Best Public Schools in Zip Code 89120

ZIP code 89120 in Las Vegas contains six public schools in the Clark County School District—three elementary schools (PK–5), one junior high (6–8), and two high schools (9–12)—serving about 6,756 students. The two high schools, Del Sol Academy of Performing Arts High School and Southeast Career Technical Academy High School, enroll roughly two-thirds of those students. Every school reports 100% free/reduced lunch, so economic disadvantage is universal here and does not distinguish one school from another.

Outcomes vary sharply regardless. Southeast Career Technical Academy High School is the standout: it ranks 16th of 105 Nevada high schools (85th percentile, 4 stars), has ACT English proficiency of 81.4% and ACT Math of 37.4% versus district and state rates near 51% and 22%, and chronic absenteeism of 13.1%—about half the district rate of 27.0%. It achieves this with the lowest per-student spending in the group ($11,872). Del Sol Academy of Performing Arts High School is the largest school and a mixed picture: ACT English 46.6%, ACT Math 12.8%, absenteeism of 38.5% (highest in the ZIP), yet a graduation rate of 93.8%. Cannon Helen C Junior High School is the clearest area of need, ranking in the bottom 6% of middle schools with 0 stars, math and science proficiency around 10%, reading 23.1%, and absenteeism of 31.6%.

The elementary schools—Harmon Harley Elementary School, French Doris Elementary School, and Tomiyasu Bill Y Elementary School—sit near district averages in math and reading, with bright spots such as Tomiyasu's 5th-grade reading (52.9%) and French's 3rd-grade reading (52.2%). French, Harmon, and Southeast have improved their rank percentiles over three years. Notably, spending and class size do not predict results: the lowest-spending high school outperforms the highest-spending schools, while absenteeism tracks performance closely across the ZIP code.