Las Vegas High School

Summary:

Las Vegas High School is a public high school serving 2,737 students in grades 9-12 in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is part of the Clark County School District.

Las Vegas High School faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of Nevada high schools over the past 8 years. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 8.7% of students were proficient or better in the EOC Science Exam, compared to 19.6% in Clark County and 20.2% in Nevada. Similarly, only 6.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to 19% in Clark County and 19.4% in Nevada. The school's low performance is coupled with an extremely high percentage (over 99%) of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantages among the student population.

When comparing Las Vegas High School to nearby schools, such as Chaparral High School, Desert Pines High School, and Sunrise Mountain High School, it becomes clear that the academic challenges faced by Las Vegas High School are not unique to the school but rather appear to be more widespread within the local area. These nearby schools also perform poorly compared to state and district averages, and many have high percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting that the economic challenges faced by the student population are not isolated to Las Vegas High School.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 6500 E Sahara Ave
       Las Vegas, NV  89142


(702) 799-0180

District: Clark County

SchoolDigger Rank:
82nd of 97 Nevada High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,061 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  24.2 Help
Number of students:  2,737

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.5%
African American:
10.7%
White:
7.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Las Vegas High School ranks worse than 84.5% of high schools in Nevada. It also ranks 36th among 47 ranked high schools in the Clark County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.17. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (72.5%), African American (10.7%), White (7.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Las Vegas High School is 24.2. 36 high schools in the Clark County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Las Vegas High School is $9,061. 48 high schools in the Clark County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Las Vegas High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Las Vegas High School 82nd of 97 Nevada public high schools. (See Las Vegas High School in the ranking list.)

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Clark County:

SchoolDigger ranks Clark County 7th of 13 Nevada school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Las Vegas High School

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Rank History for all students at Las Vegas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 18.57 45th 55 18.2%
2008 23.37 48th 63 23.8%
2009 35.55 39th 60 35.0%
2011 36.67 48th 69 30.4%
2012 22.35 52nd 71 26.8%
2013 54.27 61st 110 44.5%
2014 48.35 64th 105 39.0%
2015 53.63 59th 107 44.9%
2016 27.82 86th 113 23.9%
2017 24.00 94th 125 24.8%
2018 31.90 82nd 118 30.5%
2019 24.83 100th 136 26.5%
2021 17.73 81st 101 19.8%
2022 14.17 84th 96 12.5%
2023 13.75 85th 96 11.5%
2024 15.17 82nd 97 15.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Las Vegas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 61.29 21st 50 58.0%
2018 24.45 42nd 52 19.2%
2019 35.78 35th 56 37.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Las Vegas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 42.61 24th 47 48.9%
2018 50.83 19th 53 64.2%
2019 48.75 20th 61 67.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Las Vegas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 26.43 43rd 57 24.6%
2018 19.79 55th 60 8.3%
2019 30.84 44th 65 32.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Las Vegas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 32.76 54th 75 28.0%
2018 38.24 63rd 99 36.4%
2019 33.94 71st 109 34.9%
2021 30.54 34th 52 34.6%
2022 21.15 34th 38 10.5%
2023 20.30 41st 48 14.6%
2024 23.28 47th 60 21.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Las Vegas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 25.64 63rd 80 21.3%
2018 28.57 74th 99 25.3%
2019 26.01 85th 121 29.8%
2021 20.41 63rd 73 13.7%
2022 15.48 59th 67 11.9%
2023 12.31 66th 70 5.7%
2024 16.69 59th 68 13.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Las Vegas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 23.06 63rd 79 20.3%
2018 29.51 78th 108 27.8%
2019 25.56 90th 126 28.6%
2021 18.71 61st 75 18.7%
2022 16.00 64th 75 14.7%
2023 13.68 69th 75 8.0%
2024 15.73 65th 77 15.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Las Vegas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 32.98 36th 44 18.2%
2018 35.65 31st 49 36.7%
2019 16.26 47th 53 11.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Las Vegas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 26.91 32nd 46 30.4%
2018 34.50 37th 54 31.5%
2019 26.40 39th 56 30.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Las Vegas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 28.86 53rd 73 27.4%
2018 33.99 61st 92 33.7%
2019 32.82 71st 110 35.5%
2021 30.44 35th 52 32.7%
2023 17.88 46th 50 8.0%
2024 23.09 50th 60 16.7%
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Rank History for White students at Las Vegas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 55.06 37th 78 52.6%
2018 35.05 67th 100 33.0%
2019 26.41 85th 117 27.4%
2022 32.81 40th 66 39.4%
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Data source: test scores: Nevada Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Las Vegas High School Test Scores
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Data source: Nevada Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Las Vegas High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1140 359 183 420 11 n/a n/a 131 2244
1989 1145 413 208 513 20 n/a n/a 2 2301
1990 1086 337 215 591 14 n/a n/a 0 2243
1991 1082 329 199 672 18 n/a n/a 0 2300
1992 903 296 176 667 22 n/a n/a 0 2064
1993 867 259 151 684 17 n/a n/a 0 1978
1994 1147 306 234 800 24 n/a n/a 0 2511
1995 1227 357 304 884 19 n/a n/a 0 2791
1996 1227 357 304 884 19 n/a n/a 0 2791
1997 1338 395 289 840 22 n/a n/a 0 2884
1998 1403 448 279 915 21 n/a n/a 0 3066
1999 1397 440 283 938 23 n/a n/a 0 3081
2000 1291 397 291 687 33 n/a n/a 0 2699
2001 1300 397 302 787 31 n/a n/a 0 2817
2002 1270 426 365 1047 24 n/a n/a 0 3132
2003 1270 426 365 1047 24 n/a n/a 0 3132
2004 1217 473 379 1195 18 n/a n/a 0 3282
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3204 3204
2006 1098 447 335 1415 16 n/a n/a 0 3311
2007 967 411 329 1488 21 n/a n/a 0 3216
2008 905 441 350 1595 24 n/a n/a 0 3315
2009 799 450 309 1707 23 n/a n/a 0 3288
2010 685 393 277 1708 17 n/a n/a 0 3080
2011 595 313 242 1710 11 8 18 0 2897
2012 452 249 172 1775 11 24 182 0 2865
2013 426 251 181 1929 18 22 146 0 2973
2014 416 261 197 1965 20 19 127 0 3005
2015 374 293 178 2056 25 22 129 0 3077
2016 375 301 159 2095 26 20 105 0 3081
2017 364 306 164 2092 15 17 103 0 3061
2018 306 278 144 2083 11 21 93 0 2936
2019 282 255 127 2031 12 25 83 0 2815
2020 245 258 118 2017 10 32 101 0 2781
2021 216 247 101 1947 7 33 111 0 2662
2022 196 239 105 1999 5 30 114 1 2689
2023 198 292 107 1985 8 30 116 1 2737

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Las Vegas High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2244 99.0 22.6 n/a
1989 2301 105.0 21.9 n/a
1990 2243 100.0 22.4 n/a
1991 2300 95.0 24.2 0
1992 2064 88.0 23.4 n/a
1993 1978 82.0 24.1 n/a
1994 2511 105.0 23.9 n/a
1995 2791 110.0 25.4 n/a
1996 2791 110.0 25.4 n/a
1997 2884 116.0 24.9 n/a
1998 3066 123.0 24.9 n/a
1999 3081 129.0 23.9 n/a
2000 2699 111.0 24.3 n/a
2001 2817 113.0 24.9 n/a
2002 3132 124.0 25.3 n/a
2003 3132 124.0 25.3 n/a
2004 3282 150.0 21.9 n/a
2005 3204 n/a n/a n/a
2006 3311 130.0 25.5 n/a
2007 3216 127.0 25.3 n/a
2008 3315 124.0 26.7 33.6
2009 3288 128.0 25.7 34.1
2010 3080 119.0 25.8 34.9
2011 2897 121.0 23.9 50.4
2012 2865 115.0 24.9 62.3
2013 2973 114.0 26.0 52.3
2014 3005 119.0 25.2 57.9
2015 3077 121.0 25.4 54.2
2016 3081 119.0 25.8 66.2
2017 3061 125.0 24.4 72.9
2018 2936 122.0 24.0 58.9
2019 2815 112.0 25.1 62.8
2020 2781 120.0 23.1 64.2
2021 2662 105.0 25.3 100
2022 2689 n/a n/a 100
2023 2737 113.0 24.2 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Las Vegas High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2244 99.0 22.6 n/a
1989 2301 105.0 21.9 n/a
1990 2243 100.0 22.4 n/a
1991 2300 95.0 24.2 0
1992 2064 88.0 23.4 n/a
1993 1978 82.0 24.1 n/a
1994 2511 105.0 23.9 n/a
1995 2791 110.0 25.4 n/a
1996 2791 110.0 25.4 n/a
1997 2884 116.0 24.9 n/a
1998 3066 123.0 24.9 n/a
1999 3081 129.0 23.9 n/a
2000 2699 111.0 24.3 n/a
2001 2817 113.0 24.9 n/a
2002 3132 124.0 25.3 n/a
2003 3132 124.0 25.3 n/a
2004 3282 150.0 21.9 n/a
2005 3204 n/a n/a n/a
2006 3311 130.0 25.5 n/a
2007 3216 127.0 25.3 n/a
2008 3315 124.0 26.7 33.6
2009 3288 128.0 25.7 34.1
2010 3080 119.0 25.8 34.9
2011 2897 121.0 23.9 50.4
2012 2865 115.0 24.9 62.3
2013 2973 114.0 26.0 52.3
2014 3005 119.0 25.2 57.9
2015 3077 121.0 25.4 54.2
2016 3081 119.0 25.8 66.2
2017 3061 125.0 24.4 72.9
2018 2936 122.0 24.0 58.9
2019 2815 112.0 25.1 62.8
2020 2781 120.0 23.1 64.2
2021 2662 105.0 25.3 100
2022 2689 n/a n/a 100
2023 2737 113.0 24.2 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Las Vegas High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $431 (5.7%) $7,128 (94.3%) $7,560
2020 $507 (6.7%) $7,091 (93.3%) $7,598
2021 $1,067 (13.8%) $6,693 (86.3%) $7,760
2022 $1,361 (15.0%) $7,700 (85.0%) $9,061

Data source: Nevada Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Las Vegas High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 100th of 136 High schoolsRanks 85th of 96 High schools
 15%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade Science (Las Vegas High School)13.910.1
 3.8%
   9th Grade Science (Clark County)27.619.6
 8%
   9th Grade Science (Nevada)27.721.1
 6.6%
10th Grade Science (Las Vegas High School)13.68.4
 5.2%
   10th Grade Science (Clark County)15.215.6
 0.4%
   10th Grade Science (Nevada)20.917.1
 3.8%
11th Grade Mathematics (Las Vegas High School)8.67.3
 1.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Clark County)24.519.2
 5.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Nevada)25.519.7
 5.8%
11th Grade English (Las Vegas High School)35.627
 8.6%
   11th Grade English (Clark County)46.245.9
 0.3%
   11th Grade English (Nevada)46.745.9
 0.8%
All Grades Science (Las Vegas High School)13.99.4
 4.5%
   All Grades Science (Clark County)26.918.7
 8.2%
   All Grades Science (Nevada)26.920.1
 6.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students28152737
 2.8%
African American255292
 14.5%
American Indian128
 33.3%
Asian127107
 15.7%
Hispanic20311985
 2.3%
Pacific Islander2530
 20%
White282198
 29.8%
Two or More Races83116
 39.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients62.8%100%
 37.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Las Vegas High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,737 students attended Las Vegas High School.

Las Vegas High School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Nevada high schools.

Students at Las Vegas High School are 73% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.


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