[08grad]

Originally Posted by jayway

I don't know about "requires" but Clark High School, a CCSD magnet school that gets national mention has (could be had now...) a Math teacher with a doctorate that also got national mention. That having been said, I don't think they get even 1 graduate into an Ivy every year - maybe once every 3-4 years. Clark is no Bed-St(u)y...

Anybody know how Coronado High does in getting graduates into Ivies? It's in a high income area. Perhaps there is a Summerlin school that does well with the fancy schools? Green Valley High? Bishop Gorman probably sends several to the Ivies every year but it is private.

Whelp, I'm off to listen to that classic rock group, "The Whom." "Whom are you, whom whom..." <grumble> pedants <snicker babe ruth kit kat>

Clark HS has the most National Merit Semi-Finalists out of any high school in Nevada. It's all through their magnet program in mathematics, science and applied technology. In last years class alone, they had students who matriculated at Columbia and Princeton, as well as Johns Hopkins, Rice, and all of the top UC's.

[Antonio Montana]

Originally Posted by cre8lite

^^ rural? HA! clark county isn't anywhere close to being rural.

OK, I will admit I'm not an expert on Las Vegas. I've only been a visitor there. I've never lived there for a significant amount of time. However, could it be that by "rural areas" the poster is referring to less populated areas of Clark County? I looked at Clark County, Nevada on google maps and it appears that within the county, there are more rural, less populated areas. Now, compared to where I live now, these areas could be urban monstrosities. LOL. But compared to Las Vegas, maybe they are pretty rural. I don't know. I'm just speculating. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

[jayway]

Originally Posted by 08grad

Clark HS has the most National Merit Semi-Finalists out of any high school in Nevada. It's all through their magnet program in mathematics, science and applied technology. In last years class alone, they had students who matriculated at Columbia and Princeton, as well as Johns Hopkins, Rice, and all of the top UC's.

Thanks for the links 08. Looks like 2015 was a bumper year for Clark but I am pretty sure there were no Ivy admits in 2012, 2013 and 2014. I think CMU was the top school in 2014. I don't mean to sound elitist but going by Ivies is a quick/easy if one dimensional measure. Kind of surprised Bishop Gorman doesn't do better.

All in all, I come away still feeling kind of sad about EDU in LvNv...

Oh and about rural, does CCSD cover Indian Springs which is North of Vegas I forget if it is ~ 40 miles or 60 etc.

[cre8lite]

Originally Posted by Antonio Montana

OK, I will admit I'm not an expert on Las Vegas. I've only been a visitor there. I've never lived there for a significant amount of time. However, could it be that by "rural areas" the poster is referring to less populated areas of Clark County? I looked at Clark County, Nevada on google maps and it appears that within the county, there are more rural, less populated areas. Now, compared to where I live now, these areas could be urban monstrosities. LOL. But compared to Las Vegas, maybe they are pretty rural. I don't know. I'm just speculating. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

Ok, I'll admit - there are a few smaller areas, but imo, they are in no way "rural":

Moapa
Laughlin
Searchlight
Mesquite

I might have missed some, but each of these have a larger town/city within ~40 minutes.

[cre8lite]

Originally Posted by jayway

Oh and about rural, does CCSD cover Indian Springs which is North of Vegas I forget if it is ~ 40 miles or 60 etc.

it does, but there are no schools in indian springs - just a military base, couple of gas stations & rv parks. i know at one point there was a big master planned community going in, but then the economy went belly up & i'm not sure a single house was ever built.

[LasVegasPlayer]

Originally Posted by cre8lite

^^ rural? HA! clark county isn't anywhere close to being rural.

You don't get out much do you? There is much more to Clark County than just the Las Vegas Valley. There are rural schools towards California, Mt. Charleston, Indian Springs, Mesquite, Searchlight, Laughlin and a few between LV and Mesquite.

[cre8lite]

LVPlayer - how about we agree with your idea of rural & my idea of rural are vastly different

[LasVegasPlayer]

Originally Posted by cre8lite

LVPlayer - how about we agree with your idea of rural & my idea of rural are vastly different

Sure, you can define it any way you want, but CCSD specifically uses the word "rural" to describe these schools at the link in this thread pointing to the job listings.

[jayway]

Originally Posted by cre8lite

it does, but there are no schools in indian springs - just a military base, couple of gas stations & rv parks. i know at one point there was a big master planned community going in, but then the economy went belly up & i'm not sure a single house was ever built.

There appears to be a CCSD presence in Indian Springs. K-12. Looks like some of the teachers are wearing many many hats. The high school math teacher looks like he coaches too. The sense of community must be off the charts - I wonder how many teachers commute in vs living out there. I find it quite charming. (not being snide)

Clark County School District - Indian Springs Schools

[cre8lite]

^^^ wowsers - in all the times i've wandered thru indian springs, i have never seen a school but i can't say i've been actively looking for one either.