Spring Valley High School

3750 S. Buffalo Dr., Spring Valley NV, 89147 | Clark County School District | 702-799-2580
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2334
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 40% 3% lower than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
n/aSpring Valley
41%Nevada

Spring Valley High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Clark County School District" in Spring Valley, NV. There are a total of 2,334 students and 96 teachers at Spring Valley High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 25 to 1.

Spring Valley High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 40.0%, which is 3% lower than the Nevada average.

Spring Valley High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2334
Teachers96
Student/Teacher ratio25:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment376
Taking some courses289
Taking some courses (not tests)94
Passing some courses116
Passing no courses151

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 Spring Valley High School, there are a total of 376 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 289 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All27%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School27%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All53%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School53%

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.

Spring Valley High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNevadaNational
White 29.4% 29.8% 35.9% 51.1%
Black 14.5% 12.7% 9.9% 15.9%
Asian 15.8% 6.5% 5.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 31.4% 43.0% 40.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.5% 1.1% 1.2%
Hawaiian 2.1% 1.6% 1.4% 0.4%
Multiracial 6.6% 5.9% 5.6% 3.1%

Spring Valley demographics profile

StatisticSpring ValleyNevadaNational
Population28,7163,080,156328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,9652991
Median age46.737.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)63%51%55%
Speak English81%70%79%
Speak Spanish6%21%13%

Education level achieved in Spring Valley

IndexSpring ValleyNevadaNational
Completed 8th grade93.0%82.3%84.3%
Completed high school92.7%81.4%83.0%
Completed some college79.1%57.1%59.4%
Completed associate degree56.5%31.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors47.7%23.2%30.3%
Completed masters21.0%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree7.7%2.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.9%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Spring Valley High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.