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TMS at a Glance
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, Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools
Enrollment:
September 1984, 140 students in grades K-6
September 2007, 910 students in PK-12
Uniform:
Required in grades PK-12
Faculty:
Full-time = 85
Part-time = 5
60 out of 90 have an advanced degree beyond bachelor
Curriculum:
College Preparatory (100 percent four-year college placement)
26 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, cheerleading, football, golf, soccer, swimming, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling
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:
Three-year average combined Mean SAT scores (2005-2007) = 1269 (reading and math)
Three-year average Mean ACT scores (2005-2007) = 28
AP Test Scores:
Over the last three years, Meadows students received a passing grade of 3, 4, or 5 on average of 78% of the 283 AP exams taken annually.
The Meadows produced the only male and female State Scholar in all but four years since participating in the program.
AP statistics from May 2007:
National Scholars: 4
Scholars with Distinction: 22
Scholar with Honor: 16
Scholar: 18
National Merit - Class of 2008 (class size of 74 students)
Finalists = 11
Semifinalists = 12
High Scorers = 19
Commended Students = 7
Achievement Semifinalists = 2
National Hispanic Scholars - Class of 2008 = 3
National Achievement Scholars Finalists - Class of 2008 = 1
Special Awards - Class of 2007:
Coca-Cola Scholarship Finalist
Wendy's High School Heisman Female State and Regional 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 provided for the surrounding area which includes Henderson as well as the north, east, south, and west areas.
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