📍 4560 W Harmon Ave, Las Vegas, Clark County, 89103
South Academic Center J-SHS is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Las Vegas, Clark County. The school has 182 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 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Academic Center J-SHS enrolls 182 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 63% male and 37% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Black or African American, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 8.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 75 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 8.8% |
| White | 14 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 11 | 6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
182 of the school's 182 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 182 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Academic Center J-SHS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 11, state house district 42.
South Academic Center 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 182 students, South Academic Center 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: City - Midsize
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