Rancho High School

Summary:

Rancho High School is a public magnet high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 3,064 students in grades 9-12 and part of the Clark County School District, which is ranked 7th out of 13 districts in the state.

Rancho High School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages, with only 12.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/Mathematics, compared to 19% for Clark County and 19.4% for Nevada. However, the school's performance on the ACT/English for 11th grade was higher, at 31.5% proficient or better, compared to 46.3% for Clark County and 45.6% for Nevada. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 63rd out of 136 Nevada high schools in 2018-2019 to 71st out of 97 in 2023-2024, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rancho High School is surrounded by several other high schools, including Clark County Detention Center J-Senior High School, Juvenile Detention 6-12 J-Senior High School, and Morris Sunset High School, which have significantly lower academic performance and statewide rankings compared to Rancho High School. In contrast, the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts High School, a public magnet school, has significantly higher academic performance and a much higher statewide ranking, with a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 9-12

 1900 Searles Avenue
       Las Vegas, NV  89101


(702) 799-7000

District: Clark County

SchoolDigger Rank:
71st of 97 Nevada High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,228 Help


Feeder schools for Rancho High School:

Elementary:    Hewetson Halle Elementary School
    Hollingsworth Howard Elementary School
    Lunt Robert Elementary School
    Martinez Reynaldo L Elementary School
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Middle:    Smith J D Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  27.7 Help
Number of students:  2,994

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.6%
African American:
8.7%
White:
6.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Rancho High School ranks worse than 73.2% of high schools in Nevada. It also ranks 32nd 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 25.46. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Rancho High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.6%), African American (8.7%), White (6.1%). (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 Rancho High School is 27.7. 55 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 Rancho High School is $9,228. 41 high schools in the Clark County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rancho High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rancho High School 71st of 97 Nevada public high schools. (See Rancho 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 Rancho High School

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Rank History for all students at Rancho High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 9.99 50th 55 9.1%
2008 12.10 56th 63 11.1%
2009 13.57 52nd 60 13.3%
2010 19.68 39th 47 17.0%
2011 14.75 59th 69 14.5%
2012 17.48 57th 71 19.7%
2013 41.84 72nd 110 34.5%
2014 50.92 61st 105 41.9%
2015 42.79 69th 107 35.5%
2016 47.56 57th 113 49.6%
2017 41.44 67th 125 46.4%
2018 46.92 63rd 118 46.6%
2019 48.09 63rd 136 53.7%
2021 29.66 69th 101 31.7%
2022 23.27 74th 96 22.9%
2023 21.25 77th 96 19.8%
2024 25.46 71st 97 26.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Rancho High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 43.94 31st 50 38.0%
2018 65.43 15th 52 71.2%
2019 56.75 21st 56 62.5%
2023 87.33 3rd 17 82.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rancho High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 18.40 42nd 47 10.6%
2018 32.59 40th 53 24.5%
2019 44.79 25th 61 59.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Rancho High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 18.69 49th 57 14.0%
2018 38.98 32nd 60 46.7%
2019 53.48 21st 65 67.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rancho High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 31.40 57th 75 24.0%
2018 51.40 40th 99 59.6%
2019 50.77 46th 109 57.8%
2021 45.19 22nd 52 57.7%
2022 29.53 29th 38 23.7%
2023 16.87 45th 48 6.3%
2024 27.86 39th 60 35.0%
See the entire list of Best Nevada High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Rancho High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 30.39 62nd 80 22.5%
2018 40.42 62nd 99 37.4%
2019 42.68 73rd 121 39.7%
2021 20.81 61st 73 16.4%
2022 23.58 53rd 67 20.9%
2023 17.68 60th 70 14.3%
2024 12.86 64th 68 5.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Rancho High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 21.91 65th 79 17.7%
2018 48.10 50th 108 53.7%
2019 45.18 65th 126 48.4%
2021 35.49 45th 75 40.0%
2022 30.22 51st 75 32.0%
2023 20.91 58th 75 22.7%
2024 27.47 53rd 77 31.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Rancho High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 69.91 12th 44 72.7%
2018 86.99 6th 49 87.8%
2019 86.85 7th 53 86.8%
2021 51.08 16th 27 40.7%
2022 60.44 14th 29 51.7%
2023 49.87 15th 26 42.3%
See the entire list of Best Nevada High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Rancho High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 64.93 16th 46 65.2%
2018 65.77 13th 54 75.9%
2019 62.34 16th 56 71.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rancho High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 25.36 58th 73 20.5%
2018 46.11 45th 92 51.1%
2019 43.18 56th 110 49.1%
2021 32.37 32nd 52 38.5%
2022 28.63 31st 46 32.6%
2023 21.02 40th 50 20.0%
2024 23.44 48th 60 20.0%
See the entire list of Best Nevada High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Rancho High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 82.14 3rd 18 83.3%
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Rank History for White students at Rancho High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 53.38 40th 78 48.7%
2018 83.06 13th 100 87.0%
2019 85.24 19th 117 83.8%
2021 82.53 17th 75 77.3%
2022 83.36 9th 66 86.4%
2023 62.91 23rd 62 62.9%
2024 49.64 36th 65 44.6%
See the entire list of Best Nevada High Schools for White Students!

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.

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Data source: Nevada Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Rancho High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1256 746 145 304 23 n/a n/a 290 2764
1989 1503 1028 195 484 27 n/a n/a 0 3237
1990 1441 1000 173 569 34 n/a n/a 0 3217
1991 1371 894 187 703 34 n/a n/a 0 3189
1992 1193 725 168 754 30 n/a n/a 0 2870
1993 1070 724 156 907 31 n/a n/a 0 2888
1994 1028 692 149 997 31 n/a n/a 0 2897
1995 778 710 115 1146 31 n/a n/a 0 2780
1996 778 710 115 1146 31 n/a n/a 0 2780
1997 661 653 85 1273 24 n/a n/a 0 2696
1998 593 574 116 1401 21 n/a n/a 0 2705
1999 637 603 121 1451 23 n/a n/a 0 2835
2000 590 401 108 1299 26 n/a n/a 0 2424
2001 642 375 148 1284 23 n/a n/a 0 2472
2002 702 440 175 1641 25 n/a n/a 0 2983
2003 702 440 175 1641 25 n/a n/a 0 2983
2004 778 447 226 1836 28 n/a n/a 0 3315
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3072 3072
2006 531 336 177 2079 31 n/a n/a 0 3154
2007 483 351 167 2307 21 n/a n/a 0 3329
2008 446 365 173 2550 15 n/a n/a 0 3549
2009 426 360 184 2661 13 n/a n/a 0 3644
2010 407 353 173 2289 21 n/a n/a 0 3243
2011 371 294 60 2117 16 122 9 0 2989
2012 389 294 104 2022 19 86 29 0 2943
2013 365 275 127 2174 20 72 60 0 3093
2014 355 278 154 2225 21 48 85 0 3166
2015 352 286 174 2298 18 22 105 0 3255
2016 321 274 158 2372 16 17 98 0 3256
2017 309 264 143 2399 9 23 88 0 3235
2018 310 288 137 2423 14 25 81 0 3278
2019 284 278 125 2495 12 24 74 0 3292
2020 272 303 129 2498 7 27 72 0 3308
2021 245 285 132 2492 12 20 83 0 3269
2022 207 287 107 2447 9 14 99 1 3171
2023 177 275 103 2387 11 18 93 0 3064
2024 182 260 92 2352 9 19 79 1 2994

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 Rancho High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2764 n/a n/a n/a
1989 3237 131.0 24.7 n/a
1990 3217 135.0 23.8 n/a
1991 3189 133.0 23.9 0
1992 2870 119.0 24.1 n/a
1993 2888 119.0 24.3 n/a
1994 2897 123.0 23.6 n/a
1995 2780 116.0 24.0 n/a
1996 2780 116.0 24.0 n/a
1997 2696 114.0 23.6 n/a
1998 2705 125.0 21.6 n/a
1999 2835 125.0 22.7 n/a
2000 2424 107.0 22.7 n/a
2001 2472 114.0 21.7 n/a
2002 2983 127.0 23.5 n/a
2003 2983 127.0 23.5 n/a
2004 3315 157.0 21.1 n/a
2005 3072 n/a n/a n/a
2006 3154 140.0 22.5 n/a
2007 3329 148.0 22.5 n/a
2008 3549 150.0 23.7 48.4
2009 3644 158.0 23.1 45.7
2010 3243 136.0 23.8 46.4
2011 2989 152.0 19.6 60.7
2012 2943 131.0 22.4 73.2
2013 3093 128.0 24.1 63.6
2014 3166 133.0 23.8 63.7
2015 3255 136.0 23.9 62.7
2016 3256 136.0 23.9 72.8
2017 3235 132.0 24.5 75.8
2018 3278 134.0 24.4 63
2019 3292 124.0 26.5 66.5
2020 3308 137.0 24.1 99.9
2021 3269 125.0 26.1 100
2022 3171 n/a n/a 100
2023 3064 122.0 25.1 100
2024 2994 108.0 27.7 100

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 Rancho High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2764 n/a n/a n/a
1989 3237 131.0 24.7 n/a
1990 3217 135.0 23.8 n/a
1991 3189 133.0 23.9 0
1992 2870 119.0 24.1 n/a
1993 2888 119.0 24.3 n/a
1994 2897 123.0 23.6 n/a
1995 2780 116.0 24.0 n/a
1996 2780 116.0 24.0 n/a
1997 2696 114.0 23.6 n/a
1998 2705 125.0 21.6 n/a
1999 2835 125.0 22.7 n/a
2000 2424 107.0 22.7 n/a
2001 2472 114.0 21.7 n/a
2002 2983 127.0 23.5 n/a
2003 2983 127.0 23.5 n/a
2004 3315 157.0 21.1 n/a
2005 3072 n/a n/a n/a
2006 3154 140.0 22.5 n/a
2007 3329 148.0 22.5 n/a
2008 3549 150.0 23.7 48.4
2009 3644 158.0 23.1 45.7
2010 3243 136.0 23.8 46.4
2011 2989 152.0 19.6 60.7
2012 2943 131.0 22.4 73.2
2013 3093 128.0 24.1 63.6
2014 3166 133.0 23.8 63.7
2015 3255 136.0 23.9 62.7
2016 3256 136.0 23.9 72.8
2017 3235 132.0 24.5 75.8
2018 3278 134.0 24.4 63
2019 3292 124.0 26.5 66.5
2020 3308 137.0 24.1 99.9
2021 3269 125.0 26.1 100
2022 3171 n/a n/a 100
2023 3064 122.0 25.1 100
2024 2994 108.0 27.7 100

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Rancho High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $430 (6.0%) $6,793 (94.0%) $7,223
2020 $521 (6.8%) $7,149 (93.2%) $7,670
2021 $1,169 (15.1%) $6,571 (84.9%) $7,740
2022 $1,518 (16.4%) $7,710 (83.6%) $9,228

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Rancho High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 63rd of 136 High schoolsRanks 77th of 96 High schools
 33.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade Science (Rancho High School)30.912.3
 18.6%
   9th Grade Science (Clark County)27.620.8
 6.8%
   9th Grade Science (Nevada)27.722.5
 5.2%
10th Grade Science (Rancho High School)9.320.3
 11%
   10th Grade Science (Clark County)15.29.8
 5.4%
   10th Grade Science (Nevada)20.913.8
 7.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Rancho High School)2314
 9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Clark County)24.519.2
 5.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Nevada)25.519.7
 5.8%
11th Grade English (Rancho High School)42.730.2
 12.5%
   11th Grade English (Clark County)46.245.9
 0.3%
   11th Grade English (Nevada)46.745.9
 0.8%
All Grades Science (Rancho High School)29.812.1
 17.7%
   All Grades Science (Clark County)26.919
 7.9%
   All Grades Science (Nevada)26.920.7
 6.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students32923064
 6.9%
African American278275
 1.1%
American Indian1211
 8.3%
Asian125103
 17.6%
Hispanic24952387
 4.3%
Pacific Islander2418
 25%
White284177
 37.7%
Two or More Races7493
 25.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients66.5%100%
 33.5%


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Rancho High School ranks 71st of 97 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Rancho High School are 79% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,994 students attended Rancho High School.


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