Durango

7100 W. Dewey Dr., Las Vegas, 89113 (Directions)
702-799-5850
702-799-5855
Web site: http://ccsd.net/schools/durango

From the school

"In addition to monthly parent advisory council meetings and student of the month recognition breakfasts, parents and students are encouraged to establish regular on-line communication with teachers and administrators through Durango High Schools Web page and InTouch online system.

"Informational meetings, such as freshman orientations, AVID barbeques, open houses, Jostens scholastic products, preliminary scholastic aptitude test interpretations are conducted, as well as sessions dealing with Air Force Jr. Reserve officer training corps requirements, sophomore and junior timelines and scholarships, senior financial aid, and the UNLV/UNR application process.

"Athletics, spirit team, and dance DIVA meetings are conducted prior to the beginning of each season to provide parents and participants with general information.

"Parents and community members are invited to choral, band, and orchestra concerts, as well as several theatre productions each year. Community members and parents are also invited to attend our annual fall culture celebration, art fair, freshman pre-registration night, and spring job information fair."

School details

Principal: Mark A. Gums

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

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

Annual Data

2008

Demographics

Enrollment: 2628
Female students: 47.1 %
Male students: 53 %
American Indian/Alaskan Native: 23 (0.9 %)
Asian/Pacific Islanders: 440 (16.7 %)
Black/African American: 338 (12.9 %)
Hispanic: 805 (30.6 %)
White: 1022 (38.9 %)
Free/Reduced Lunch students: 640
Students with disabilities: 224
Limited English Proficiency students: 225

Fiscal Information

Total Expenditures/Pupil: $5991

Student Information

Average daily attendance: 92.2 %
Transiency: 32.0 %
Graduation rate: 75.4 %
Standard Diploma: 69.5 %
Advanced Diploma: 18.8 %
Adjusted Diploma: 4.6 %
Certificate of Attendance: 7.1 %
Dropout Rate: 2.7 %
Proficiency Failures: 7.1 %
NSHE Enrollment: 166
NSHE Remediated: 34
NSHE Remediated: 20.5 %

Technology

Classrooms: 104
Classrooms with Internet access: 104
Instructional computers: 442
Instructional computers with Internet access: 442
Labs/Libraries/Media Centers: 7
Labs/Libraries/Media Centers with Internet access: 7

Discipline

Possession/Use of Controlled Substances: 18
Possession of Weapons: 8
Violence to Staff: 1
Violence to Students: 70
Habitual truants: 17

Assessments

AYP classification: Made Adequate Yearly Progress
AYP designation: http://nevadareportcard.com/profile/crt.aspx?type=ITED&levelid=S&entityid=02417&yearid=07-08
AYP detail: Click here
HSPE info: Click here
NASSAA info: Click here
ITED info: Click here

Class size averages

English: 29
Math: 29
Science: 27
Social Studies: 31

Retention

9th grade: 125 (14.4 %)
10th grade: 76 (10.0 %)
11th grade: 2 (0.4 %)
12th grade: 5 (1.0 %)

Scoring

Math HS AS: 22 %
Math HS ED: 4 %
Math HS ES: 17 %
Math HS MS: 56 %
Reading HS AS: 5 %
Reading HS ED: 2 %
Reading HS ES: 41 %
Reading HS MS: 53 %
Writing HS AS: 9 %
Writing HS ED: 2 %
Writing HS ES: 6 %
Writing HS MS: 83 %
Key: AS = Approaches Standards; ED = Emergent/Developing; ES = Exceeds Standards; MS = Meets Standards; HS = High School; K8 = Kindergarten-8th grade