Henderson Windmill Schools Earn New State Star Ratings
The local middle school reaches five stars as the elementary campus improves its rating in the new state performance report.
Updated on Oct. 28, 2026 in Secondary Education
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The Nevada Department of Education has released its 2025-26 performance ratings for Henderson schools. The Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas Windmill middle school earned a five-star status, while the Windmill Elementary School rose to a four-star rating.
Why it matters
School performance frameworks are key tools for local families to evaluate educational quality and compare outcomes for their children. The updated ratings provide Henderson households with the latest data to assess local school standing within the broader state accountability system.
The Windmill middle school achieved a five-star rating under the state's accountability system. Meanwhile, Windmill Elementary improved its performance to a four-star rating, up from its previous three-star designation.
The players
Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas
A charter school network founded in 2007 that currently operates seven campuses in Southern Nevada.
Nevada Department of Education
The state agency responsible for overseeing public education and maintaining the school accountability system.
The details
The state's school accountability system evaluates campuses based on a series of performance criteria to assign star ratings. Schools like the Coral Academy of Science network, which serves more than 5,500 students across seven Southern Nevada campuses, use these evaluations to measure progress and academic standing. The middle school's top rating reflects its current performance against the state's established framework for the 2025-26 school year.
Timeline
2007: Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas was founded.
2025-26: Nevada School Performance Framework rating period.
October 27, 2026: Celebration event held for school ratings.
The Home Front
The Nevada School Performance Framework serves as the standardized measure for school quality across the state. These ratings inform local housing and educational planning by providing a consistent metric for how schools in the region are performing.
Families with students at the Windmill campus should review the full school report card to understand the specific improvements that led to these new ratings. Parents can use this data as a starting point for discussions with school administrators regarding upcoming academic goals for their children.
The takeaway
These latest ratings offer Henderson families a clear snapshot of how their neighborhood schools are performing under state standards. Keep these results in mind when planning school enrollment or evaluating the academic environment for your family in the coming year.
Further reading
Learn more about the local educational landscape in our guide to Secondary Education.
More information
For more information on these campus updates, visit the Coral Academy of Science website.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Nevada Business Magazine.
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