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The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain

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
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Summerlin
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Nevada

United States
Coordinates36°07′36″N 115°19′51″W / 36.12672981549812°N 115.33082845998223°W / 36.12672981549812; -115.33082845998223
Information
TypeIndependent Day school
EstablishedSeptember 2000 (2000-09)
Head of School
Roxanne Stansbury
Faculty115
Enrollment520
Student to teacher ratio
8:1
Campus33 acres (13 ha) in Summerlin
Colors   Navy and Red
Athletics8 sports
MascotBear
Websitehttps://www.alexanderdawsonschool.org

History

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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] The cost of tuition for the 2026-27 school year is $23,200 for early childhoood and $32,500 for kindergarten through eighth grade. [4]

The school has an overall 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio.[5] The school offers Spanish language education in kindergarten through fourth grade, and three languages in Middle School (Spanish, French, and Mandarin).[5][6] The school offers boys' and girls' basketball, volleyball, flag football, track and field, cross-country, baseball, golf, and soccer through the Red Rock Athletic Conference.[5]

As of March 2026, the school is the subject of a lawsuit filed by the family of a student that had been sexually assaulted by other students while on a field trip. Two of the assailants are being tried as adults.[7] According to the lawsuit, the school leaders had previously ignored multiple complaints of bullying and blamed the victim for the assault.[8][9]

Alexander Dawson Foundation

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The Alexander Dawson Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity based in Paradise, Nevada.[10] The foundation supports two schools known as the Alexander Dawson School at RM and the Alexander Dawson School CO.[11]

References

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  1. ↑ "The List: Private Schools". Business Las Vegas. March 2009.
  2. ↑ DeLoretta, Judy (March 22, 2000). "School to Open This Fall". The Southwest View. pp. 1A, 12A.
  3. ↑ Bosshart, Becky (March 6, 2009). "Alexander Dawson Accepting Preschool Applications". The Las Vegas Sun.
  4. ↑ "Tuition & Affordability | Premier School Las Vegas". www.adsrm.org. October 30, 2025. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain (Top-Ranked Private School for 2026)". Private School Review. Las Vegas, NV. February 8, 2026.
  6. ↑ Livingston, Ashley (December 5–11, 2008). "Schecter, Dawson form rare partnership". Summerlin Southwest Home News.
  7. ↑ Acosta, George (March 11, 2026). "Two teens to be tried as adults in alleged sexual assault case". KSNV. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  8. ↑ Murphy, Vanessa (February 13, 2026). "Las Vegas family says private school ignored bullies before brutal 8th grade sex assault, then blamed victim". 8 News Now. Las Vegas, Nevada. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  9. ↑ Murphy, Vanessa (February 2, 2026). "Alleged sexual assault by Las Vegas eighth graders: What police in Costa Rica say". 8 News Now. Las Vegas, Nevada. Archived from the original on February 9, 2026. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Alexander Dawson Foundation". Pro Publica. las Vegas, Nevada. 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ "IRS 2007 Form 990" (PDF). Retrieved September 5, 2009.
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