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The Davidson Academy of Nevada
Overview

Located on the University of Nevada, Reno campus, the Davidson Academy of Nevada (www.davidsonacademy.unr.edu) is the first free public school of its kind for profoundly gifted middle and high school students.

To attend the Davidson Academy, students 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; demonstrate motivation, social and emotional maturity, and an overall readiness for a fast-paced educational environment; and are, or intend to be, residents of Nevada.

Unlike traditional school settings, the Academy’s classes do not group students by age, but by ability. Students learn in a unique educational setting where the abilities, strengths, and interests of highly intelligent young people are encouraged and supported.

Profoundly intelligent individuals score in the 99.9th percentile on IQ tests and have an exceptionally high level of intellectual prowess. These students are three standard deviations above the norm on the bell curve, so they are at the extreme end of the intelligence, or IQ, continuum.

Not a charter school, the Davidson Academy opened in 2006 as a third type of public school, called a "university school for profoundly gifted pupils" created by the Nevada State Legislature in 2005, Nevada Revised Statute 392A.

All students develop a Personalized Learning Plan optimally matched to each student’s skill and ability level. Subject areas include language and literature, mathematics, science, history, foreign languages, health and physical education, and the arts. Extracurricular activities include social activism club, online newspaper, chess club, slam poetry, yearbook and Student Council.

Families have moved to Reno to attend the Academy from Texas, South Carolina, Michigan, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Washington, California, Louisiana, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, New York, and two families from Australia.

The Davidson Academy is affiliated with the Davidson Institute for Talent Development (www.davidsongifted.org), a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting profoundly gifted young people. The Institute offers several programs for students living anywhere in the U.S. including a summer program, scholarship, and a free, national consulting service for parents/students.


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Davidson Academy of Nevada
Jot Travis Building #048
1164 N. Virginia St.
P.O. Box 9119 (89507)
Reno, Nevada 89503
775-682-5800
Fax: 775-682-5801
www.davidsonacademy.unr.edu