Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas

What Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas does

Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas is a nonprofit public charter school operating seven campuses across the Las Vegas valley, serving approximately 5,400 K-12 students with a tuition-free, STEM-focused college preparatory curriculum. The school operates under a charter from the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority (SPCSA) and is governed by an independent board, with Executive Director & CEO Dr. Ercan John A. leading an executive team comprising a Chief Academic and Schools Officer (CASO), Chief Finance and Operations Officer (CFOO), Chief People Officer (CPO), and Chief Student Services Officer (CSSO). Revenue is generated through state per-pupil funding, federal grants, and categorical program allocations, with no tuition charged to families. Admission is managed through a lottery-based system with applications opening September 1 and main lotteries held the first business day of February each year.

The school's core product is a continuous K-12 STEM pipeline distributed across campuses by grade band: Cadence (K-12), Sandy Ridge (8-12), Centennial Hills (K-8), Eastgate (K-5), Nellis AFB (PK-8), Tamarus (K-4), and Windmill (5-7). The technical infrastructure is built on commodity K-12 platforms: Google Workspace for Education, Infinite Campus for student information, NWEA-MAP for assessments, Clever for single sign-on, Constant Contact for parent communications, and Chromebooks as the student device standard. The school supplements academics with a Summer Camp program, VEX Robotics teams (some reaching World Championships), Science Olympiad, and Speech & Debate.

Coral Academy reports a 100% graduation rate and an average ACT score of 24.9, with the Sandy Ridge Campus ranked #1 Best Charter School in Nevada and #1 Best High School in Henderson by U.S. News & World Report (2023, reaffirmed 2025-2026). The school holds Cognia accreditation (2024), is FERPA compliant, and serves a notable segment of military-connected families via the Nellis AFB Campus. The Nellis AFB Campus expansion groundbreaking in 2026 indicates ongoing capacity addition within the Las Vegas valley footprint.

Name

Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas

Legal name

Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas

Website

https://caslv.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas is a tuition-free public charter school system operating seven campuses in the Las Vegas valley, serving approximately 5,400 K-12 students with a STEM-focused college preparatory curriculum funded by state per-pupil allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Charter School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter College-Prep & Advanced Academics Schools (EDAJACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Charter Special Education & Inclusive Programs (EDAJACAF)

Keywords

• STEM education
• Charter school
• College preparatory
• K-12 education
• Tuition-free school

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Charter School Funding: As a free public charter school, Coral Academy operates on state per-pupil funding, federal grants, and categorical funding for specific programs. No tuition is charged to students.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas operates a tuition-free, STEM-focused college preparatory public charter school system with seven campuses across the Las Vegas valley serving approximately 5,400 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The school delivers a rigorous science, technology, engineering, and mathematics curriculum along with extracurricular programs such as VEX Robotics, Science Olympiad, and Speech & Debate, and provides supplementary summer camp programming across all campuses.

Product overview

Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas operates as a tuition-free STEM-focused college preparatory public charter school system with seven campuses across the Las Vegas valley. The school network offers a unified educational product centered on rigorous STEM education, with each campus serving different grade levels (Cadence K-12, Sandy Ridge 8-12, Centennial Hills K-8, Eastgate K-5, Nellis AFB PK-8, Tamarus K-4, and Windmill 5-7). Beyond core academics, the school provides supplementary programs including summer camps, competitive robotics (VEX), Science Olympiad, and speech & debate teams. The Sandy Ridge Campus, serving as the flagship high school, has achieved recognition as Nevada's top-ranked charter school, contributing to the network's 100% graduation rate and 24.9 average ACT score across approximately 5,400 students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cadence Campus: Serving K-12, located at 10 Cadence Crest Avenue, Henderson, NV 89011
• Centennial Hills Campus
• Eastgate Campus
• Nellis AFB Campus
• Sandy Ridge Campus
• Tamarus Campus
• Windmill Campus

Products and services

• Cadence Campus (K-12)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% graduation rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered notable and minor.

• KABOOM!notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Community collaboration partner for the Eastgate Playground Project, which received NSPRA National Communication Award Honorable Mention. KABOOM! contributed to building community engagement through playground development.
• CarMax FoundationnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Supported the Eastgate Playground Project alongside KABOOM!, contributing to meaningful community collaboration that enhanced the school community.
• Hiltz Commercial GroupminorOthers · 1 January 2026Title Sponsor at the End of Year Celebration event, supporting the school's annual recognition of accomplishments.
• Howard & HowardminorOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum Sponsor at the End of Year Celebration and sponsor of the school community events.
• Knit StudiosminorOthers · 1 January 2026Platinum Sponsor and Title Sponsor at End of Year Celebration; co-sponsored with Howard & Howard.
• City of HendersonnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Organized author visits to the school, including Greg Foley and Dr. Rekha S. Rajan, supporting literacy and educational programs.
• Rochester Institute of TechnologyminorOthers · 1 January 2026Awarded Humanities and Social Sciences Award to student Cason N., with $160,000 scholarship opportunity upon admission.
• Henderson Chamber of CommercenotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaborated on the 'I Can Be' Career Fair program at Sandy Ridge campus; provided scholarships and recognition for student essays.
• University of California, Los AngelesminorOthers · 1 January 2026College visit destination for CMLP students on Los Angeles trip; visited by Coral alumni Jia M. currently studying there.
• University of Southern CaliforniaminorOthers · 1 January 2026College visit destination for CMLP students on Los Angeles trip.
• University of California, IrvineminorOthers · 1 January 2026College visit destination for CMLP Cadence students on Orange County trip.
• Chapman UniversityminorOthers · 1 January 2026College visit destination for CMLP Cadence students on Orange County trip.
• University of Nevada, Las VegasminorOthers · 1 January 2026National Merit Scholarship funding provider for student Raymond P., offering college-sponsored National Merit Scholarship.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program): KIPP is one of the largest U.S. public charter networks operating K-12 campuses nationwide, comparable in scale and multi-campus nonprofit charter structure even though not geographically overlapping.
• Democracy Prep Public Schools: Democracy Prep operates a network of public charter schools with a college-preparatory focus and rigorous academic outcomes, serving as a comparable multi-campus charter operator to Coral Academy's model.
• BASIS Charter Schools: BASIS is a national STEM-focused charter network consistently topping U.S. News rankings; it represents the broader incumbent reference point for Coral Academy's STEM college-prep positioning and academic outcomes benchmark.
• IDEA Public Schools: IDEA Public Schools is a large national charter network with a strong college-prep mission and STEM emphasis, comparable to Coral Academy in operating model though at much larger scale and primarily outside Nevada.

Direct peers

• Nevada State High School: Nevada State High School is an SPCSA-overseen charter high school in Nevada that similarly targets college-bound students, directly comparable to Coral Academy's Sandy Ridge 8-12 flagship campus.
• Pinecrest Academy of Nevada: Pinecrest Academy is a STEM-focused public charter school operating multiple campuses in the Las Vegas valley, directly competing with Coral Academy for the same K-12 STEM college-prep families in the same geography.
• Somerset Academy (Nevada): Somerset Academy is one of the largest charter networks in Las Vegas with multiple K-12 campuses, serving overlapping student populations and competing directly with Coral Academy in lottery-based admissions cycles.
• Signature Preparatory Academy: Signature Preparatory is a Las Vegas charter school serving K-8 students with a college-preparatory focus, comparable to Coral Academy's elementary and middle school campuses in target market and operating model.
• Doral Academy of Nevada: Doral Academy operates charter campuses in the Las Vegas area under a similar STEM/college-prep model, drawing from the same applicant pool and competing with Coral Academy in SPCSA-overseen charter enrollment.

Regional players

• American Preparatory Schools: American Preparatory Schools operates rigorous college-prep charter campuses with STEM emphasis across the western U.S., providing a comparable K-12 charter model though concentrated outside Nevada.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/coralacademylv
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC8wQCtaovdel4bfrrgg-pfQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/CASLV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/coral-academy-of-science---las-vegas
• Instagraminstagram.com/coralacademylv
• TikToktiktok.com/@coralacademylv

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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