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Palo Verde High School

Q: Is Palo Verde High School a good school?

Palo Verde High School ranks 21 st of 105 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Palo Verde High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,938 students attended Palo Verde High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Palo Verde High School?

Students at Palo Verde High School are 43% White, 27% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 8% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools feed into Palo Verde High School?

Palo Verde High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Bonner John W Elementary School Elementary : Givens Linda Rankin Elementary School Elementary : Lummis William Elementary School Elementary : Staton Ethel W Elementary School Elementary : Vassiliadis Billy & Rosemary Elementary School Middle : Becker Ernest Middle School Middle : Rogich Sig Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 105 Nevada High Schools

Better than 80% of Nevada high schools

Summary

Palo Verde High School is a large public high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 2,938 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Clark County School District, and it ranks among the strongest traditional public high schools in the state. In 2025–2026 it placed 21st of 105 Nevada high schools (80th percentile, 4 stars), putting it in the top fifth of the state, and its rank history shows consistent strength: 26th of 103 in 2024–2025 and 20th of 97 in 2023–2024.

Academically, Palo Verde outperforms every nearby comprehensive high school. Its ACT Math proficiency was 40.5, compared with 25.3 at Spring Valley High School, 21.5 at Durango High School, and 7.7 at Western High School; ACT English was 73.7, versus 68 at Spring Valley and 45.5 at Durango. On the Science End of Course exam, Palo Verde scored 40 compared with 35.5 at Spring Valley and 11.7 at Western, and its 10th grade Science EOC result of 42 far exceeded district (13.5) and state (18.5) averages. Only two selective or alternative programs rank higher — West Career & Technical Academy High School and College of So NV High School West — which serve different populations or grade levels. The graduation rate was 93.4% in 2024–2025, above the district's 86.6% and the state's 85.4%.

The clearest concern is chronic absenteeism: 30.8% in 2025–2026, above the district (27.0%) and state (25.5%) averages and higher than Spring Valley (28.6%), though lower than Western (50.4%) and Durango (44.8%). Palo Verde also spends less per student ($10,014) than most nearby comprehensive high schools yet achieves stronger results, with a higher student-teacher ratio (24.4), which points to efficient use of resources. Reported school effectiveness rankings are strong for female, male, Hispanic, White, multi-racial, and low-income students, while Asian students rank at the 48th percentile, below the school's overall 80th percentile.

2,938

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,014

Per pupil spending ?

22.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

333 S Pavilion Center Dr
Las Vegas, NV 89144

(702) 799-1450

District: Clark County

Feeder schools for Palo Verde High School:

Elementary:	Bonner John W Elementary School
	Givens Linda Rankin Elementary School
	Lummis William Elementary School
	Staton Ethel W Elementary School
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	Vassiliadis Billy & Rosemary Elementary School
Middle:	Becker Ernest Middle School
	Rogich Sig Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.7%

Hispanic:

27.4%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nevada average (48% vs 31% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Nevada high schools

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Nevada average (85%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg31%

Nevada avg31%

21^st of 105

Nevada public high schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 48High 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
2026	80.1	21 of 105	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.0	26 of 103	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	20 of 97	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	31 of 96	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.2	25 of 96	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	31 of 101	69.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	18 of 136	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	14 of 118	88.1%	★★★★☆
2017	65.2	33 of 125	73.6%	★★★★☆
2016	71.6	26 of 113	77.0%	★★★★☆
2015	69.1	34 of 107	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.7	22 of 105	79.0%	★★★★☆
2013	75.7	26 of 110	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	68.0	24 of 71	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.2	27 of 69	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.4	17 of 60	71.7%	★★★★☆
2008	70.5	20 of 63	68.3%	★★★★☆
2006	65.3	23 of 55	58.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	69.7	12 of 56	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	11 of 54	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	69.4	14 of 46	69.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	14 of 27	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.0	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	14 of 26	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	18 of 29	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.8	11 of 27	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.9	13 of 53	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	13 of 49	73.5%	★★★★☆
2017	56.0	24 of 44	45.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	93.2	4 of 61	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	2 of 53	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	81.7	4 of 47	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	13 of 60	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	9 of 47	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	22 of 68	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	20 of 70	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	12 of 67	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	22 of 73	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	13 of 121	89.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	10 of 99	89.9%	★★★★★
2017	76.7	16 of 80	80.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	16 of 65	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	14 of 55	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	21 of 60	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	16 of 50	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.4	12 of 46	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	13 of 52	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	18 of 110	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	14 of 92	84.8%	★★★★☆
2017	71.5	18 of 73	75.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	9 of 64	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	11 of 60	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	16 of 48	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	12 of 38	68.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.8	15 of 52	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	15 of 109	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	17 of 99	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	66.4	18 of 75	76.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	18 of 62	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	12 of 49	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	22 of 77	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	26 of 75	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	25 of 75	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	20 of 75	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	16 of 126	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	19 of 108	82.4%	★★★★☆
2017	70.6	19 of 79	75.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	4 of 19	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.1	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.3	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.4	14 of 56	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	5 of 52	90.4%	★★★★★
2017	68.0	12 of 50	76.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	96.7	2 of 65	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	69.8	11 of 60	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	65.6	9 of 57	84.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	15 of 63	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	18 of 68	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	24 of 65	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	16 of 62	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	21 of 66	68.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	28 of 75	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.8	20 of 117	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	16 of 100	84.0%	★★★★☆
2017	75.0	15 of 78	80.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2019)97th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2019)79th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

White (2026)76th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)61st percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2026)48th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?

English74%+23 vs state

Mathematics41%+18 vs state

Science40%+13 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Palo Verde High School	Public	9-12	333 S Pavilion Center Dr	Las Vegas	89144	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-1450	2,938	120	24.4	22.1%	1,254 (42.7%)	230 (7.8%)	805 (27.4%)	298 (10.1%)	10 (0.3%)	34 (1.2%)	306 (10.4%)	80.1	21^st of 105 public high schools	80.0%		77	26^th of 103 public high schools	74.8%	5	40.5	73.7	39.8	42.0	40.0											$10,014	$1,226	$8,788
West Career & Technical Academy High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11945 W Charleston Blvd	Las Vegas	89135	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	No	(702) 799-4340	1,482	63	23.5	14.1%	538 (36.3%)	96 (6.5%)	325 (21.9%)	377 (25.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	135 (9.1%)	98.4	2^nd of 105 public high schools	98.1%		98.8	2^nd of 103 public high schools	98.1%		62.8	92.0	62.9		62.9											$12,086	$1,249	$10,838
Cimarron-Memorial High School	Public	9-12	2301 N Tenaya Way	Las Vegas	89128	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4400	2,483	114	21.7	51.3%	270 (10.9%)	509 (20.5%)	1,449 (58.4%)	77 (3.1%)	3 (0.1%)	32 (1.3%)	142 (5.7%)	12.7	94^th of 105 public high schools	10.5%		16.5	88^th of 103 public high schools	14.6%	6	6.5	31.7			13.9											$11,632	$1,849	$9,782
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	39.3%	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
Bonanza High School	Public	9-12	6665 W Del Rey	Las Vegas	89146	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4000	1,858	103	18.0	52.2%	225 (12.1%)	263 (14.2%)	1,192 (64.2%)	60 (3.2%)	7 (0.4%)	23 (1.2%)	87 (4.7%)	16.7	88^th of 105 public high schools	16.2%		17.2	86^th of 103 public high schools	16.5%	2	6.8	30.0			20.2											$12,334	$1,960	$10,374
College of So NV High School West	Public	11-12	6375 W Charleston Blvd	Las Vegas	89146	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 651-5030	218	5	43.6	—	79 (36.2%)	19 (8.7%)	62 (28.4%)	34 (15.6%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	19 (8.7%)	93.2	7^th of 105 public high schools	93.3%		96.3	4^th of 103 public high schools	96.1%	3	55.8	80.2														$5,911	$1,060	$4,851
Nevada State High School Summerlin	Public, Charter	11-12	6250 W Charleston Blvd Ste 150	Las Vegas	89146	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 953-2600	101	0	918.1	22.8%	23 (22.8%)	8 (7.9%)	37 (36.6%)	10 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	19 (18.8%)	54	44^th of 105 public high schools	58.1%		70.6	31^st of 103 public high schools	69.9%	13	29.4	56.7														$5,312	$181	$5,131
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	72.0%	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
Western High School	Public	9-12	4601 W Bonanza Rd	Las Vegas	89107	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4080	2,761	138	20.0	59.9%	114 (4.1%)	370 (13.4%)	2,128 (77.1%)	49 (1.8%)	7 (0.3%)	28 (1.0%)	65 (2.4%)	10.1	100^th of 105 public high schools	4.8%		14.4	91^st of 103 public high schools	11.7%	9	7.7	25.3			11.7											$11,761	$1,957	$9,804
Peterson Academic Center J-Senior High School	Public	6-12	10250 W Centennial Pkwy	Las Vegas	89149	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-6610	113	16	7.0	72.6%	8 (7.1%)	54 (47.8%)	44 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.3%)								(n/a)																$29,054	$1,664	$27,390

Frequently Asked Questions about Palo Verde High School

What district is Palo Verde High School in?

Clark County

Is Palo Verde High School a good school?

Palo Verde High School ranks 21^st of 105 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Palo Verde High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,938 students attended Palo Verde High School.

What schools feed into Palo Verde High School?

Palo Verde High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bonner John W Elementary School
Elementary : Givens Linda Rankin Elementary School
Elementary : Lummis William Elementary School
Elementary : Staton Ethel W Elementary School
Elementary : Vassiliadis Billy & Rosemary Elementary School
Middle : Becker Ernest Middle School
Middle : Rogich Sig Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Palo Verde High School?

Students at Palo Verde High School are 43% White, 27% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 8% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

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