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Best High Schools in Zip Code 89142

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4,358

Students

Top rankedEast Career and Technical Academy High School54^th of 105 Nevada high schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 89142 in Las Vegas is home to two public high schools serving grades 9–12 — Las Vegas High School and East Career and Technical Academy High School — both part of the Clark County district, and both reporting 100% free or reduced-price lunch, meaning both serve an entirely economically disadvantaged student population by that measure.

East Career and Technical Academy is the standout on academics and attendance. It has earned 3 stars in each of the last three years and ranked 49th percentile in 2025–2026 (54 of 105). Its chronic absenteeism is 19.4%, below the district's 27.0% and the state's 25.5%. It outperformed Las Vegas High on every exact school-level test score shown in the data, and it was above district and state in four of six exact comparisons, including ACT English in both years plus ACT Math and science in 2024–2025.

Las Vegas High is the larger school (2,510 students versus 1,848), but it has been rated 1 star in all three years and placed 12th percentile in 2025–2026. Its chronic absenteeism is 36.9% — nearly double East's — and it fell below district and state on all six exact test-score comparisons. One bright spot: its 94.2% graduation rate is above the district's 86.6% and the state's 85.4%. East spends $11,940 per student versus $10,729 at Las Vegas High, while carrying a slightly higher student-teacher ratio (22.8 vs. 21.6). Science results for 10th and 9th grade were suppressed by the state and are unknown for both schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT English (2026)	EOC Science Exam 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Las Vegas High School	Public	9-12	6500 E Sahara Ave	Las Vegas	89142	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-0180	2,510	116	21.6	100.0%	158 (6.3%)	292 (11.6%)	1,847 (73.6%)	88 (3.5%)	8 (0.3%)	22 (0.9%)	95 (3.8%)	13.4	92^nd of 105 public high schools	12.4%		19.7	82^nd of 103 public high schools	20.4%	10	5.7	38.4			10.2	$10,729	$1,724	$9,005
East Career and Technical Academy High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6705 Vegas Valley Dr	Las Vegas	89142	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-8888	1,848	81	22.8	100.0%	119 (6.4%)	46 (2.5%)	1,503 (81.3%)	114 (6.2%)	3 (0.2%)	18 (1.0%)	45 (2.4%)	42.3	54^th of 105 public high schools	48.6%		54	43^rd of 103 public high schools	58.3%	11	22.2	59.0			22.5	$11,940	$1,259	$10,681

Cities Near Zip Code 89142

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Las Vegas	0.29 mi	326	17^th
North Las Vegas	4.88 mi	56	26^th
Henderson	5.17 mi	58	7^th
Boulder City	5.83 mi	5	2^nd
Blue Diamond	22.2 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nevada Department of Education.

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