Bonanza

6665 W. Del Rey, Las Vegas, 89146 (Directions)
702-799-4000
702-799-4078
Web site: http://ccsd.net/schools/bonanza/

From the school

Bonanza High School publishes a minimum of five parent newsletters each school year and a special edition of the senior newsletter. Parents have the opportunity to communicate directly with staff members through InTouch Online. InTouch allows parents to view student grades, assignments and absences through the Internet. Bonanzas counseling department produced a monthly scholarship newsletter. The BHS Website provides information about testing dates, student activities and the course catalog. Special mailings are prepared for Open House, tutoring programs, Financial Aide Night, testing dates and testing results. A New Student/Freshmen Orientation is held each August, an articulation meeting with students and parents of BHS feeder middle schools held throughout the school year to assist with becoming familiar with transitioning to high school, and academic and graduation requirements. An AVID Parent orientation is held annually. An automatic phone dialer delivers messages to parents regarding attendance, grades, discipline and various events taking place on campus. Parent Advisory Council (PAC) meets monthly with the administration. BHS encourages parents to visit classes with their students as often they wish.

School details

Principal: Bart T. Mangino

All year: No
Safe Key: No
Full-day kindergarten: No
Block schedule: No
Level(s): High School
Dress code: No
Mascot: Bengals

Made AYP: Unknown
Homework help centers: No
ESL offered: Unknown
Edison school: No
Class-size reduction: No
District: E
Region: Southwest
Alternative education summer school: No
Magnet school: No

Annual Data

2008

Demographics

Enrollment: 2239
Female students: 45.6 %
Male students: 54 %
American Indian/Alaskan Native: 21 (0.9 %)
Asian/Pacific Islanders: 127 (5.7 %)
Black/African American: 252 (11.3 %)
Hispanic: 787 (35.1 %)
White: 1052 (47.0 %)
Free/Reduced Lunch students: 586
Students with disabilities: 243
Limited English Proficiency students: 223

Fiscal Information

Total Expenditures/Pupil: $6010

Student Information

Average daily attendance: 91.2 %
Transiency: 34.1 %
Graduation rate: 62.5 %
Standard Diploma: 72.9 %
Advanced Diploma: 10.8 %
Adjusted Diploma: 10.5 %
Certificate of Attendance: 5.8 %
Dropout Rate: 4.2 %
Proficiency Failures: 5.8 %
NSHE Enrollment: 134
NSHE Remediated: 136
NSHE Remediated: 26.9 %

Technology

Classrooms: 112
Classrooms with Internet access: 112
Instructional computers: 524
Instructional computers with Internet access: 497
Labs/Libraries/Media Centers: 8
Labs/Libraries/Media Centers with Internet access: 8

Discipline

Possession/Use of Alcohol: 1
Possession/Use of Controlled Substances: 48
Possession of Weapons: 15
Violence to Students: 65
Habitual truants: 4

Assessments

AYP classification: Made Adequate Yearly Progress
AYP designation: In Need of Improvement (Year 3 - Hold)
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ITED info: Click here

Class size averages

English: 29
Math: 30
Science: 29
Social Studies: 28

Retention

9th grade: 202 (24.7 %)
10th grade: 145 (22.8 %)
11th grade: 11 (2.8 %)
12th grade: 5 (1.3 %)

Scoring

Math HS AS: 19 %
Math HS ED: 3 %
Math HS ES: 24 %
Math HS MS: 55 %
Reading HS AS: 3 %
Reading HS ED: 1 %
Reading HS ES: 53 %
Reading HS MS: 43 %
Writing HS AS: 7 %
Writing HS ED: 1 %
Writing HS ES: 10 %
Writing HS MS: 83 %
Key: AS = Approaches Standards; ED = Emergent/Developing; ES = Exceeds Standards; MS = Meets Standards; HS = High School; K8 = Kindergarten-8th grade