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Desert Pines HS

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3800 Harris Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89110 · (702) 799-2196 · Part of Clark County School District

Las Vegas’ School Grade C better than 26% of Nevada school districts

Directions
Students
3,011
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Desert Pines HS

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Nevada’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

On the path

Where Las Vegas kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–817 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Desert Pines HSYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 42%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Nevada’s 656 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3800 Harris Ave, Las Vegas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9775
Grade 10766
Grade 11764
Grade 12690
Ungraded16
Enrollment over time
3,134’20
3,231’21
3,151’22
3,040’23
3,011’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 77%Black 15%White 3%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Desert Pines HS from Las Vegas families.

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The district →
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NV Learning Academy ES
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Thompson Tyrone ES
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A
916 students17:1
Ellis Robert & Sandy ES
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A
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Alamo Tony ES
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B+
898 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Nevada’s other public schools; Las Vegas’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.