6%		69.8	101^st of 379 public elementary schools	73.4%	13	60.0	50.6	52.6				53.9	60.0	51.9	70.1				59.7	22.8		22.8	$17,058	$1,547	$15,511

Frequently Asked Questions about Silver Sands Montessori

What is the racial makeup of Silver Sands Montessori?

Students at Silver Sands Montessori are 56% Hispanic, 17% White, 14% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 5% African American.

How many students attend Silver Sands Montessori?

In the 2024-25 school year, 226 students attended Silver Sands Montessori.

What district is Silver Sands Montessori in?

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