Silverado High School

Southeast-valley comprehensive high school serving the Silverado Ranch corridor.

Home of the Skyhawks · Comprehensive grades 9–12 campus · AP, dual credit, CTE, arts, and NIAA athletics

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

Silverado is a traditional CCSD comprehensive high school, not a magnet or Career & Technical Academy. It combines college-prep courses, CTE and arts themes, and NIAA athletics on one southeast-valley campus.

Southeast Las Vegas, on Silver Hawk Avenue in the Silverado Ranch corridor.

Official starting points

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

About Silverado High School

Silverado is a full comprehensive high school serving grades 9–12. Students are generally assigned by home address.

The campus offers college-prep options such as Advanced Placement and dual-credit pathways. Families should confirm the current course catalog and available sequences with counseling.

CTE and arts themes historically shown on the College of Southern Nevada articulation list include forensic science, multimedia communications, theatre technology, and video production. Offerings and available seats can change.

School leadership

Confirm with the school office

The guide does not identify the current principal. School staff may change, so confirm current leadership directly with Silverado.

School details

Address: 1650 Silver Hawk Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89123
Phone: (702) 799-5790
Official CCSD site: Silverado High School website(opens in a new tab)

Grades 9–12
Traditional CCSD comprehensive high school
Zoning, capacity, and program offerings can change.

How families get in

Silverado is a zoned neighborhood high school. Assignment is based on the exact home address, not the neighborhood name.

Check the exact street address with the CCSD zoning lookup.
Register through standard CCSD enrollment if Silverado is the assigned school.
Out-of-zone access, if offered, follows current CCSD Choice rules and campus capacity.
Confirm whether Silverado appears on the live Choice eligibility list for the current cycle.

Before making a housing decision

Do not rely on the name “Silverado Ranch” to determine school assignment.
Re-check the exact address through the official CCSD zoning lookup.

Open enrollment or a zone variance is not guaranteed. Rules, eligibility, and campus capacity can change.

Who it tends to fit

A good match when

You live in the Silverado attendance zone and want a southeast-valley comprehensive high school.
Your student wants AP or dual-credit options without applying through a magnet lottery.
Your student is interested in academics, arts or media-related CTE themes, and athletics.
You prefer neighborhood-school logistics over a hub-style magnet commute.

Think twice when

You live outside the zone and are relying on open enrollment or a variance.
Your student wants the broader specialized career-track menu of a full Career & Technical Academy.
Your student specifically needs a district IB or aviation magnet program.

Program availability, pathway seats, zoning, and out-of-zone access can change. Confirm current details with the school and CCSD.

Students

The guide reports about 1,910 students in the NCES 2024–25 snapshot. Enrollment and group counts can shift from year to year.

Diversity index

Not provided in the guide

The reported mix is approximately 42% Hispanic, 26% White, 12% Black, 9% two or more races, 7% Asian, and 3% Pacific Islander, with other groups representing smaller shares.

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

Total enrollment is about 1,910 students.

Academics

Silverado combines college-prep coursework with CTE and arts themes within a comprehensive high school schedule.

Advanced Placement options are available; confirm the current catalog and course sequences with counseling.
Dual-credit pathways are available; confirm current eligibility and course availability.
Historically listed articulated CTE themes include forensic science, multimedia communications, theatre technology, and video production.
The College of Southern Nevada list for Silverado is shorter than for some nearby schools, so ask what additional pathways are offered on campus.
Arts, clubs, and NIAA athletics are part of the comprehensive-school program.

Awards and recognition

Location and daily life

The campus is on Silver Hawk Avenue in southeast Las Vegas.

It is in the Silverado Ranch corridor.

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

Always verify zoning for a specific address before making a housing decision.

Compare before you commit

Southeast Career Technical AcademyCompare if a specialized, full Career & Technical Academy program is the priority.
South Career and Technical AcademyA newer full Career & Technical Academy magnet on the south side.
Liberty High SchoolA Henderson comprehensive high school often compared for south-valley addresses.
Green Valley High SchoolA Henderson comprehensive high school with AP and school-run IB options.

Questions to ask on a tour

1.How crowded are core classes, and how are electives allocated?
2.Which CTE and arts 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 we live outside the zone, is Silverado listed for Choice or open enrollment this cycle?

What to do next

1.Confirm the exact home address with the CCSD zoning lookup.
2.Review Silverado's current course and registration pages.
3.Check the Nevada Report Card for official accountability data.
4.Tour the campus if possible and ask about capacity and pathway availability.
5.Confirm current Choice rules if you live outside the attendance zone.