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Clark Educational W High School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12
59th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 103 Nevada High Schools
Better than 43% of Nevada high schools
Summary

Clark Educational W High School is a public magnet high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 2,835 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Clark County School District, which is ranked 5th out of 12 districts in Nevada and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clark Educational W High School has faced some challenges in recent years. Its statewide ranking has fluctuated between 43rd and 81st out of Nevada high schools, and its SchoolDigger star rating has varied between 2 and 3 stars out of 5. The school performs relatively well for Asian students, ranking 4th to 6th out of Nevada high schools in this subgroup, but struggles with Hispanic, African American, English Language Learner, and Special Education students, ranking 34th to 49th out of Nevada high schools for these subgroups. The school's 4-year graduation rate has remained consistent at around 81-82%, but its chronic absenteeism has risen from 25.6% to 38.1% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Spring Valley High School and College of Southern Nevada High School West outperform Clark Educational W High School in terms of test scores and statewide rankings, while Bonanza High School and Western High School have lower performance. Despite the high-poverty student population at Clark Educational W High School, the school's spending per student is comparable to nearby schools, and its student-teacher ratio is relatively high compared to some of the nearby charter schools.

2,801
Students ?
18.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,310
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4291 W Pennwood Ave
       Las Vegas, NV  89102

(702) 799-5800

District: Clark County


Feeder schools for Clark Educational W High School:

Elementary:    Bell Rex Elementary School
    Roundy Dr C Owen Elementary School
    Thiriot Joseph E Elementary School
    Vegas Verdes Elementary School
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Middle:    Cashman James Middle School
    Hyde Park Middle School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
59.1%
Asian:
14.2%
African American:
12.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 60th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2025
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 27% Nevada)
!Ranking has slipped from its 60th-percentile peak (2016) to 43rd (2025)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school29%
District avg31%
Nevada avg30%
59th of 103
Nevada public high schools ?
Bottom 43%▲ up 12 pts since 2015
From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
29th of 51High Schools in the Clark County
5th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
202537.659 of 10342.7%★★☆☆☆
202449.048 of 9750.5%★★★☆☆
202341.351 of 9646.9%★★☆☆☆
202249.743 of 9655.2%★★★☆☆
202141.053 of 10147.5%★★☆☆☆
201948.462 of 13654.4%★★★☆☆
201852.248 of 11859.3%★★★☆☆
201734.281 of 12535.2%★★☆☆☆
201651.445 of 11360.2%★★★☆☆
201536.774 of 10730.8%★★☆☆☆
201441.572 of 10531.4%★★☆☆☆
201336.979 of 11028.2%★☆☆☆☆
201213.059 of 7116.9%★☆☆☆☆
201128.354 of 6921.7%★☆☆☆☆
201044.430 of 4736.2%★★☆☆☆
200924.946 of 6023.3%★☆☆☆☆
200822.251 of 6319.0%★☆☆☆☆
200635.339 of 5529.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
202534.65 of 728.6%★★★☆☆
202345.93 of 540.0%★★★★☆
201936.331 of 5644.6%★★☆☆☆
201845.022 of 5459.3%★★★☆☆
201718.539 of 4615.2%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
202574.46 of 2373.9%★★★★☆
202485.64 of 2584.0%★★★★☆
202377.05 of 2680.8%★★★★☆
202290.73 of 2989.7%★★★★★
202166.58 of 2770.4%★★★★☆
201987.75 of 5390.6%★★★★★
201889.05 of 4989.8%★★★★★
201749.928 of 4436.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201945.324 of 6160.7%★★★☆☆
201828.544 of 5317.0%★☆☆☆☆
20178.347 of 470.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
202440.442 of 6838.2%★★☆☆☆
202340.945 of 7035.7%★★☆☆☆
202243.939 of 6741.8%★★☆☆☆
202136.049 of 7332.9%★★☆☆☆
201950.660 of 12150.4%★★★☆☆
201845.255 of 9944.4%★★☆☆☆
20179.875 of 806.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
202522.743 of 5521.8%★☆☆☆☆
202423.449 of 6018.3%★☆☆☆☆
202329.034 of 5032.0%★★☆☆☆
202235.326 of 4643.5%★★☆☆☆
202119.447 of 529.6%★☆☆☆☆
201926.581 of 11026.4%★☆☆☆☆
201829.170 of 9223.9%★☆☆☆☆
20175.373 of 730.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
202545.531 of 6451.6%★★★☆☆
202454.726 of 6056.7%★★★☆☆
202329.235 of 4827.1%★★☆☆☆
202236.722 of 3842.1%★★☆☆☆
202154.116 of 5269.2%★★★★☆
201945.754 of 10950.5%★★★☆☆
201841.857 of 9942.4%★★☆☆☆
20179.074 of 751.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
202442.340 of 7748.1%★★★☆☆
202341.937 of 7550.7%★★★☆☆
202254.929 of 7561.3%★★★☆☆
202133.449 of 7534.7%★★☆☆☆
201948.559 of 12653.2%★★★☆☆
201853.340 of 10863.0%★★★☆☆
201716.869 of 7912.7%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
202357.88 of 1752.9%★★★☆☆
202262.97 of 2166.7%★★★★☆
202142.810 of 1947.4%★★★☆☆
201953.822 of 5660.7%★★★☆☆
201861.817 of 5267.3%★★★★☆
201712.549 of 502.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201953.07 of 1861.1%★★★☆☆
201843.712 of 1936.8%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201956.017 of 6573.8%★★★★☆
201819.557 of 605.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20176.857 of 570.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
202556.929 of 6857.4%★★★☆☆
202462.925 of 6561.5%★★★☆☆
202361.124 of 6261.3%★★★☆☆
202267.825 of 6662.1%★★★☆☆
202169.727 of 7564.0%★★★☆☆
201975.827 of 11776.9%★★★★☆
201886.99 of 10091.0%★★★★★
201723.166 of 7815.4%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Asian (2025)74th percentile+31 vs school
Special Education (2019)74th percentile+19 vs school
Pacific Islander (2019)61st percentile+7 vs school
English Language Learner (2019)61st percentile+6 vs school
White (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)53rd percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+9 vs school
Male (2024)48th percentile~ school
Female (2024)38th percentile-12 vs school
African American (2025)29th percentile-14 vs school
Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?
English45%-3 vs state
Science22%~ state avg
Mathematics21%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, August 3, 2023

Open Quote Clark has a lot to offer. I don't see a lot of trouble out of the students. They are not superficial or consumed with material things. It seem that the students have good educational interests. Close Quote





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Students at Clark Educational W High School are 59% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 13% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,801 students attended Clark Educational W High School.

Clark Educational W High School ranks 59th of 103 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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