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Leadership Academy of Nevada

Q: Is Leadership Academy of Nevada a good school?

Leadership Academy of Nevada ranks 33 rd of 103 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades 6-12

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 103 Nevada High Schools

Better than 68% of Nevada high schools

Summary

Leadership Academy of Nevada is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Las Vegas, Nevada. With 277 students, the school has consistently ranked among the top high schools in the state, reaching as high as 7th out of 136 schools in 2018-2019.

The school's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students consistently outperforming state and Clark County district averages in standardized tests, especially in reading and science. For example, in 2024-2025, 49.3% of Leadership Academy students were proficient or better in SBAC Reading, compared to 45.6% for the state and 59.9% for the district. The school also boasts high graduation rates, ranging from 81.4% to 90.0% over the past few years, generally higher than state and district averages.

When compared to nearby public schools in the Clark County district, Leadership Academy of Nevada stands out with its higher academic performance and graduation rates, while spending less per student. This suggests the school is providing a high-quality education at a relatively efficient cost. However, the school's fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.3% to 34.9%, are an area that may require attention to ensure all students are consistently engaged and attending school.

284

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,548

Per pupil spending ?

26.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7495 West Azure Drive Suite #1
Las Vegas, NV 89130

(702) 350-1472

District: State Sponsored Charter Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.2%

Hispanic:

31.3%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2019 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Nevada average (82%)

✓Above the Nevada median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2019

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg50%

Nevada avg37%

Middle school

79^th of 151

Nevada public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 14 pts since 2019

From top 38% (2019) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

33^rd of 103

Nevada public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 27 pts since 2019

From top 5% (2019) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 12High Schools in the State Sponsored Charter Schools

1^st 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	79 of 151	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	70 of 153	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.0	38 of 152	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	37 of 151	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	32 of 145	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.7	61 of 159	61.6%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	33 of 103	68.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	34 of 97	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	87.2	10 of 96	89.6%	★★★★★
2022	72.4	27 of 96	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	23 of 101	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	95.4	7 of 136	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	84.0	20 of 121	83.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2021	76.5	21 of 75	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	15 of 117	87.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

Female (2019)83rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2021)72nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

English57%+9 vs state

Reading49%+4 vs state

Science30%+3 vs state

Mathematics27%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 27, 2024

HUGE RED FLAGS!!! The school principle has set into policy a forced "Leadership retreat" out of state for 5 days with very few teachers and no parents involved. This is extremely questionable, HUGE RED FLAGS!!! Firstly, they are expected to do very physical activities like rock climbing and other dangerous things. Furthermore why does an adult man need minors in his care with few parents or teachers around. If the children or parents refuse for the student to go on the "retreat" the children are not allowed to take on leadership rolls, thereby penalizing the children because they did not go on the retreat. The school nor principle offer no alternative retreat trainings in town for children who cannot attend out of town. We also know of a time the principle gave attentions and an award to an at risk foster care girl that actually did not qualify for the award. He was so caught up in his attention toward her he didn't know what he was doing. This seems to be more red flags. I am sorry but it is inappropriate for an adult man the children hardly know to force a trip on them, or any children, let alone one with questionable intention. Multiple parents are filing a report with the CCSD and taking up litigation against the school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT English (2025)	EOC Science Exam Science (2025)	SBAC Mathematics (2025)				SBAC Reading (2025)				SBAC Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science End of Course	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Leadership Academy of Nevada	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	7495 West Azure Drive Suite #1	Las Vegas	89130	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	Yes	No	(702) 350-1472	284	12	23.6	26.8%	137 (48.2%)	12 (4.2%)	89 (31.3%)	14 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	27 (9.5%)	67.1	33^rd of 103 public high schools	68.0%		60.3	34^th of 97 public high schools	64.9%	1	40.0	56.6	30.2	30.0	29.4	23.2	27.2	52.5	57.6	39.2	49.3	30.3	30.3	$8,548	$516	$8,032
Nevada State High School Northwest	Public, Charter	11-12	7240 West Azure Dr Ste 110	Las Vegas	89130	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 953-2600	126	0	1145.4	19.8%	51 (40.5%)	12 (9.5%)	37 (29.4%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.4%)	19 (15.1%)	71.7	30^th of 103 public high schools	70.9%		71.2	25^th of 97 public high schools	74.2%	5	29.4	76.4												$8,468	$666	$7,802
Northwest Career-Technical Academy High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	8200 W Tropical Pkwy	Las Vegas	89149	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	No	(702) 799-4640	1,812	86	21.0	100.0%	567 (31.3%)	157 (8.7%)	696 (38.4%)	169 (9.3%)	4 (0.2%)	27 (1.5%)	189 (10.4%)	93.3	7^th of 103 public high schools	93.2%		86.5	12^th of 97 public high schools	87.6%	5	50.1	85.6	44.8											$9,093	$1,014	$8,079
Arbor View High School	Public	9-12	7500 Whispering Sands D	Las Vegas	89131	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-6660	3,069	124	24.7	100.0%	1,193 (38.9%)	439 (14.3%)	880 (28.7%)	146 (4.8%)	17 (0.6%)	33 (1.1%)	357 (11.6%)	59.4	39^th of 103 public high schools	62.1%		55.5	38^th of 97 public high schools	60.8%	1	29.9	64.3	25.2											$8,643	$1,063	$7,579
Centennial High School	Public	9-12	10200 Centennial Pkwy	Las Vegas	89149	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-3440	2,961	118	25.0	100.0%	931 (31.4%)	546 (18.4%)	1,008 (34.0%)	102 (3.4%)	12 (0.4%)	48 (1.6%)	313 (10.6%)	21.1	80^th of 103 public high schools	22.3%		22.7	76^th of 97 public high schools	21.6%	4	14.0	36.9	13.4											$8,954	$1,098	$7,857
Peterson Academic Center J-Senior High School	Public	6-12	10250 W Centennial Pkwy	Las Vegas	89149	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-6610	113	16	7.0	100.0%	8 (7.1%)	54 (47.8%)	44 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.3%)								(n/a)														$14,556	$1,587	$12,969
Shadow Ridge High School	Public	9-12	5050 Brent Ln	Las Vegas	89131	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-6699	2,922	120	24.3	100.0%	1,049 (35.9%)	487 (16.7%)	910 (31.1%)	114 (3.9%)	11 (0.4%)	59 (2.0%)	290 (9.9%)	53.7	44^th of 103 public high schools	57.3%		53.3	39^th of 97 public high schools	59.8%	5	26.5	63.3	22.7											$8,248	$1,068	$7,181
Nevada State High School North Las Vegas	Public, Charter	11-12	4280 West Craig Road Ste. 102/	North Las Vegas	89031	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(702) 953-2600	55	0	500.0	47.3%	6 (10.9%)	14 (25.5%)	28 (50.9%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)								(n/a)
Cimarron-Memorial High School	Public	9-12	2301 N Tenaya Way	Las Vegas	89128	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4400	2,483	114	21.7	100.0%	270 (10.9%)	509 (20.5%)	1,449 (58.4%)	77 (3.1%)	3 (0.1%)	32 (1.3%)	142 (5.7%)	16.5	88^th of 103 public high schools	14.6%		11.7	91^st of 97 public high schools	6.2%	3	8.1	34.4	12.7											$9,668	$1,521	$8,147
Cheyenne High School	Public	9-12	3200 W Alexander Rd	North Las Vegas	89032	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4830	1,855	86	21.5	100.0%	129 (7.0%)	473 (25.5%)	1,046 (56.4%)	69 (3.7%)	12 (0.6%)	39 (2.1%)	85 (4.6%)	6.4	103^rd of 103 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)		17.3	7.3											$9,724	$1,526	$8,199

Frequently Asked Questions about Leadership Academy of Nevada

What district is Leadership Academy of Nevada in?

State Sponsored Charter Schools

What is the racial makeup of Leadership Academy of Nevada?

Students at Leadership Academy of Nevada are 48% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Leadership Academy of Nevada a good school?

Leadership Academy of Nevada ranks 33^rd of 103 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Leadership Academy of Nevada?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Leadership Academy of Nevada.

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