Clark County School District lists 19 Magnet high schools for families applying for 2027 to 2028: 10 full Magnet campuses and 9 Magnet programs inside regular high schools. That count comes from the district's Find a Magnet School directory, checked Thursday, October 29, 2026. The same directory lists 15 middle schools, 10 elementary schools, and one K through 8 school, 45 in all.
Applications for 2027 to 2028 close Tuesday, January 12, 2027, at 3:00 p.m., per the Magnet Application Information page.
The entry type next to each high school program below comes from the color coding in the district's September 2026 Magnet Schools Catalog (English; Spanish here). Interest based programs go straight to the lottery. Criteria based programs require at least 16 of 26 points from first semester grades. Audition based programs need a completed audition. The rules are on the Qualification Requirements page, and CCSD Insider walked through the points math in its Clark High School AMSAT piece.
Addresses are from the Magnet transportation pages.
Full Magnet high schools
These campuses are Magnet schools top to bottom. Eight have Career and Technical Academy in their names, and the Magnet site's Career and Technical Academies page lists ATECH with them, for nine.
Advanced Technologies Academy (ATECH), 1411 Robin St., Las Vegas. Interest based: Business Management and Marketing, Graphic Design. Criteria based: Advanced Computer Science, Architectural Design, Biomedical, Cybersecurity, Digital Game Development, Engineering.
East Career and Technical Academy, 6705 Vegas Valley Drive, Las Vegas. Interest based: Construction Technology, Culinary Arts, Early Childhood Education, Marketing/Hospitality and Tourism, Mechanical Technology, Teaching and Training. Criteria based: Information Technology Systems, Medical Professions, Sports Medicine.
Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, 315 S. 7th St., downtown Las Vegas. Audition based, all programs: Band (brass, percussion, woodwind), Dance, Graphic Design, Guitar, Jazz, Mariachi, Orchestra (lower and upper strings), Piano, Technical Theatre, Theatre, Video Production, Visual Arts (2D Design/Visual Design, 3D Design/Sculpture, Photography), Vocal.
Northeast Career and Technical Academy, 405 W. Dorrell Lane, North Las Vegas. Interest based: Business and Logistics Management, Construction Technology, Diesel Technology, Human and Social Services, Teaching and Training. Criteria based: Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Energy Technology, Engineering and Design, Medical Professions.
Northwest Career and Technical Academy, 8200 W. Tropical Parkway, Las Vegas. Interest based: Construction Technology, Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Marketing, Mechanical Technology, Teacher Education. Criteria based: Biomedical, Engineering and Design, Veterinary Science.
South Career and Technical Academy, 225 E. Starr Ave., Las Vegas. Interest based: Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics, Education and Leadership, Entertainment and Sports Marketing. Criteria based: Biomedical Science and Technologies, Civil Engineering Technology, Cyber Defense and Advanced Computing Technology, Engineering and Energy Technologies, Finance and Business Leadership, Sports Medicine.
Southeast Career and Technical Academy, 5710 Mountain Vista St., Las Vegas. Interest based: Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Automotive Technology, Construction Technology, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Photography and Graphic Design, Teaching and Training. Criteria based: Architectural Design, Cybersecurity, Medical Professions, Sports Medicine.
Southwest Career and Technical Academy, 7050 W. Shelbourne Ave., Las Vegas. Interest based: Automotive/Diesel Technology, Culinary, Fashion Design, Multimedia Communications, Teacher Education, Video Production. Criteria based: Dental Assisting, Digital Game Technology, Nursing.
Veterans Tribute Career and Technical Academy, 2531 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas. Interest based: 911 Dispatch, Law Enforcement. Criteria based: Emergency Medical Services (Pre Medical), Fire Science, Forensic Science.
West Career and Technical Academy, 11945 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas. Interest based: Business Management, Digital Art and Design. Criteria based: Biomedical Studies, Biotechnology, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Nursing, Sports Medicine.
Magnet programs inside high schools
At these nine schools, the Magnet is one program in a larger zoned high school. Your child applies to the program, not the whole building.
Basic Academy of International Studies at Basic High School, 400 Palo Verde Drive, Henderson. International Baccalaureate, criteria based.
Canyon Springs High School Leadership and Law Preparatory Academy, 350 E. Alexander Road, North Las Vegas. Interest based: Business, International Leadership, Law, Multimedia Communications. Criteria based: Cybersecurity, Forensic Science.
Ed W. Clark High School, 4291 W. Pennwood Ave., Las Vegas. Interest based: Teacher Education. Criteria based: Academy of Math, Science, and Applied Technology (AMSAT), Academy of Finance and Entrepreneurship.
Del Sol Academy of the Performing Arts, 3100 E. Patrick Lane, Las Vegas. Audition based, all programs: Ballet Folklorico, Band (brass, percussion, woodwind), Cinematic Arts, Costume Design, Dance, Mariachi, Orchestra (lower and upper strings), Technical Theater, Theater, Visual Arts (2D Design/Visual Design), Vocal.
Desert Pines Magnet Academy, 3800 Harris Ave., Las Vegas. Interest based: Culinary Arts, Graphic Design, Marketing, Photography, Radio Production, Video Production. Criteria based: Pre Medical.
Eldorado High School, 1139 N. Linn Lane, Las Vegas. Interest based: Digital Media and Communication, Military Science (Navy JROTC). Criteria based: Cybersecurity, Digital Game Development, Medical Assistant.
Rancho High School, 1900 Searles Ave., Las Vegas. Criteria based, all programs: Aviation (Aerospace Engineering), Aviation (Pilot), Medical (Pre Medical).
Spring Valley High School, 3750 Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas. International Baccalaureate, criteria based.
Valley High School, 2839 S. Burnham Ave., Las Vegas. Interest based: Hospitality and Tourism/Marketing; Military Science, Cyber Technology and Emergency Management. Criteria based: International Baccalaureate.
Most high school Magnets take only 9th and 10th graders because the programs of study run at least three years. Ed W. Clark High School, Las Vegas Academy, Del Sol Academy, and some International Baccalaureate programs also take 11th grade applications, per Application Information.
Which high school Magnets share a program?
A program called Cybersecurity shows up at six high schools: ATECH, Canyon Springs, Eldorado, Northeast CTA, Southeast CTA, and West CTA. It's criteria based at all six. South CTA's Cyber Defense and Advanced Computing Technology is criteria based too.
International Baccalaureate is offered at Basic, Spring Valley, and Valley. Sports Medicine is at East, South, Southeast, and West CTA. A family that wants one of those has real choices, and bus eligibility may settle it. Our Magnet transportation guide explains the zones and stop times, and our guide to comparing two Magnets runs that test on Eldorado and Southeast CTA.
The district doesn't rank its Magnets. Search results promising the "best magnet high schools in Las Vegas" are someone else's judgment.
Magnet middle schools
The directory lists these as grades 6 to 8. Elementary and middle Magnets are interest based, with no academic requirements, per the catalog.
Full Magnet schools:
Fremont Professional Development Middle School, Academy of Medical Sciences (STEM)
Lied STEM Academy
Lyal Burkholder Academy of Environmental Science (STEM), Henderson
Mike O'Callaghan i3 Learn Academy (STEM)
Thurman White Academy of the Performing Arts, Henderson (Band, Choir, Dance, Media Arts, Orchestra, Theatre, Visual Arts)
Carroll M. Johnston STEM Academy of Environmental Studies, North Las Vegas
Magnet programs inside a middle school:
B. Mahlon Brown Academy of International Studies (IB), Henderson
Roy W. Martin Middle School and International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB)
Walter Johnson Junior High School Academy of International Studies (IB)
KO Knudson Academy of the Arts (Ballet Folklorico, Band, Choir, Dance, Graphic Design, Mariachi, Orchestra, Technical Theatre, Theatre, TV Production, Visual Arts)
Hyde Park Academy of Science and Mathematics (STEM)
Kenny C. Guinn STEM Academy
The STEM and Medical Academy at Jim Bridger Middle School (STEM and STEAM), North Las Vegas
Robert O. Gibson Leadership Academy (Leadership)
The STEAM Academy at James Cashman Middle School (STEM)
The directory and the catalog disagree on two of these. The directory calls Johnston a full Magnet school and Cashman a program within a school. The catalog says the reverse. Ask the school which it is before you rank it.
Magnet elementary schools
All ten are full Magnet schools serving kindergarten through 5th grade:
Clarence A. Piggott Academy of International Studies (IB)
Sandy Searles Miller Academy for International Studies (IB)
Sheila Tarr Academy of International Studies (IB)
Gilbert Academy of Creative Arts (Performing and Creative Arts), North Las Vegas
Gordon McCaw STEAM Academy, Henderson
Mabel Hoggard STEA³M Magnet School
Walter Bracken STEAM Academy
Helen Anderson Toland International Academy (STEM)
Lomie G. Heard Academy (STEM)
Roger D. Gehring Academy of Science and Technology (STEM)
Jo Mackey iLead Academy for the Digital Sciences in North Las Vegas is a full Magnet school for kindergarten through 8th grade, with a Leadership and Digital Sciences theme.
Kindergarten applicants must turn 5 on or before August 1, per Application Information.
Before you rank anything
You can pick up to three Magnet programs within five total School Choice options, per the Application Process page. Lottery preferences apply only to a first choice. Those rules, plus the full year commitment, are in CCSD Insider's Magnet parent guide.
The catalog's map page is still labeled for the 2026 to 2027 school year, and the directory carries no year at all. CCSD hasn't posted a separate 2027 to 2028 program list. Confirm the exact program name with the school before you spend a first choice on it.
The CCSD Magnet Schools Fair is Saturday, November 14, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to noon, at South Career and Technical Academy.
Magnet Schools Department: 702 799 8492, magnetschools@nv.ccsd.net, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Apply through magnet.ccsd.net.
CCSD Insider is an independent parent resource and is not affiliated with the Clark County School District.