📍 820 Valley View Dr, Mesquite, Clark County, 89027
Virgin Valley HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mesquite, Clark County. The school has 780 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clark County School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Virgin Valley HS enrolls 780 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 424 | 54% |
| White | 305 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
779 of the school's 780 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 759 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Virgin Valley HS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-40, state senate district 12, state house district 19.
Virgin Valley HS is one of 378 schools in Clark County, based in LAS VEGAS, Nevada. The district serves 301,697 students district-wide and employs 15,452 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 780 students, Virgin Valley HS is close to the district average of about 798 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant