📍 10250 W Centennial Pkwy, Las Vegas, Clark County, 89149
Peterson Academic Center J-SHS is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Las Vegas, Clark County. The school has 127 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 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Peterson Academic Center J-SHS enrolls 127 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 63% male and 37% female. A teaching staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 66 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 28% |
| White | 15 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 5.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
127 of the school's 127 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 125 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Peterson 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-40, state senate district 18, state house district 4.
Peterson 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 127 students, Peterson 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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