📍 1420 E. Pearl Ave., Sandy Valley, Clark County, 89019
Sandy Valley J-SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sandy Valley, Clark County. The school has 188 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clark County School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sandy Valley J-SHS enrolls 188 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 14 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 5.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 49% |
| White | 68 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 7 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
188 of the school's 188 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 185 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sandy Valley J-SHS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-30, state senate district 19, state house district 36.
Sandy Valley J-SHS 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 188 students, Sandy Valley J-SHS is smaller than the district average of about 798 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant