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Southwest Career & Technical Academy High School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 103 Nevada High Schools

Better than 90% of Nevada high schools

Summary

Southwest Career & Technical Academy High School is a public magnet high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 1,579 students in grades 9-12. As part of the Clark County School District, which is the 5th ranked district in the state and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, this school consistently ranks among the top high schools in Nevada, often placing in the top 10-15 schools statewide.

The school's students significantly outperform the Clark County and Nevada averages on various standardized tests, with 86.8% of students proficient or better in ACT/English in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 48.8% in Clark County and 47.6% statewide. Southwest Career & Technical Academy High School also excels in supporting the academic achievement of diverse student subgroups, ranking among the top schools in Nevada for female students, male students, and students from various racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as those with special education needs and low socioeconomic status.

When compared to nearby high schools such as Silverado High School, Spring Valley High School, Liberty High School, and Desert Oasis High School, Southwest Career & Technical Academy High School consistently outperforms these schools in academic metrics, including test scores and subgroup performance. The school's specialized curriculum focused on career and technical education, along with its effective strategies for supporting students from low-income backgrounds, contribute to its exceptional academic outcomes and consistent high performance over multiple years.

1,600

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,686

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7050 W Shelbourne Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89113

(702) 799-5766

District: Clark County

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

32.3%

Hispanic:

23.6%

White:

23.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nevada average (59% vs 30% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Nevada high schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Clark County

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg31%

Nevada avg30%

10^th of 103

Nevada public high schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	92.1	10 of 103	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	7 of 97	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	11 of 96	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	93.7	6 of 96	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	12 of 101	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	94.7	8 of 136	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	13 of 118	89.0%	★★★★☆
2017	85.5	9 of 125	92.8%	★★★★★
2016	84.7	13 of 113	88.5%	★★★★☆
2015	89.4	8 of 107	92.5%	★★★★★
2014	87.3	11 of 105	89.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.8	7 of 110	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	84.6	13 of 71	81.7%	★★★★☆
2011	83.8	9 of 69	87.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2022	92.8	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	4 of 56	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	8 of 54	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	86.9	7 of 46	84.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	8 of 25	68.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	10 of 26	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.4	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	12 of 27	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.7	8 of 53	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	14 of 49	71.4%	★★★★☆
2017	79.4	6 of 44	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	6 of 47	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	7 of 68	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	19 of 70	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	93.1	4 of 67	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	17 of 73	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	93.6	10 of 121	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	17 of 99	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	82.2	10 of 80	87.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2024	72.5	15 of 60	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	10 of 50	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	94.0	4 of 46	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	5 of 52	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	10 of 110	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	13 of 92	85.9%	★★★★☆
2017	87.0	7 of 73	90.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	7 of 64	89.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	5 of 60	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	8 of 48	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	98.7	2 of 38	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	4 of 52	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	6 of 109	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	6 of 99	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.1	6 of 75	92.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	7 of 49	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	7 of 77	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	10 of 75	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	94.2	4 of 75	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	8 of 75	89.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	10 of 126	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	12 of 108	88.9%	★★★★☆
2017	87.7	7 of 79	91.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2024	68.6	3 of 19	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	91.7	1 of 21	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	5 of 56	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	76.0	9 of 52	82.7%	★★★★☆
2017	84.4	6 of 50	88.0%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	96.1	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	100.0	1 of 65	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	4 of 60	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	99.2	1 of 57	98.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	16 of 68	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	7 of 65	89.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	8 of 62	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	12 of 66	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	16 of 75	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	21 of 117	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	26 of 100	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	9 of 78	88.5%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2019)89th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)84th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2022)75th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2024)75th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

English87%+39 vs state

Science49%+26 vs state

Mathematics43%+22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, May 19, 2014

The school says we will have these classes, these qualified professionals to teach the classes, AND the student must pass the classes to earn the certificate.

But, what happens is...they hire questionable teachers, teachers leave and classes have months of rotating substitutes who do not know the specialty "tech" courses and can not teach the specialty "tech" courses. So the school will make changes to their (the schools)responsibilities and what they said they will do, and it is okay. But they do not allow the students any of the same respect.

The school has the attitude that they can makes changes to the program when they do not have qualified teachers or change the program going forward because they failed to meet what they said the would do. Kids on the other hand must still meet all their requirements even with the schools failure to teach. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT English (2025)	EOC Science Exam Science (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	92.1	10^th of 103 public high schools	90.3%		94	7^th of 97 public high schools	92.8%	3	43.3	86.8	48.9	$8,686	$1,046	$7,640
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%)	44.2	52^nd of 103 public high schools	49.5%		46.8	50^th of 97 public high schools	48.5%	2	21.1	55.2	21.9	$8,894	$1,412	$7,482
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%)	62.1	36^th of 103 public high schools	65.0%		76.4	19^th of 97 public high schools	80.4%	17	28.3	63.5		$5,386	$590	$4,796
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%)	47.8	48^th of 103 public high schools	53.4%		46.2	51^st of 97 public high schools	47.4%	3	30.4	56.8	18.3	$8,065	$1,052	$7,014
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%)	33.8	64^th of 103 public high schools	37.9%		37	57^th of 97 public high schools	41.2%	7	19.3	43.8	20.0	$9,800	$1,470	$8,330
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)		6.7		$10,820	$4,587	$6,233
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)				$32,023	$1,276	$30,746
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)				$25,529	$3,888	$21,642
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%)	59.3	40^th of 103 public high schools	61.2%		64.6	31^st of 97 public high schools	68.0%	9	29.8	64.2	25.6	$9,103	$1,374	$7,729
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	3700 Liberty Heights Ave	Henderson	89052	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-2270	3,203	128	25.0	100.0%	785 (24.5%)	453 (14.1%)	935 (29.2%)	379 (11.8%)	10 (0.3%)	199 (6.2%)	439 (13.7%)	55.7	41^st of 103 public high schools	60.2%		50.1	43^rd of 97 public high schools	55.7%	2	21.7	59.5	30.1	$8,703	$1,098	$7,605

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwest Career & Technical Academy High School

How many students attend Southwest Career & Technical Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,600 students attended Southwest Career & Technical Academy High School.

What district is Southwest Career & Technical Academy High School in?

Clark County

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Career & Technical Academy High School?

Students at Southwest Career & Technical Academy High School are 32% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 23% White, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is Southwest Career & Technical Academy High School a good school?

Yes. Southwest Career & Technical Academy High School ranks in the top 9.7% of Nevada high schools.

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