📍 7050 W Shelbourne Ave, Las Vegas, Clark County, 89113
Southwest Career & Technical Academy HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Las Vegas, Clark County. The school has 1,591 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clark County School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1. 88% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 99%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwest Career & Technical Academy HS enrolls 1,591 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 71 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Asian, 24% White and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 511 | 32% |
| White | 382 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 355 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 161 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 135 | 8.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 43 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,591 of the school's 1,591 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,576 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southwest Career & Technical Academy HS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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-30, state senate district 9, state house district 35.
Southwest Career & Technical Academy 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 1,591 students, Southwest Career & Technical Academy HS is larger than the district average of about 798 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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