Las Vegas City Wire

Of the 21,734 Clark County students who took part in the CCR in the 2023-24 school year, 57.4% did not meet English benchmarks, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

The number of students who failed to meet expectations in the subject rose by 5.4% compared to the previous school year.

In Clark County, most of the students who fell below proficiency were at the second lowest performance level.

Countywide, Chaparral High School had the highest percentage of students scoring below English benchmarks on their CCR test.

In Nevada, the ACT serves as the College and Career Readiness assessment for high school juniors, evaluating whether they are on track for higher education.

Nevada's educational system ranked third-lowest in the U.S. for educational quality, student outcomes, and overall school safety, only ahead of Louisiana and Arizona, according to an analysis from the World Population Review.

School name	Students who didn’t meet standard	No. of Students Tested
Chaparral High School	85.6%	498
Cheyenne High School	85.4%	454
Western High School	80.6%	630
Cimarron-Memorial High School	79.2%	534
Valley High School	78.6%	543
Bonanza High School	76.7%	408
Sunrise Mountain High School	74.8%	616
Eldorado High School	72.9%	454
Mojave High School	72%	538
Somerset Academy Losee	71.6%	201
The Delta Academy Junior-Senior High School	71.3%	311
Equipo Academy	70%	110
Canyon Springs High School	69.6%	656
Desert Pines High School	69.3%	625
Rancho High School	68.6%	674
Democracy Prep at Agassi High	66.7%	84
Las Vegas High School	66.7%	612
Legacy High School	66.5%	620
Del Sol Academy of Performing Arts High School	64.7%	540
Silverado High School	63.2%	496
Centennial High School	62.5%	699
West Preparatory Institute Junior-Senior High School	61.9%	76
Basic Academy of International Studies High School	60.9%	545
Nevada Virtual Academy	57%	335
Durango High School	55.8%	519
Nevada Learning Academy Junior-Senior High School	55.6%	290
Ed W. Clark High School	55.5%	645
Green Valley High School	51.6%	576
Mater Academy East	50.2%	207
Odyssey Charter Schools 9-12 High School	47.1%	431
Sierra Vista High School	44.7%	722
Desert Oasis High School	44.3%	748
Liberty High School	43.2%	752
Virgin Valley High School	43%	179
Spring Valley High School	41.6%	591
Shadow Ridge High School	41%	782
Veterans Tribute CTA High School	38.9%	185
Arbor View High School	38.5%	768
East Career and Technical Academy High School	37.9%	430
Foothill High School	35.8%	542
Coronado High School	35.5%	747
Palo Verde High School	34.3%	805
Moapa Valley High School	30.9%	133
Doral Academy Red Rock	30.4%	224
Somerset Academy Sky Pointe	30.1%	199