Sandy Valley J-SHS

Sandy Valley J-SHS, a very small four-year high school in Sandy Valley, Nevada, overseen by Clark County, instructs 188 students, covering grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 81% below the state mean of about 973.

Clark County runs 375 schools in total, collectively educating 301,622 students. Sandy Valley J-SHS is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Sandy Valley J-SHS lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 32% White, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 32% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Sandy Valley J-SHS has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 72.6:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Sandy Valley J-SHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Clark County shows median household earnings sit near $76,472, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which Sandy Valley J-SHS is one.

The closest other public school is Sandy Valley ES, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sandy Valley J-SHS ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 47.5%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sandy Valley J-SHS's enrollment has ticked up 37% since 2018, when it stood at 137 (now 188). The White share of enrollment shrank from 50% to 32% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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