Clark County Detention Ctr J-SHS
Las Vegas · NV · Clark County · Public · K-12 combined
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Variety J-SHS → Morris Sunset HS → Nevada State High School Sunrise → Miley Achievement Ctr J-SHS → Stewart Helen J → Cowan Academic Center J-SHS → Miller John F → Nevada State High School North Las Vegas →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 33% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 5% (Bottom 0% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Clark County Detention Ctr J-SHS compares for families
What families should know about Clark County Detention Ctr J-SHS.
- ▸ LocallyNV trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−10 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Variety J-SHS, Morris Sunset HS, Nevada State High School Sunrise and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 33% 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.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 0% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
🏛️ 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.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -0.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 44 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety J-SHS Las Vegas |
Public | 0.9 | 47 | — |
| Morris Sunset HS Las Vegas |
Public | 0.5 | 39 | — |
| Nevada State High School Sunrise Las Vegas |
Public · charter | 2.2 | 46 | — |
| Miley Achievement Ctr J-SHS Las Vegas |
Public | 0.7 | 34 | — |
| Stewart Helen J Las Vegas |
Public | 4.1 | 38 | — |
| Cowan Academic Center J-SHS Las Vegas |
Public | 6.7 | 49 | — |
| Miller John F Las Vegas |
Public | 3.7 | 33 | — |
| Nevada State High School North Las Vegas North Las Vegas |
Public · charter | 7.1 | 55 | -17.9% |