Summary
Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon is a K–12 charter school in Henderson, Nevada, at 675 E. Dale Ave., serving 2,268 students — the second-largest enrollment in its local comparison group. It belongs to the State Sponsored Charter Schools district, a district-level rating shared by every charter school in the comparison set rather than a school-specific badge. Although it is classified as an "Alternative" school type, that is a reporting category for charter operators: Sloan Canyon is a large, comprehensive K–12 campus whose closest structural peers are other big K–12 charters — Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence, Amplus Durango, Coral Academy Cadence, Sports Leadership and Management Academy (SLAM), and Mater Academy East — all 10–15 miles away.
Academically, it leads the peer group in every reported subject: 69.6% math, 76.5% reading, and 54.6% science proficiency, ahead of the next-best school by 5.5, 7.5, and 10.6 points respectively, and far above Nevada's 36.2%, 45.2%, and 25.5%. Eleventh-grade ACT results show the widest gap of all — 48.5% in math, more than double the charter district's 21.9% and the state's 22.6%, and 81.6% in English. Chronic absenteeism is the lowest in the group at 11.0%, versus 14.8% at Amplus, 15.2% at Coral, 18.2% at Cadence, and 21.4% at SLAM.
Sloan Canyon spends $9,692 per student with a 24.9:1 student–teacher ratio — roughly $1,400 less per student than Mater Academy East, yet 27.6 points higher in math. About one in five students qualifies for free or reduced lunch. Over four years, math rose 5.1 points, reading 7.8, and science 10.0, though science dipped 7.7 points in 2025–26 and absenteeism has plateaued at 11.0%. Fifth-grade science is a standout at 48.6%, while every peer sits in the low teens (9th and 10th grade science results are suppressed for privacy).
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