The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain

For the college prep school in Lafayette, Colorado, see Alexander Dawson School (Lafayette, Colorado).

The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain or Dawson is a private independent, college-preparatory, and day school in Summerlin, Nevada. The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain provides co-educational and secular education to over 520 students from preschool through eighth grade.^[1]

The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain
Location
Summerlin , Nevada United States
Coordinates	36.12672981549812°N 115.33082845998223°W / 36.12672981549812; -115.33082845998223
Information
Type	Independent Day school
Established	September 2000 (2000-09)
Head of School	Roxanne Stansbury
Faculty	115
Enrollment	520
Student to teacher ratio	8:1
Campus	33 acres (13 ha) in Summerlin
Color(s)	Navy and Red
Athletics	8 sports
Mascot	Bear
Website	https://www.alexanderdawsonschool.org

History

In 1996, the Alexander Dawson Foundation decided to open a school in the Las Vegas Valley, the Foundation's home for more than 30 years. Located on a 33-acre (13 ha) campus in Summerlin, the Alexander Dawson Foundation spent $58 million for the land, the school facilities, the interest expenses on the construction bonds, and in shortfall budget support during the school's early years. Ground was broken in 1999, and The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain opened on September 6, 2000 with over 150 students from kindergarten through fifth grade.^[2]

From 2001 to 2003, the school expanded by adding sixth, seventh and eighth grades to the curriculum. A three-year-old preschool curriculum was added in 2009, and enrollment had grown to over 630 students.^[3]

Highlights

Academics

The school has an overall 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio.^[4] The school offers Spanish in kindergarten through fourth grade, and three languages in Middle School (Spanish, French, and Mandarin).^[4][5]

Dawson Bears Athletics

• Boys and girls basketball, volleyball, flag football, track and field, cross-country, baseball, golf, and soccer through the Red Rock Athletic Conference^[4]

Alexander Dawson Foundation

The Alexander Dawson Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity based in Paradise, Nevada.^[6] The foundation supports two schools, this one officially known as The Alexander Dawson School at RM and The Alexander Dawson School CO.^[7]