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Nevada State High School Southwest

Q: Is Nevada State High School Southwest a good school?

Nevada State High School Southwest ranks 22 nd of 105 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Nevada State High School Southwest?

In the 2024-25 school year, 145 students attended Nevada State High School Southwest.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Nevada State High School Southwest?

Students at Nevada State High School Southwest are 28% African American, 24% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 17% White, 10% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 11-12

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 105 Nevada High Schools

Better than 79% of Nevada high schools

Summary

Nevada State High School Southwest is a small, state-sponsored public charter high school in Las Vegas, NV, serving only grades 11 and 12 with 145 students at 7885 West Sunset Road. It belongs to the State Sponsored Charter Schools district, and it ranks 22nd of 105 Nevada high schools in 2025–2026 — the 79th percentile, with 4 stars. Over the past six years it has usually placed above the 70th percentile statewide, dipping to the 65th percentile in 2024–2025 before rebounding.

Its standout academic result is ACT English: 76.2% of 11th graders were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 52.8% in its district and 50.8% statewide. ACT Math was 37.2%, also above the district's 21.9% and the state's 22.6%, though math has been more variable (it fell to 28.3% in 2024–2025). Among nearby schools, only Southwest Career & Technical Academy posts higher ACT scores in both subjects. Chronic absenteeism is exceptionally low at 5.4%, versus 17.2% in the district and 25.5% statewide — the lowest of any nearby school reporting data, and less than half of Southwest CTA's 11.1%.

The school reports spending $5,043 per student in 2023–2024, well below the roughly $10,000–$12,000 typical of nearby Clark County high schools, suggesting strong results at relatively low cost (though charter and district spending are not perfectly comparable). Two cautions for parents: no graduation rate or EOC Science data is reported for this school, and the reported student–teacher ratio of 1,318.1 is a clear data anomaly that should not be read as real class size. Also note that 37.24% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, lower than nearby district schools, and that the school serves only grades 11–12, so comparisons with 9–12 schools are imperfect. For contrast, fellow charter Beacon Academy of Nevada reports a 25.9% graduation rate and 52.0% chronic absenteeism.

145

Students ?

1318.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,043

Per pupil spending ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7885 West Sunset Road Suite 17
Las Vegas, NV 89113

(702) 953-2600

District: State Sponsored Charter Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

27.6%

Hispanic:

24.1%

Asian:

20.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2021 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nevada average (57% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Nevada high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 1318 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg37%

Nevada avg37%

22^nd of 105

Nevada public high schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 8 pts since 2021

From top 29% (2021) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the State Sponsored Charter Schools

2^nd of 12State Sponsored Charter Schools among Nevada districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	22 of 105	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	62.1	36 of 103	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.4	19 of 97	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	26 of 96	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	16 of 96	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	29 of 101	71.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	19 of 60	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.5	18 of 47	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	19 of 68	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	24 of 70	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.7	21 of 67	68.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	31 of 73	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	13 of 62	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	60.1	19 of 49	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.2	14 of 75	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	93.8	5 of 75	93.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Female (2026)68th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?

English76%+25 vs state

Mathematics37%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT English (2026)	EOC Science Exam Science (2026)			SBAC Mathematics (2026)				SBAC Reading (2026)				SBAC Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science 9th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science 10th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science End of Course	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nevada State High School Southwest	Public, Charter	11-12	7885 West Sunset Road Suite 17	Las Vegas	89113	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 953-2600	145	0	1318.1	37.2%	25 (17.2%)	40 (27.6%)	35 (24.1%)	30 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.3%)	78.8	22^nd of 105 public high schools	79.0%		62.1	36^th of 103 public high schools	65.0%	14	37.2	76.2														$5,043	$264	$4,778
Sierra Vista High School	Public	9-12	8100 W Robindale Rd	Las Vegas	89113	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-6820	3,255	133	24.4	100.0%	700 (21.5%)	556 (17.1%)	950 (29.2%)	532 (16.3%)	7 (0.2%)	135 (4.1%)	373 (11.5%)	46.7	50^th of 105 public high schools	52.4%		44.2	52^nd of 103 public high schools	49.5%	2	20.2	56.0			29.8											$10,894	$1,392	$9,501
Durango High School	Public	9-12	7100 W Dewey Dr	Las Vegas	89113	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-5850	2,322	99	23.4	100.0%	329 (14.2%)	434 (18.7%)	1,032 (44.4%)	278 (12.0%)	11 (0.5%)	54 (2.3%)	183 (7.9%)	35.3	60^th of 105 public high schools	42.9%		33.8	64^th of 103 public high schools	37.9%	4	21.5	45.5			24.1											$10,857	$1,495	$9,362
Southwest Career & Technical Academy High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7050 W Shelbourne Ave	Las Vegas	89113	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	No	(702) 799-5766	1,600	70	22.8	100.0%	372 (23.3%)	145 (9.1%)	378 (23.6%)	516 (32.3%)	4 (0.3%)	43 (2.7%)	142 (8.9%)	94.7	6^th of 105 public high schools	94.3%		92.1	10^th of 103 public high schools	90.3%	4	52.0	86.8			53.7											$11,420	$1,207	$10,213
Beacon Academy of Nevada	Public, Charter	9-12	7360 W. Flamingo Road	Las Vegas	89147	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 726-8600	928	14	66.2	86.1%	79 (8.5%)	235 (25.3%)	504 (54.3%)	15 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.5%)	69 (7.4%)								(n/a)		< 5%														$8,588	$1,736	$6,852
Spring Valley High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3750 S Buffalo Dr	Las Vegas	89147	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-2580	2,641	120	22.0	100.0%	487 (18.4%)	563 (21.3%)	961 (36.4%)	370 (14.0%)	11 (0.4%)	39 (1.5%)	208 (7.9%)	62.8	40^th of 105 public high schools	61.9%		59.3	40^th of 103 public high schools	61.2%		25.3	68.0			35.5											$10,394	$1,237	$9,156
Burk Horizon-Southwest Sunset High School	Public	9-12	4560 W Harmon Ave	Las Vegas	89103	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-8150	24	0			2 (8.3%)	2 (8.3%)	20 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$47,622	$2,217	$45,405
South Academic Center J-Senior High School	Public	6-12	4560 W Harmon Ave	Las Vegas	89103	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-2070	115	16	7.1	100.0%	4 (3.5%)	46 (40.0%)	49 (42.6%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)	9 (7.8%)								(n/a)																$37,073	$2,558	$34,515
Desert Oasis High School	Public	9-12	6600 W Erie Ave	Las Vegas	89141	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-6881	3,300	127	25.9	100.0%	769 (23.3%)	478 (14.5%)	986 (29.9%)	553 (16.8%)	15 (0.5%)	107 (3.2%)	389 (11.8%)	40.4	56^th of 105 public high schools	46.7%		47.8	48^th of 103 public high schools	53.4%	8	24.5	53.2			22.1											$10,013	$1,266	$8,748
Clark Educational W High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4291 W Pennwood Ave	Las Vegas	89102	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-5800	2,801	153	18.3	100.0%	212 (7.6%)	359 (12.8%)	1,656 (59.1%)	397 (14.2%)	14 (0.5%)	35 (1.2%)	126 (4.5%)	41.4	55^th of 105 public high schools	47.6%		37.6	59^th of 103 public high schools	42.7%	4	27.0	47.7			24.7											$12,108	$1,995	$10,113

Frequently Asked Questions about Nevada State High School Southwest

Is Nevada State High School Southwest a good school?

Nevada State High School Southwest ranks 22^nd of 105 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Nevada State High School Southwest in?

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How many students attend Nevada State High School Southwest?

In the 2024-25 school year, 145 students attended Nevada State High School Southwest.

What is the racial makeup of Nevada State High School Southwest?

Students at Nevada State High School Southwest are 28% African American, 24% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 17% White, 10% Two or more races.

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