Nevada State High School Northwest
Las Vegas · NV · State Sponsored Charter Schools · Public charter
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Desert Rose HS → Explore Academy → Peterson Academic Center J-SHS → Innovations Int'l Charter J-SHS → Nevada State High School Summerlin → College of So NV HS East → Founders Academy of Las Vegas → Juvenile Detention 6-12 J-SHS →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 🔢 6 calculus classes · 3 physics · 6 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: 52nd percentile nationally
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 44% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Nevada State High School Northwest compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 52nd percentile nationally.
- ▸ LocallyNV trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−10 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Desert Rose HS, Explore Academy, Peterson Academic Center J-SHS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses
52nd percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 44% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Nevada-Reno
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $15,927/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +1.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 126 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Rose HS N Las Vegas |
Public | 7.1 | 134 | +20.7% |
| Explore Academy North Las Vegas |
Public · charter | 5.1 | 168 | +194.7% |
| Peterson Academic Center J-SHS Las Vegas |
Public | 3.9 | 88 | — |
| Innovations Int'l Charter J-SHS Las Vegas |
Public · charter | 10.9 | 119 | +14.4% |
| Nevada State High School Summerlin Las Vegas |
Public · charter | 8.0 | 101 | -42.6% |
| College of So NV HS East N Las Vegas |
Public | 8.9 | 161 | +36.4% |
| Founders Academy of Las Vegas Las Vegas |
Public · charter | 3.4 | 221 | +42.6% |
| Juvenile Detention 6-12 J-SHS Las Vegas |
Public | 11.0 | 98 | — |