📍 2050 Saphire Stone Ave, Las Vegas, Clark County, 89106
West Preparatory Institute J-SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Las Vegas, Clark County. The school has 1,231 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clark County School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. 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.
West Preparatory Institute J-SHS enrolls 1,231 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 66 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 2.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 807 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 330 | 27% |
| White | 32 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 17 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,230 of the school's 1,231 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,203 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Preparatory Institute J-SHS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 4, state house district 6.
West Preparatory Institute 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 1,231 students, West Preparatory Institute J-SHS is larger than the district average of about 798 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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