Rancho High School

A comprehensive high school with aviation and medical magnet programs.

Central and east Las Vegas · Comprehensive neighborhood high school · Aviation and medical magnet themes

Grades: 9–12
How to get in: Zoned enrollment or criteria-based magnet lottery
School day: Confirm with the school office

Rancho is a comprehensive CCSD high school serving zoned students while also hosting district magnet programs. Magnet themes include aviation, aerospace engineering, pilot training and medical or pre-medical studies, subject to the current program list.

Central and east Las Vegas on Searles Avenue

Official starting points

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

About Rancho High School

Rancho is a comprehensive high school with a magnet-within-school model. Zoned students attend the broader comprehensive campus, while magnet seats are filled through the district’s School Choice process.

Published magnet themes include Aviation–Aerospace Engineering, Aviation–Pilot and Medical–Pre Medical. Exact names, criteria, eligible grades and availability can change.

Campus-wide offerings typically include core academics, athletics, arts and additional career and technical education. Families should use the current school course guide to confirm which classes have space.

School leadership

Confirm with the school office

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

School details

Address: 1900 Searles Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: (702) 799-7000
Official CCSD site: Rancho High School website(opens in a new tab)

Grades 9–12
CCSD comprehensive high school
Magnet programs operate within the broader campus

How families get in

Students may attend through their assigned residential zone or apply for a magnet seat. The published Rancho magnet tracks are criteria-based, so students must meet the program’s requirements before entering the lottery.

For a zoned seat, confirm the home address through CCSD zoning and complete standard district enrollment.
For a magnet seat, apply through the CCSD Magnet and School Choice site.
Zoned Rancho students may also apply to the magnet programs on campus.
Magnet admission is not guaranteed.
Out-of-zone access to the comprehensive program, if offered, depends on current School Choice rules and campus capacity.
Confirm eligible grades, academic criteria and application dates on the live district site.

Transportation

Magnet transportation follows district transportation-zone rules.
Transportation is not guaranteed from every address.
Confirm the available route and expected commute before accepting a seat.

Program lists, criteria, application windows, zoning and transportation rules can change. Use official CCSD sources for current requirements.

Who it tends to fit

A good match when

You live in the Rancho zone and want a comprehensive campus with aviation or medical magnet themes available on site.
Your student is interested in aerospace, pilot training or pre-medical studies and is prepared for a criteria-based application.
You want access to magnet programming alongside a broader athletics and electives campus.

Think twice when

You need a guaranteed out-of-zone seat without using School Choice.
Your student wants a full-magnet Career and Technical Academy rather than a comprehensive school with a magnet overlay.
Your student may not meet the current criteria for the aviation or medical magnet tracks.

Confirm current criteria, program availability and transportation before deciding.

Students

Rancho is described as a large comprehensive high school. The guide cites an NCES 2024–25 snapshot and notes that the racial and ethnic mix has been fairly stable year to year.

Diversity index

Not provided in the guide

The cited snapshot is approximately 80% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% White, 3% Asian and 2% two or more races, with other groups at smaller shares. Student counts by group were not provided.

Gender: Not provided in the guide Confirm current enrollment information through the Nevada Report Card or school office.

Total enrollment was about 2,720 students in the cited snapshot.

Academics

Rancho combines comprehensive high-school academics with specialized magnet pathways and other career and technical education themes.

Published magnet themes include Aviation–Aerospace Engineering, Aviation–Pilot and Medical–Pre Medical.
The comprehensive campus typically offers core academics, arts, athletics and electives.
A cited CSN articulated-program list has included advanced computer science, automotive technology, aviation technology, business management and culinary arts.
That list has also included emergency medical technician, marketing, multimedia communications, teaching and training, theatre technology and video production.
Program names, articulation status and seat availability can change. Confirm them in the current course guide and live CSN list.

Awards and recognition

Location and daily life

The campus is on Searles Avenue in central and east Las Vegas.

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

Magnet students traveling from outside the neighborhood may use hub-style district transportation. Confirm availability and plan for commute time.

Compare before you commit

Eldorado High SchoolAn east-valley magnet-within-school option with digital, cyber and JROTC themes.
Desert Pines High SchoolA nearby magnet-within-school option with career and technical education, media and pre-medical themes.
Veterans Tribute CTAA full Career and Technical Academy magnet focused on public-safety and emergency medical services themes.
Your zoned comprehensive high schoolCompare neighborhood logistics if the magnet opportunity does not outweigh the commute or application tradeoffs.

Questions to ask on a tour

1.How do zoned and magnet student schedules differ during a typical day?
2.Which magnet programs are open for my student’s grade, and what criteria apply now?
3.What aviation and medical facilities or industry partnerships are currently available?
4.How crowded are core classes, and how are seats in electives and athletics allocated?
5.What transportation is available from our address for magnet and zoned students?

What to do next

1.Confirm your address through the CCSD zoning site.
2.Review Rancho’s current magnet themes and criteria on the CCSD Magnet site and school website.
3.Check the Nevada Report Card for official school data.
4.Apply for a magnet seat only through the official School Choice process during the district’s application window.
5.If the address is zoned for Rancho, complete standard CCSD enrollment for the comprehensive school.