Northwest Career And Technical Academy

8200 W. Tropical Pkwy., Las Vegas NV, 89149 | Clark County School District | 702-799-4640
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1842
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 75% 80% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 372 in Las Vegas
  • Ranked #0 of 888 in Nevada
Proficiency Averages
41%Las Vegas
41%Nevada

Northwest Career And Technical Academy is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Clark County School District" in Las Vegas, NV. There are a total of 1,842 students and 82 teachers at Northwest Career And Technical Academy, for a student to teacher ratio of 23 to 1.

Northwest Career And Technical Academy has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 74.5%, which is 80% higher than the Nevada average.

Northwest Career And Technical Academy location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1842
Teachers82
Student/Teacher ratio23:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment407
Taking some courses275
Taking some courses (not tests)130
Passing some courses177
Passing no courses88

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Northwest Career And Technical Academy, there are a total of 407 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 275 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All58%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School58%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All91%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School91%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Northwest Career And Technical Academy race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNevadaNational
White 43.2% 29.8% 35.9% 51.1%
Black 8.1% 12.7% 9.9% 15.9%
Asian 13.9% 6.5% 5.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 26.2% 43.0% 40.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.5% 1.1% 1.2%
Hawaiian 1.2% 1.6% 1.4% 0.4%
Multiracial 7.1% 5.9% 5.6% 3.1%

Las Vegas demographics profile

StatisticLas VegasNevadaNational
Population644,5943,080,156328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,5452991
Median age37.737.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)49%51%55%
Speak English67%70%79%
Speak Spanish25%21%13%

Education level achieved in Las Vegas

IndexLas VegasNevadaNational
Completed 8th grade80.8%82.3%84.3%
Completed high school79.8%81.4%83.0%
Completed some college55.3%57.1%59.4%
Completed associate degree30.2%31.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors22.4%23.2%30.3%
Completed masters7.7%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.5%2.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.7%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Northwest Career And Technical Academy data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.