Valley High School

A comprehensive high school with Hospitality and Tourism, International Baccalaureate, and MSTEM magnet programs.

Central and east Las Vegas · Comprehensive campus with magnet programs · Home of the Vikings

Grades: 9–12
How to get in: Zoned address or magnet application
School day: Confirm with the school office

Valley is a comprehensive CCSD high school that also hosts district magnet programs. Zoned students attend the broader campus, while magnet seats in AOHT, IB, and MSTEM are filled through School Choice.

South Burnham Avenue in the Winchester corridor

Official starting points

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

About Valley High School

Valley serves as both a zoned comprehensive high school and a host campus for district magnet programs. It is not a full Career and Technical Academy where every student enters through a lottery.

Magnet themes include Hospitality and Tourism or Marketing through AOHT, International Baccalaureate, and Military Science, Cyber Technology and Emergency Management, known as MSTEM.

The campus also typically offers core academics, NIAA athletics, arts, electives, and additional career and technical education. Program names, eligibility rules, and course availability can change.

School leadership

Confirm with the school office

The guide does not identify the current principal. Contact the school to confirm its current leadership team.

School details

Address: 2839 S. Burnham Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89169
Phone: (702) 799-5450
Official CCSD site: Valley High School website(opens in a new tab)

Grades 9–12
Central and east Las Vegas
Zoned comprehensive school with district magnet programs

How families get in

Students may attend through their assigned home address or apply for a district magnet seat. Out-of-zone access to the comprehensive program, if available, depends on current School Choice rules and campus capacity.

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 system.
International Baccalaureate has been listed as criteria-based.
AOHT and MSTEM have been listed as interest-based.
Zoned Valley students may also apply to the magnet programs on campus.
Magnet admission is not guaranteed. Seats are limited and may be assigned by lottery.

Confirm before applying

Check the live magnet site for current programs, grade availability, eligibility rules, and application dates.
Verify whether a program is criteria-based or interest-based.
Transportation follows district magnet transportation-zone rules and is not guaranteed for every address.

Zoning, magnet rules, transportation, capacity, and program availability can change. Use current CCSD and school information before making a decision.

Who it tends to fit

A good match when

Your address is zoned for Valley and you want a comprehensive campus with magnet themes available on site.
The student is interested in hospitality and tourism, IB academics, or military science, cyber technology, and emergency management.
You want magnet programming alongside a broader athletics and electives campus.

Think twice when

You need a guaranteed out-of-zone seat without using School Choice.
You prefer a full-magnet Career and Technical Academy rather than a comprehensive school with a magnet overlay.
You want a school-run IB pathway entered after zoning enrollment rather than a district IB magnet seat.

Program fit depends on current admission rules, course availability, transportation, and the student’s schedule.

Students

Valley 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 from year to year.

Diversity index

Not provided in the guide

The cited snapshot is approximately 71% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% White, 4% Asian, and 3% two or more races, with other groups at smaller shares. Exact student counts were not provided.

Gender: Not provided in the guide Check the Nevada Report Card for current official student data.

Total enrollment was about 2,470 students in the cited snapshot.
Enrollment and demographic counts can shift from year to year.

Academics

Valley combines comprehensive high school academics with magnet pathways and additional career and technical education.

Hospitality and Tourism or Marketing through AOHT has been listed as an interest-based magnet theme.
International Baccalaureate has been listed as a criteria-based district magnet pathway.
MSTEM covers military science, cyber technology, and emergency management and has been listed as interest-based.
CSN’s articulated list has included business management, cybersecurity, hospitality and tourism, forensic science, marketing, multimedia communications, teaching and training, theatre technology, and video production.
Use the current school course guide and live CSN list to confirm courses and seat availability.

Awards and recognition

Location and daily life

The campus is on South Burnham Avenue in the Winchester corridor of central and east Las Vegas.

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

Magnet families outside the neighborhood may use hub-style district transportation. Confirm availability and commute time before enrolling.

Compare before you commit

Spring Valley High SchoolAnother comprehensive high school with an IB magnet program, located on the southwest side.
Eldorado High School and Rancho High SchoolNearby magnet-within-school campuses with different program themes.
Basic AcademyA Henderson comprehensive high school with an IB magnet available through the district lottery.
Veterans Tribute Career and Technical AcademyA full CTA magnet focused on public safety and emergency medical services themes.

Questions to ask on a tour

1.How do zoned and magnet student schedules differ from day to day?
2.Which magnet programs are open for the student’s grade?
3.Which programs are criteria-based and which are interest-based this year?
4.What facilities and partnerships support AOHT, IB, and MSTEM?
5.How crowded are core classes?
6.How are elective and athletics seats allocated?
7.What transportation is available from our address for magnet and zoned students?

What to do next

1.Confirm the home address through the CCSD zoning site.
2.Review current Valley magnet themes and admission rules on the school and CCSD magnet sites.
3.Check whether each magnet track is criteria-based or interest-based.
4.Review the Nevada Report Card for current official school data.
5.Apply for a magnet seat only through the official School Choice process, or complete standard enrollment if the address is zoned for Valley.
6.Confirm transportation directly through current district information.