Virgin Valley High School

A rural comprehensive high school serving Mesquite and the Virgin Valley area.

Grades 9–12 · Bulldogs / Dawgs · Small-campus community setting

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

Virgin Valley High School is the community high school for Mesquite and the surrounding Virgin Valley area. It offers a comprehensive program on a smaller rural campus well outside the Las Vegas metro core.

Mesquite / Virgin Valley, northeast Clark County

Official starting points

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

About Virgin Valley High School

Virgin Valley is a comprehensive CCSD high school for grades 9–12. It is not a magnet school, and most students attend because they live within its attendance zone.

The campus combines academics, athletics and activities in a smaller community setting. Families should confirm current courses, pathway availability and extracurricular options directly with the school.

Families seeking a large Las Vegas Valley high school or a specialized Career and Technical Academy should compare those options carefully before deciding.

School leadership

Confirm with the school office

The guide does not identify the current principal. Staff assignments may change, so confirm current leadership with the school.

School details

Address: 820 Valley View Dr., Mesquite, NV 89027
Phone: (702) 346-2780
Official CCSD site: Virgin Valley High School website(opens in a new tab)

Comprehensive public high school serving grades 9–12.
Programs, capacity and staff may change. Confirm current information with the school.

How families get in

Virgin Valley High School is primarily a zoned neighborhood school. Admission is based on the student's home address.

Check the exact home address using the CCSD zoning tool. Mesquite neighborhood names alone are not sufficient.
Students assigned to Virgin Valley register through the standard CCSD enrollment process.
Out-of-zone enrollment, if offered, follows CCSD Choice rules and available capacity.
Rural campuses are not automatically open to families living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Out-of-zone enrollment

Check whether Virgin Valley appears on the live CCSD Choice eligibility list.
Open enrollment or a zone variance is not guaranteed and may depend on capacity.

Zoning, capacity and enrollment rules change. Confirm current requirements on official CCSD pages before making plans.

Who it tends to fit

A good match when

You live in Mesquite or the Virgin Valley area and want the local community high school.
Your student prefers a smaller campus where academics, athletics and activities share one community.
You prefer neighborhood-school logistics over commuting into the Las Vegas Valley for a magnet program.

Think twice when

You live in the Las Vegas Valley and have not confirmed that out-of-zone enrollment is available.
Your student needs a specialized CTA or magnet pathway that is not offered here.
You want a large high school with a wider range of elective sections.

Small-school culture is difficult to judge from rankings alone. Visit if possible and confirm that current courses and activities match your student's needs.

Students

The NCES 2024–25 snapshot reports total enrollment of about 765 students. The guide describes Virgin Valley as a small to mid-size comprehensive high school.

Diversity index

Not provided in the guide

The guide reports approximate shares of 51% Hispanic, 42% White, 3% two or more races, 1% Black and 1% Asian, with other groups representing smaller shares. Exact student counts were not provided.

Gender: Not provided in the guide Confirm current student demographic data through the Nevada Report Card or the school.

Total enrollment was about 765 students in the NCES 2024–25 snapshot.
Enrollment and demographic counts can shift from year to year.

Academics

Virgin Valley offers a comprehensive high school program. Course menus and pathway sequences may be narrower than at large Las Vegas Valley campuses or specialized CTAs.

College-preparatory options may include Advanced Placement courses when offered.
Dual-credit or college-partner courses may be available. Ask counseling about current options, including connections with the CSN Mesquite Center.
CTE themes historically listed for Virgin Valley include automotive technology, construction building trades, business management, culinary arts, digital game development, marketing, multimedia communications and theatre technology.
Historical CTE listings do not guarantee that every pathway or course is currently available.
Use the current school course guide and CSN articulated CTE list to confirm sequences, prerequisites and available seats.
Virgin Valley participates in NIAA athletics and offers extracurricular activities within its smaller-campus setting.

Awards and recognition

Location and daily life

The school is on Valley View Drive in Mesquite.

The campus is roughly 80 or more miles northeast of central Las Vegas, depending on the route.

Families should plan for rural travel patterns and more limited late-activity transportation than at many Las Vegas Valley hubs.

Confirm before-school, after-school and late-practice transportation directly with the school. Transportation is not guaranteed.

Compare before you commit

Moapa Valley High SchoolAnother rural northeast CCSD comprehensive high school in Overton, if the home address or Choice rules allow.
Your Las Vegas Valley zoned high schoolCompare this option if you live in the metro area and are considering Mesquite mainly for its smaller-community setting.
Northeast Career and Technical AcademyCompare if a specialized CTE program is the priority and a Las Vegas Valley commute is realistic.
CSN dual-credit optionsAsk Virgin Valley counseling which college-partner pathways through the CSN Mesquite Center are currently realistic.

Questions to ask on a tour

1.Which CTE pathways currently have seats for incoming ninth graders?
2.Which AP and dual-credit sequences are realistic, including options connected with the CSN Mesquite Center?
3.How do students balance athletics and activities with homework on this smaller campus?
4.If we live outside the zone, is Virgin Valley listed for Choice or open enrollment this cycle?
5.What transportation is available for late practices and events?

What to do next

1.Confirm the exact home address using the CCSD zoning tool.
2.Review the current course and athletics information on the school website.
3.Check the Nevada Report Card for official accountability data.
4.Check the live CCSD Choice list if you live outside the attendance zone.
5.Tour the campus if possible and ask about current pathway availability, dual credit and transportation.