High · Nevada

West Preparatory Institute J-SHS

Free meals for all

West Preparatory Institute J-SHS, a public high school in Las Vegas, Nevada: grades 6–12, 1,276 students, 19.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Clark County.

Size and class size

Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 1,276
Teachers (FTE): 64.0
Students per teacher: 19.9
Grades: 6–12; High

Fewer students per teacher than 60% of high schools in Nevada

Median 21.2 · 130 schools compared

More students per teacher than 82% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Larger than 64% of high schools in Nevada

Median 351 · 151 schools compared

Larger than 81% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Nevada's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Nevada: 46%

22%proficient

−1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 83% of high schools in Nevada

Median 36% · 18 high schools compared

919 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Nevada: 35%

11%proficient

−0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 65% of high schools in Nevada

Median 21% · 17 high schools compared

917 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: High · Grades 6–12
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Clark County

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Clark County.

Location

Address: 2050 Sapphire Stone Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89106
Phone: (702)799-3120
City or town: Las Vegas
County: Clark County

Quality of life in Las Vegas Schools in Las Vegas

Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Democracy Prep at Agassi HighCharterFree meals for all	9–12	314	157.0	—	—	0.6 mi
Veterans Tribute CTA HSCareer and technicalFree meals for all	9–12	823	20.6	—	—	0.7 mi
Advanced Technologies Academy HSCareer and technicalFree meals for all	9–12	1,225	20.8	—	—	0.8 mi
The Delta Academy J-SHSCharterFree meals for all	6–12	1,445	—	35%	17%	1.6 mi
Desert Rose HSAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	137	7.2	—	—	1.7 mi
Mission High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	18	3.0	—	—	1.9 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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