Best Public Schools in Henderson, NV

Henderson, Nevada is home to 57 schools — 35 elementary, 8 middle, 10 high, and 4 alternative — serving roughly 54,000 students across the Clark County school district and the State Sponsored Charter Schools system. Enrollment ranges from about 100 students at Nevada State High School Downtown Henderson to 3,203 at Liberty High School.

Charters outperform as a group, with district averages of 48.7 math, 58.0 reading, and 34.9 science versus 33.8, 43.3, and 23.5 for CCSD. The strongest all-around performer is Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Inspirada, a charter K–8 with 83.3 math, 85.2 reading, 58.2 science, 7.3% chronic absenteeism, and a 6th-of-376 rank. Top CCSD elementary standouts include Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary (ranked 4th) and McCaw Gordon Elementary. Among high schools, Coral Academy Sandy Ridge and College of So NV High School South lead on ACT math and English, while Coronado High School is the strongest comprehensive CCSD high school, with 94.1% graduation.

Chronic absenteeism is the clearest dividing line: charter students miss school at 17.2% versus 27.0% in CCSD and 25.5% statewide, and the highest-performing schools post very low rates while the lowest performers — including Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School at 42.4% — climb above 30%. Math is a widespread weak spot, especially in high school, where English proficiency outpaces math nearly everywhere, and science lags in most schools, though Miller Bob Middle School reaches 56.0 science. High graduation rates do not guarantee high test proficiency, and high per-student spending — up to $20,310 at Taylor Robert L Elementary School — does not reliably predict outcomes, since some of the lowest-spending charters rank among the best.