Palo Verde High School

A large west-valley comprehensive high school serving grades 9–12.

Panthers · Zoned neighborhood high school · AP, IB, dual credit, CTE, arts and athletics

Grades: 9–12
How to get in: Zoned by home address
School day: Confirm with the school office

Palo Verde is a traditional CCSD comprehensive high school, not a magnet or Career and Technical Academy. It combines college-prep courses, CTE themes, arts, clubs and NIAA athletics on one large west-valley campus.

West Las Vegas / Summerlin-adjacent, on South Pavilion Center Drive

Official starting points

School Choice:(702) 799-5000 schoolchoice@nv.ccsd.net

About Palo Verde

Palo Verde serves students in grades 9–12 and is assigned by attendance zone. Families should check a specific home address because community names such as Summerlin do not establish school assignment.

Academic options include Advanced Placement, dual-credit pathways, the IB Diploma Programme and the IB Career-related Programme. Families should confirm current entry steps, prerequisites and course sequences with school counseling.

CTE themes historically listed for Palo Verde include construction, culinary arts, forensic science, marketing, teaching and training, theatre technology, multimedia communications, and web design and development. Names, availability and seats can change.

School leadership

Confirm with the school office

School staff and leadership may change. Contact the school for the current principal and administrative team.

School details

Address: 333 S. Pavilion Center Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89144
Phone: (702) 799-1450
Official CCSD site: Palo Verde High School website(opens in a new tab)

Grades 9–12
Traditional CCSD comprehensive high school
West Las Vegas / Summerlin-adjacent

How families get in

Palo Verde is a zoned neighborhood high school. Standard CCSD enrollment applies for students whose home address is assigned to the school.

Check the exact street address with the CCSD zoning lookup.
Register through standard CCSD enrollment for the assigned school.
Do not rely on a master-planned community name to determine the school zone.
Out-of-zone access, if offered, depends on current School Choice rules and campus capacity.

Before assuming a seat

Confirm the home address at https://ccsd.net/zoning.
Check current Choice information at https://itsyourchoice.ccsd.net.
Ask the district about current capacity.

Zoning, capacity and program offerings can change. Out-of-zone admission is not guaranteed.

Who it tends to fit

A good match when

Families who live in the Palo Verde zone and want a large west-valley campus.
Students seeking AP or dual-credit study alongside hands-on CTE options.
Students interested in IB, arts, clubs or NIAA athletics.
Families who prefer neighborhood-school logistics over a hub-style magnet commute.

Think twice when

Families outside the zone who are relying on open enrollment or a variance.
Students seeking a full Career and Technical Academy magnet.
Families for whom a large-school setting or possible crowding is a concern.

Visit the campus and ask about current class sizes, capacity and pathway availability.

Students

Palo Verde is a large comprehensive high school with total enrollment of about 2,940 students in the NCES 2024–25 snapshot.

Diversity index

Not provided in the guide

The snapshot reports approximately 43% White, 27% Hispanic, 10% two or more races, 10% Asian, 8% Black and 1% Pacific Islander, with other groups representing smaller shares. These figures are not a ranking.

Gender: Confirm with the school or official data source The guide does not provide a gender breakdown.

Total enrollment was about 2,940 students in the NCES 2024–25 snapshot.
Enrollment and crowding can shift with west-valley housing growth.

Academics

Palo Verde offers college-prep, IB, dual-credit and career-focused options within a comprehensive high school schedule. Course sequences and availability should be confirmed with counseling.

Advanced Placement coursework
Dual-credit pathways
IB Diploma Programme
IB Career-related Programme
CTE themes historically including construction, culinary arts, forensic science, marketing, teaching and training, theatre technology, multimedia communications, and web design and development
Arts, clubs and NIAA athletics

Awards and recognition

Location and daily life

The campus is in west Las Vegas, adjacent to the Summerlin area, on South Pavilion Center Drive.

Families should expect suburban high-school traffic during arrival and dismissal.

Boundary questions matter in master-planned areas. Recheck zoning for a specific address before making a housing decision.

Compare before you commit

West CTAA nearby full Career and Technical Academy magnet to compare when specialized CTE is the priority.
Northwest CTAAnother full Career and Technical Academy magnet on the northwest side.
Centennial High SchoolA northwest comprehensive high school often compared when boundaries or capacity shift.
Arbor View High SchoolAnother northwest comprehensive option, depending on the home address.

Questions to ask on a tour

1.How crowded are core classes, and how are overflow or portable classrooms used?
2.Which CTE pathways have seats for incoming ninth graders?
3.What AP and dual-credit sequences are realistic for a motivated student?
4.How do athletics and arts time commitments work with the homework load?
5.If our home is near a boundary, how often do zoning reviews affect Palo Verde addresses?

What to do next

1.Confirm the home address with the CCSD zoning lookup.
2.Review the current course and registration information on the school website.
3.Check Nevada Report Card for official school accountability data.
4.Tour the campus if possible and ask about capacity, class sizes and pathway availability.