Schools in Zip Code 89044

ZIP code 89044 in Henderson, Nevada contains four schools — two charters sponsored by State Sponsored Charter Schools and two Clark County elementaries — serving about 5,105 students, and together they cover the full K–12 span even though the area summary lists no middle or high schools: Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon is a K–12 campus of 2,268 students, Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Inspirada runs K–8, and Ellis Robert & Sandy Elementary School and Wallin Shirley & Bill Elementary School serve PK–5. This is a high-performing area: every school beats its district and the state on chronic absenteeism, and all but one headline proficiency result clears the state line.

Comparing the four, Inspirada is the clear academic leader, posting the ZIP's highest reading (85.2%), math (83.3%), and science (58.2%) proficiency along with the lowest absenteeism (7.3%), and it was ranked among Nevada's very top schools in recent years. Sloan Canyon, roughly twice its size, comes next with strong reading (76.5%) and math (69.6%) and the best ACT results in the area — its 11th grade English and math rates are far above the state. Wallin is the stronger of the two Clark County schools (67.6% reading, 59.2% math), while Ellis trails the ZIP at 64.8% reading and 54.9% math, and its 18.1% science result is the only headline figure below the state average. Attendance and achievement line up almost perfectly here: the schools with the lowest absenteeism post the highest scores.

Three patterns are worth watching. Science is the one subject losing ground everywhere, falling sharply year over year at three of the four schools, while reading barely moved. Fifth grade math dips at all four schools, and 5th grade science lags far behind 8th grade science. Finally, spending and class size run opposite to results in this small sample — Ellis spends the most per student and scores lowest, while Sloan Canyon has the largest classes and the second-highest scores.