Thurman White Academy of the Performing Arts

A full-magnet Henderson middle school centered on performing and creative arts.

Grades 6–8 · Full performing and creative arts magnet · Challenger identity

Grades: 6–8
How to get in: Interest-based magnet lottery
School day: Confirm current hours

Thurman White is a full-magnet middle school for performing and creative arts. Every student applies through the magnet process, and a Henderson address does not provide automatic admission.

Galleria Drive in Henderson’s Green Valley area

Official starting points

School Choice:(702) 799-5000 schoolchoice@nv.ccsd.net

About Thurman White

Thurman White serves grades 6–8 as a full performing and creative arts magnet. Every student at the school is a magnet student, and there is no neighborhood enrollment track.

The district catalog groups its arts themes as band, choir, dance, media arts, orchestra, theatre and visual arts. These are themes to explore, not a guarantee that every area will have space during each application cycle.

School materials use a Challenger identity alongside the arts theme. Clubs and middle-school athletics are available alongside arts classes, but families should ask how rehearsals affect after-school schedules.

School leadership

Confirm with the school office

Leadership assignments can change. Contact the school for the current principal and administrative team.

School details

Address: 1661 Galleria Dr., Henderson, NV 89014
Phone: (702) 799-0777
Official CCSD site: School website(opens in a new tab)

Full magnet school for grades 6–8.
A home address does not automatically assign a student to this school.
School hours and office hours should be confirmed directly.

How families get in

Admission is through an interest-based magnet lottery. The school states that there is no audition and no grade requirement to apply.

Apply through the CCSD School Choice process at magnet.ccsd.net.
There is no residual attendance zone or neighborhood enrollment track.
Confirm the live eligibility rules, including any expectation that an applicant be promoted from fifth grade.
After admission, magnet schools use a contract covering academics, behavior and attendance.
Transportation follows district magnet transportation-zone rules and is not guaranteed for every address.

Before applying

Check which arts areas are open for the upcoming cycle.
Review the current magnet deadlines and rules.
Check whether your address falls within a magnet transportation zone.

Magnet rules and available arts areas can change. Confirm the current details with CCSD and the school.

Who it tends to fit

A good match when

Your student wants performing or creative arts at the center of the middle-school experience.
Your family is comfortable using an interest-based lottery.
You can manage the commute or available magnet transportation.
You prefer a full-magnet arts campus rather than an arts strand within a zoned school.

Think twice when

You expect a Henderson address to provide automatic enrollment.
You need a zoned neighborhood school with no lottery.
You want IB or STEM to be the school’s primary theme.

Fit depends on current program availability, transportation and the student’s interests. Confirm live details before deciding.

Students

Enrollment is about 1,500 students. The available NCES 2024–25 snapshot describes the race and ethnicity mix as fairly stable from year to year, but it should not be treated as a ranking.

Diversity index

Not provided in the guide

The snapshot reports approximately 46% Hispanic, 28% White, 10% two or more races, 10% Black and 4% Asian, with other groups at smaller shares. Exact student counts were not provided.

Gender: Confirm with official school data The guide does not provide a gender breakdown.

Total enrollment is about 1,500 students.
Use the Nevada Report Card for official Nevada accountability data.
Do not treat free or reduced lunch figures from CEP schools as a precise poverty rate.

Academics

The school combines standard middle-school academics with performing and creative arts themes. Families should confirm the current course structure and available focus areas.

District catalog themes include band, choir, dance, media arts, orchestra, theatre and visual arts.
Not every arts area is guaranteed to have space in every cycle.
Ask how students select an arts focus and how much of the day is devoted to arts classes.
Academic-support programming can change by year; ask counseling what is currently offered.
Ask how rehearsals interact with clubs, middle-school athletics and family schedules.

Awards and recognition

Location and daily life

The campus is at 1661 Galleria Dr. in Henderson’s Green Valley area.

A Henderson address does not automatically assign a student to Thurman White.

Magnet families should review district transportation-zone maps.

Arts rehearsals may affect after-school schedules.

Compare before you commit

Knudson Academy of the ArtsAn arts magnet program within a zoned central-valley middle school, unlike Thurman White’s full-magnet model.
Webb Middle SchoolA large Henderson zoned middle school with no lottery.
Mannion Middle SchoolAnother Henderson zoned middle-school option.
Brown AcademyA Henderson IB magnet-within-a-school option for families drawn to international studies.

Questions to ask on a tour

1.Which arts areas are open for incoming sixth graders this cycle, and how is a focus area chosen?
2.How much of the school day is devoted to arts classes versus standard core classes?
3.What does the magnet contract require after a student enrolls?
4.How do rehearsals interact with clubs and middle-school athletics?
5.Does our address fall within a magnet transportation zone for this campus?

What to do next

1.Read the current school listing at magnet.ccsd.net and the school website.
2.Apply only through the official CCSD School Choice process.
3.Check the Nevada Report Card for official school data.
4.Review the magnet transportation map for your address.
5.If you also need a guaranteed neighborhood school, check your address separately through the CCSD zoning lookup.