Desert Willow J-SHS
Las Vegas · NV · Clark County · Public · K-12 combined
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Mission High School → Nevada State High School Downtown → Miley Achievement Ctr J-SHS → Summit View Youth J-SHS → Miller John F → Cowan Sunset Southeast HS → Quest Program → Morris Sunset HS →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 10% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 24% (Bottom 4% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Desert Willow J-SHS compares for families
What families should know about Desert Willow 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: Mission High School, Nevada State High School Downtown, Miley Achievement Ctr J-SHS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 10% 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 4% 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: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss. 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 +56.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission High School Las Vegas |
Public | 2.4 | 18 | — |
| Nevada State High School Downtown Las Vegas |
Public · charter | 1.7 | 22 | — |
| Miley Achievement Ctr J-SHS Las Vegas |
Public | 0.0 | 34 | — |
| Summit View Youth J-SHS Las Vegas |
Public | 7.4 | 24 | — |
| Miller John F Las Vegas |
Public | 3.0 | 33 | — |
| Cowan Sunset Southeast HS Las Vegas |
Public | 6.1 | 29 | — |
| Quest Program Las Vegas |
Public | 0.7 | 9 | — |
| Morris Sunset HS Las Vegas |
Public | 1.1 | 39 | — |