Best High Schools in Las Vegas, NV (2025-26)
Every ranked high school in Las Vegas, NV, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Las Vegas, NV rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
Las Vegas, NV high schools ranked
How Las Vegas, NV's high schools compare
A: 8B: 12C: 10D: 9F: 1
50% of the 40 ranked high schools in Las Vegas, NV earn an A or B (8 A grades, 12 B, 10 C, 9 D, 1 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 32 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (80% here, 74% nationally), and 20 exceed it. On average 33% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 30% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Explore Knowledge Academy J Shs (55% against 21%, A), College Of So Nv HS West (74% against 56%, A+), Las Vegas Academy Of The Arts HS (59% against 43%, A+), Mater Academy East (33% against 17%, C), Democracy Prep At Agassi High (24% against 12%, C+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Clark County (5), State Sponsored Charter Schools (5).
The largest ranked high schools: Arbor View HS (3,251 students, B+, #12), Shadow Ridge HS (3,243 students, B+, #13), Palo Verde HS (3,186 students, A-, #8).
Of the top 25, 5 are magnet schools and 12 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
High schools in Las Vegas, NV that are not ranked
28 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (18)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- A+ Advanced Technologies Academy HS, Las Vegas
- F Beacon Academy Of Nevada, Las Vegas
- C+ Central Technical Training Academy, Las Vegas
- F Desert Willow J Shs, Las Vegas
- B+ East Career And Technical Academy HS, Las Vegas
- D- Global Community HS, Las Vegas
- F Juvenile Detention 6-12 J-shs, Las Vegas
- F Miley Achievement Ctr J Shs, Las Vegas
- F Miller John F, Las Vegas
- D- Mission High School, Las Vegas
- F Morris Sunset HS, Las Vegas
- A Northwest Career Technical Academy HS, Las Vegas
- A- Southeast Career Technical Academy HS, Las Vegas
- A+ Southwest Career And Technical Academy HS, Las Vegas
- D- Summit View Youth J-shs, Las Vegas
- F Variety J Shs, Las Vegas
- A- Veterans Tribute Cta HS, Las Vegas
- A+ West Career And Technical Academy HS, Las Vegas
Fully online schools (3)
Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.
- B+ Leadership Academy Of Nevada, Las Vegas
- B- Nevada Virtual Academy, Las Vegas
- D+ Nv Learning Academy J Shs, Las Vegas
Not yet graded (7)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Burk Horizon Southwest Sunset HS, Las Vegas
- Cowan Academic Center J Shs, Las Vegas
- Cowan Sunset Southeast HS, Las Vegas
- Peterson Academic Center J Shs, Las Vegas
- South Academic Center J Shs, Las Vegas
- Spring Mountain J-shs, Las Vegas
- Stewart Helen J, Las Vegas
About this ranking
- Scope: public high schools in Las Vegas, NV, as grouped on its schools page; the Nevada ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about high schools in Las Vegas, NV
What is the best high school in Las Vegas, NV?
College Of So Nv HS West in Las Vegas ranks first among the 40 ranked high schools in Las Vegas, NV with a SchoolGrade of A+, 74% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 56%.
How are high schools in Las Vegas, NV ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many high schools does Las Vegas, NV have?
SchoolGrade grades 68 public high schools in Las Vegas, NV; 40 are ranked here and 28 are listed as not ranked.