Clark County

Clark County School District, Nevada, covers roughly 361 schools — 233 elementary, 57 middle, 68 high, and 3 alternative — including neighborhood, magnet, career/technical, and alternative programs serving the Las Vegas area and outlying communities. District-wide, Clark County is ranked 5th of 12 districts (58th percentile, 4 stars), with SBAC Math proficiency of 33.8%, Reading 43.3%, Science 23.5%, chronic absenteeism of 27.0%, and a 2024–2025 graduation rate of 86.6%.

The strongest high schools are career/technical and magnet-style programs. Advanced Technologies Academy ranks 1st of 105 high schools with ACT Math of 69.1% and ACT English 89.8%, while West Career & Technical Academy ranks 2nd and pairs top English scores with chronic absenteeism of 9.6%. College of So NV High School South, Southwest Career & Technical Academy, and Las Vegas Academy of the Arts also rank near the top. Among traditional high schools, Coronado High School and Palo Verde High School perform well above many peers. Top elementary schools such as Gehring Roger D Academy, Smalley James E & A Rae Elementary School, and Vassiliadis Billy & Rosemary Elementary School combine math and reading proficiency above 75% with low absenteeism, while Rogich Sig Middle School leads middle schools with math of 61.4% and reading 70.5%.

Challenges remain broad. Math is the district's weakest subject — ACT Math is 22.3% versus ACT English 51.2%. Chronic absenteeism is 27.0%, above the state's 25.5%, and exceeds 43–54% at high schools including Chaparral High School, Mojave High School, and Western High School; alternative programs reach 60–79%. Graduation rates and proficiency often diverge, and spending is not a simple predictor: Rogich Sig achieves strong results at $9,225 per student, while some low-performing elementary schools such as Smith Hal Elementary School spend $17,000–$23,000. Some schools show clear improvement, including Darnell Marshall C Elementary School (178 → 110 → 46 in rank) and Coronado High School (16 → 21 → 11).