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Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School

Q: Is Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School a good school?

Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School ranks 74 th of 103 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

74^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 103 Nevada High Schools

Better than 28% of Nevada high schools

Summary

Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School is a public magnet high school serving 2,514 students in grades 9-12 in Henderson, Nevada. The school is part of the Clark County School District, which is ranked 5 out of 12 in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

However, Basic Academy has consistently struggled, ranking in the bottom quarter of Nevada high schools over the past 10 years with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school lags behind state and district averages on key metrics, including proficiency rates on EOC Science, ACT Math, and ACT English exams, which are typically 10-20 percentage points below the state and district. Basic Academy also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25-40% in recent years, significantly above state and district averages. Additionally, the school's 4-year graduation rates have hovered around 81-83%, lower than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, nearby magnet schools like Southeast Career Technical Academy and Explore Knowledge Academy significantly outperform Basic Academy on academic metrics and statewide rankings. Similarly, charter schools in the area, such as Coral Academy Sandy Ridge and the Nevada State High School campuses, also outperform Basic Academy on test scores and rankings, despite Basic Academy spending around $9,000-$10,000 per student, on par with the district average.

2,395

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,980

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Palo Verde Dr
Henderson, NV 89015

(702) 799-8000

District: Clark County

Feeder schools for Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School:

Elementary:	Bailey Sister Robert Joseph Elementary School
	Dooley John Elementary School
	Hinman Edna F Elementary School
	Jenkins Earl N Elementary School
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	Morrow Sue H Elementary School
	Sewell C T Elementary School
	Stevens Josh Elementary School
	Whitney Elementary School
Middle:	Brown B Mahlon Junior High School
	Cortney Francis H Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.9%

White:

24.8%

African American:

18.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Nevada average (82%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (22% vs 30% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 27% Nevada)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg31%

Nevada avg30%

74^th of 103

Nevada public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 51High Schools in the Clark County

5^th of 12Clark County 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
2025	23.3	74 of 103	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	75 of 97	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	74 of 96	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	79 of 96	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	83 of 101	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	88 of 136	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	79 of 118	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.8	87 of 125	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.9	87 of 113	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.5	76 of 107	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.2	68 of 105	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.3	74 of 110	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.3	54 of 71	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.0	53 of 69	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.2	34 of 47	27.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.2	36 of 60	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	22.3	50 of 63	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.5	44 of 55	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	38.0	30 of 56	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.3	48 of 54	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.8	24 of 46	47.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	31.1	39 of 53	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	58.8	19 of 44	56.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	46.0	23 of 61	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	30 of 53	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	65.2	13 of 47	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2024	27.0	50 of 68	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	58 of 70	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	63 of 67	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	64 of 73	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	80 of 121	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	66 of 99	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.9	40 of 80	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	46 of 55	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	47 of 60	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	41 of 50	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	44 of 46	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	43 of 52	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	72 of 110	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	65 of 92	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.7	30 of 73	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	43 of 64	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	35 of 60	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	38 of 52	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	63 of 109	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	70 of 99	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.3	38 of 75	49.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	58 of 77	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	60 of 75	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	65 of 75	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	64 of 75	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	84 of 126	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	76 of 108	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.1	41 of 79	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	31.7	42 of 56	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	37 of 52	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	40 of 50	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	25.5	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.0	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	27.7	50 of 65	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	27 of 60	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.1	24 of 57	57.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	54 of 68	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	48 of 65	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	48 of 62	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	61 of 66	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	65 of 75	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	84 of 117	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	73 of 100	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	55.8	33 of 78	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)62nd percentile+27 vs school

African American (2019)46th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2024)26th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2019)26th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)25th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2024)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)23rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

Pacific Islander (2019)11th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

English38%-10 vs state

Science17%-6 vs state

Mathematics11%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, September 23, 2018

Both my kids had a great experience here. The teachers were wonderful, caring and wanted to see my children succeed. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, June 7, 2017

This is an Amazing School! They are big on community first and giving back! This is the oldest established school in Southern Nevada. Since it's the oldest school, multiple generations of teachers have, and are teaching there. This creates very high accountability, as well as, cohesiveness with Student and Teacher, and the Teachers truly do have the best interest of the student. Basic Academy is the only school that has a "Real" Home Coming Parade that actually goes down a street for a few miles passing by the local community and families. As far as I know, this is the only school that hosts a sit down dinner and dance for Prom! As for diversity, Basic Academy has an amazing balance of every people group across the Fruited Plain and Islands : ) If the Student applies themselves the teachers will move "Heaven & Earth" to do what ever it takes to help the Student achieve greatness! 2 of my kids were accepted and graduated from Point Loma University in San Diego. One is now an engineering teacher in Southern California and the other is presently interviewing for an Engineering position in Boise Idaho. My third kid has been accepted to Coast Guard Academy to be an officer. The Coast Guard only accepts about 250 cadets a year to this institution. My brother-in-law also graduated from Basic Academy and was accepted to the US Air Force Academy. There are other students I have met who have received either full ride scholarships to or accepted to prestigious schools like Harvard, Duke, Colorado School of Mines, UNLV, SUU and many other schools. Some of our top leaders in The State and local Industries of Nevada have graduated from Basic Academy. Greatness, has shown through 1st in State for Baseball X2 years, 1st in Country for ROTC X14 yrs, Top honors in Band, Orchestra, Drama, Football, Track and the list goes on. My daughter's Valedictorian speech sums it up best https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJd9mXmDV7Q&t=114s Don't be caught up in the "New is Better" High School mentality, as Basic Academy is Southern Nevada's best kept secret! Close Quote

by a student
Friday, January 6, 2012

I love this school. GO WOLVES!!!!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT English (2025)	EOC Science Exam Science (2025)	SBAC Mathematics (2025)	SBAC Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science End of Course	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	400 Palo Verde Dr	Henderson	89015	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-8000	2,395	113	21.1	100.0%	595 (24.8%)	442 (18.5%)	980 (40.9%)	119 (5.0%)	8 (0.3%)	61 (2.5%)	188 (7.8%)	23.3	74^th of 103 public high schools	28.2%		23.9	75^th of 97 public high schools	22.7%	1	11.4	38.0	17.3						$9,980	$1,443	$8,537
Nevada State High School Downtown Henderson	Public, Charter	11-12	303 S. Water St. Ste 120	Henderson	89015	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 953-2600	100	0	909.0	17.0%	65 (65.0%)	1 (1.0%)	19 (19.0%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	9 (9.0%)	79.7	24^th of 103 public high schools	76.7%		84.2	15^th of 97 public high schools	84.5%	9	42.5	67.5							$4,730	$161	$4,569
Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Virtual	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	225 Grand Cadence Dr.	Henderson	89015	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(702) 954-4777	147	2	73.5	37.4%	55 (37.4%)	10 (6.8%)	56 (38.1%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	18 (12.2%)								(n/a)				31.1	38.4	58.6	63.6	53.2
College of So NV High School South	Public	11-12	700 College Dr	Henderson	89002	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 651-3080	157	5	31.4		71 (45.2%)	5 (3.2%)	45 (28.7%)	12 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	23 (14.6%)	97.5	3^rd of 103 public high schools	97.1%		97.3	3^rd of 97 public high schools	96.9%		63.4	90.2							$8,842	$912	$7,930
Foothill High School	Public	9-12	800 College Dr	Henderson	89002	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-3500	2,406	102	23.5	100.0%	1,151 (47.8%)	188 (7.8%)	678 (28.2%)	99 (4.1%)	17 (0.7%)	40 (1.7%)	231 (9.6%)	65.1	34^th of 103 public high schools	67.0%		70.3	26^th of 97 public high schools	73.2%	8	30.1	56.0	35.1						$9,308	$1,116	$8,192
Nevada State High School Henderson	Public, Charter	11-12	233 N. Stephanie St.	Henderson	89074	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 953-2600	182	0	1654.5	24.2%	80 (44.0%)	8 (4.4%)	52 (28.6%)	17 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	21 (11.5%)	60.6	38^th of 103 public high schools	63.1%		66	30^th of 97 public high schools	69.1%	8	24.7	67.4							$4,771	$139	$4,633
Green Valley High School	Public	9-12	460 Arroyo Grande Blvd	Henderson	89014	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-0950	2,436	110	22.1	100.0%	809 (33.2%)	262 (10.8%)	925 (38.0%)	138 (5.7%)	12 (0.5%)	47 (1.9%)	240 (9.9%)	39.6	55^th of 103 public high schools	46.6%		39.7	55^th of 97 public high schools	43.3%		19.0	50.2	22.2						$8,871	$1,118	$7,754
Cowan Sunset Southeast High School	Public	9-12	5300 E Russell Rd	Las Vegas	89122	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-6370	29	0			4 (13.8%)	4 (13.8%)	20 (69.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$66,233	$787	$65,446
Cowan Academic Center J-Senior High School	Public	6-12	5300 E Russell Rd	Las Vegas	89122	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-6380	98	19	5.1	100.0%	7 (7.1%)	36 (36.7%)	47 (48.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	4 (4.1%)								(n/a)									$44,242	$3,440	$40,803
Southeast Career Technical Academy High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5710 Mountain Vista	Las Vegas	89120	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	No	(702) 799-7500	1,999	97	20.6	100.0%	488 (24.4%)	117 (5.9%)	1,087 (54.4%)	148 (7.4%)	5 (0.3%)	26 (1.3%)	126 (6.3%)	82.7	19^th of 103 public high schools	81.6%		69.5	27^th of 97 public high schools	72.2%	8	37.3	82.3	37.3						$10,292	$1,024	$9,268

Frequently Asked Questions about Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School

How many students attend Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,395 students attended Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School.

Is Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School a good school?

Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School ranks 74^th of 103 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School in?

Clark County

What is the racial makeup of Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School?

Students at Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School are 41% Hispanic, 25% White, 18% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School?

Basic Academy of Int'l Studies High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bailey Sister Robert Joseph Elementary School
Elementary : Dooley John Elementary School
Elementary : Hinman Edna F Elementary School
Elementary : Jenkins Earl N Elementary School
Elementary : Morrow Sue H Elementary School
Elementary : Sewell C T Elementary School
Elementary : Stevens Josh Elementary School
Elementary : Whitney Elementary School
Middle : Brown B Mahlon Junior High School
Middle : Cortney Francis H Junior High School

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