📍 444 W Brooks Ave, N Las Vegas, Clark County, 89030
Desert Rose HS is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in N Las Vegas, Clark County. The school has 117 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clark County School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.1:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 19%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Desert Rose HS enrolls 117 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 44% Black or African American and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 5.1% |
| White | 2 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
117 of the school's 117 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Desert Rose HS 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.
Desert Rose HS 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 117 students, Desert Rose HS 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