Durango High School

About Durango High School

Durango is a full comprehensive high school serving grades 9–12. Students are assigned by attendance zone.

College-prep options include Advanced Placement and dual-credit pathways. Families should confirm the current course catalog with counseling.

Historically listed CTE themes include business management, culinary arts, cybersecurity, forensic science, graphic design, marketing, teaching and training, theatre technology, and video production. Pathway names and available seats can change.

How families get in

Durango is a zoned neighborhood school. Admission is based on the student's home address.

• Look up the exact home address using the CCSD zoning tool.
• Register through standard CCSD enrollment if Durango is the assigned school.
• Out-of-zone access, if offered, follows current district Choice rules and depends on campus capacity.

Zoning, capacity and enrollment rules can change. Confirm current information with CCSD and the school.

Who it tends to fit

Program offerings, pathway seats and out-of-zone access can change. Confirm current details before deciding.

Students

The guide reports total enrollment of about 2,300 students. Its race and ethnicity snapshot comes from NCES for 2024–25 and is described as fairly stable year to year.

Gender: Not provided in the guide Confirm current enrollment information through official school data.

• Total enrollment is about 2,300 students.
• The approximate race and ethnicity shares are 45% Hispanic, 19% Black, 14% White, 12% Asian, 8% two or more races, and 2% Pacific Islander, with other groups representing smaller shares.

Academics

Durango offers the broad schedule of a comprehensive high school. Current courses and pathway availability should be confirmed with the school.

• Advanced Placement options
• Dual-credit pathways
• CTE themes historically including business management, culinary arts, cybersecurity, forensic science, graphic design, marketing, teaching and training, theatre technology, and video production
• Arts and clubs
• NIAA athletics
• Pathway names, course offerings and available seats can change

Awards and recognition

Location and daily life

The campus is at 7100 W. Dewey Drive in the southwest Las Vegas / Spring Valley area.

Families should expect typical valley traffic at arrival and dismissal.

Allow additional commute time if traveling from farther east or from Henderson.

Neighborhood-school transportation may be simpler than hub-style magnet transportation for some families, but district transportation is not guaranteed. Verify the assigned route.

Compare before you commit

• Spring Valley High SchoolA nearby west-valley comprehensive school with an IB magnet-within-school option.
• Sierra Vista High SchoolA nearby southwest comprehensive alternative depending on the home address.
• Southwest CTA / West CTAFull Career and Technical Academy campuses to compare if your student wants a specialized magnet schedule.
• Bonanza High SchoolAnother west-valley comprehensive school with CTE and public-safety themes to compare.

Questions to ask on a tour

1. 1.Which CTE pathways still have seats for incoming ninth graders?
2. 2.What AP and dual-credit options are available this year, and how are students placed?
3. 3.How crowded are core classes, and what tutoring or intervention supports are available?
4. 4.How do athletics and arts time commitments work with the homework load?
5. 5.How does athletics eligibility work for students attending through a zone variance or transfer?

What to do next

1. 1.Confirm the home address using the CCSD zoning lookup.
2. 2.Review the school website for current courses and activities.
3. 3.Check Nevada Report Card for official accountability data.
4. 4.Tour the campus if possible and ask about pathway availability and campus climate.
5. 5.Confirm current zoning, capacity and program offerings before making a decision.