📍 5300 E Russell Rd, Las Vegas, Clark County, 89122
Cowan Academic Center J-SHS is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Las Vegas, Clark County. The school has 80 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 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.7:1. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cowan Academic Center J-SHS enrolls 80 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 65% male and 35% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 37 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 38% |
| White | 8 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
80 of the school's 80 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 80 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.
Cowan Academic Center 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-10, state senate district 7, state house district 20.
Cowan 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 80 students, Cowan 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 - Large
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