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History:
Incorporated in April 1981 with State of Nevada as the "Clark County Day School," changed in 1984 to The Meadows School

Opened:
September 4, 1984, as a nonprofit, coeducational, nonsectarian, independent college preparatory, day school in Nevada for PK-12 grade students

Accreditation:
Northwest Association of Accredited Schools (NAAS)
Pacific Northwest Association  of Independent Schools (PNAIS)

MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS (Selected)
ERB...Educational Records Bureau
ETS...Educational Testing Service
JHCTY...The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
NACAC...National Association for College Admission Counseling
NAIS...National Association of Independent Schools
NIAA...Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association
RMTS...Rocky Mountain Talent Search
SSATB...Secondary School Admission Test Board
SSS...School Scholarship Service
WACAC...Western Association for College Admission Counseling

Enrollment:
September 1984, 140 students in grades K-6
September 2009, 894 students in PK-12

Uniform:
Required in grades PK-12

Faculty:
Full-time = 87
Part-time = 6
63 out of 93  have an advanced degree beyond bachelor
2009-2010 Milken Educator Award Recipient

Curriculum:  
College Preparatory (100 percent four-year college placement)
Up to 28 Advanced Placement courses offered
Computer, required in K-8
Spanish, required in K-8 (elective in grades 9-12)
Latin, required in 6-8 (elective in grades 9-12)
French (elective in grades 9-12)
PSAT required for grades 9-11

Athletics and physical education, on-campus facilities for all sports except golf and swimming

Team sports, Middle School--basketball, cheerleading, football, golf, softball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.  Upper School--baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling

School Profile 2009-2010 and Colleges Alumni Have Been Accepted to
School Profile and Colleges

College Counseling: 
Begins in grade 8

Ratios: 
Student to faculty ratio is 11:1

Eighteen students per PK class, two college-graduate teachers per class
Twenty students per class in grades K-8, maximum of 18 students per academic class in grades 9-12, maximum of 75 students per grade (9-12)

Financial Aid: 
Student scholarship grants total an estimated $1,100,000.
Approximately 15 percent of enrolled students receive financial assistance.

Student Achievement:
Class of 2009 (63 students) combined Mean SAT scores  = 1953 (reading, 645; math, 656; writing, 652)
Class of 2009 Mean ACT scores = 29

AP Test Scores:
In 2008, Meadows students received a passing grade of 3, 4, or 5 on average of 79% of the 422 AP exams taken.
The Meadows produced the only male and female State Scholar in all but six years since participating in the program. 
AP statistics from May 2008:
   National Scholars: 13 (out of 38 from Nevada)
   Male State AP Scholar
   Scholars with Distinction: 35 (out of 315 from Nevada)
   Scholar with Honor: 16 (out of 272 from Nevada)
   Scholar: 33 (out of 818 from Nevada)

National Merit - Class of 2010 (class size of 58 students)
Finalists = 5 
Semifinalists = 5
Commended Students = 4

National Hispanic Scholars - Class of 2008  = 2

Special Awards - Class of 2009:
Wendy's Heisman High School Male State Winner

Transportation:
As a convenience to its families, The Meadows School provides door-to-door bus transportation to and from School on a daily basis. Cost is additional. The ridership is for students in the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools only, and service is limited to certain areas.