Eldorado High School

The history of Eldorado High School

Eldorado High School is a public urban school located on the eastern side of the Las Vegas Valley at the base of Sunrise Mountain. This location places it within Area Two of the Clark County School District. The school was opened during the 1973-1974 school year, accommodating eighth graders but no senior class its first year. At first, Eldorado High School drew a large percentage of its student population from Nellis Air Force Base. Explosive growth and residential development in the surrounding area has caused numerous zone realignments that led to the exclusion of Nellis Air Force Base and its student population.

Originally, Eldorado High School was designed to accommodate 1785 students with a 2100 student maximum. During the last 6 years the school has seen enormous growth and contraction of its student population. At the time of the last Northwest Accreditation Self Study the student population was 2750 with 8 portable classrooms. In 2005 the enrollment was over 3200 with 35 portable classrooms. For the 2007-2008 and the 2008-2009 school years there were 2 separate campuses seven miles apart. The freshmen were housed at the Eldorado Preparatory Academy and were on an 8 class block schedule. During the first year of the split campus, some students from the Eldorado Preparatory Academy took 2 elective classes at the main campus and then were bused to finish their day at the Prep Academy site. The Main Campus was on a regular schedule for the first year. For the 2008-2009 year both campuses were on block schedule. Presently the enrollment is 1804 with no portables, and the students attend 6 classes each day. The student population is currently 80% minority representing a diversity of ethnic and racial backgrounds.

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