Davidson Academy (Reno, Nevada)
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1164 N Virginia St Reno, Nevada 89503 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°32′20″N 119°48′59″W / 39.538830°N 119.816432°WCoordinates: 39°32′20″N 119°48′59″W / 39.538830°N 119.816432°W |
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| Type | public school |
| Established | 2006 |
| Director | Colleen Harsin |
| Website | www |
The Davidson Academy is a school for profoundly gifted students with two options - an Online High School starting with eighth grade courses for students living anywhere in the United States and a Reno, Nevada public school located on the University of Nevada, Reno campus for students living in the area.The school, founded in 2006, is the first public school of its kind in the nation for profoundly gifted (high IQ) students. The Reno public school is located in the Jot Travis Building on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno. As of the 2017-2018 school year, 149 students attend the Davidson Academy. The Davidson Academy provides each student with a personalized learning plan, designed to give them an education specifically catered to their individual, unique needs. Unlike traditional school settings, the Academy’s classes do not group students by age, but by ability. Some courses are middle school credit, some are high school credit, and some are the student's choice. How a course is accredited is not based on the age of the student taking it but of the placement of the course in the standard curriculum. The school is designed to provide an educational setting where the abilities, strengths, and interests of highly intelligent young people are encouraged and supported. Eligible candidates must score in the 99.9th percentile on accepted intelligence and/or achievement tests; perform at a required academic level; exhibit intellectual and academic achievement; are, or intend to be, residents of Nevada; and other criteria. As ranked by the Washington Post's Jay Mathews, the Davidson Academy is one of the nation's "Top-performing schools with elite students." The Academy was also named the top school in Nevada by MSN.com and Academy students scored at the top on state tests .
The average class ratio for students to teachers is currently about 15:1. The Academy's current director is Colleen Harsin. The school is a division of the Davidson Institute for Talent Development, a nationwide nonprofit organization established by the Davidsons to support the needs of profoundly gifted children through information resources, networking and educational opportunities, family support, advocacy, and scholarships.
The Academy was created following state legislation that passed in 2005 allowing the creation of a “university school for profoundly gifted pupils.” The Davidsons decided to create the Academy as an outgrowth of the Davidson Young Scholar program, upon requests by many of the parents asking them to start a school and saying they would move for their students to attend.
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