Explore Knowledge Academy J-SHS
Las Vegas · NV · Clark County · Public charter · K-12 combined
Similar nearby schools
Most similar nearby schools
Central Technical Training Academy → Juvenile Detention 6-12 J-SHS → Nevada State High School Downtown Henderson → Innovations Int'l Charter J-SHS → Nevada State High School Summerlin → Cowan Academic Center J-SHS → Nevada State High School Henderson → Desert Rose HS →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 25% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 29% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 90% (Bottom 49% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Explore Knowledge Academy J-SHS compares for families
What families should know about Explore Knowledge Academy J-SHS.
- ▸ LocallyNV trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−10 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Central Technical Training Academy, Juvenile Detention 6-12 J-SHS, Nevada State High School Downtown Henderson and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 29% by test-taker volume
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.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 49% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Nevada-Reno
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $15,927/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
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
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 -1.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 270 students:
≈ 21 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $12,080 per student in district revenue, the 21 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $253,680/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Technical Training Academy Las Vegas |
Public | 5.9 | 92 | +3.4% |
| Juvenile Detention 6-12 J-SHS Las Vegas |
Public | 6.5 | 98 | — |
| Nevada State High School Downtown Henderson Henderson |
Public · charter | 6.4 | 100 | -5.7% |
| Innovations Int'l Charter J-SHS Las Vegas |
Public · charter | 5.7 | 119 | +14.4% |
| Nevada State High School Summerlin Las Vegas |
Public · charter | 10.2 | 101 | -42.6% |
| Cowan Academic Center J-SHS Las Vegas |
Public | 1.0 | 49 | — |
| Nevada State High School Henderson Henderson |
Public · charter | 3.0 | 182 | -29.5% |
| Desert Rose HS N Las Vegas |
Public | 10.1 | 134 | +20.7% |