Las Vegas Sun

May 2, 2024

Ira J. Earl

1463 Marion Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89110 (Directions)

From the school

"Cowan Sunset Southeast High School encourages meaningful parent/community communication by facilitating an open-door policy for parents and students, providing regular newsletters and frequent communication, holding Honor Roll Family Dinners and outstanding attendance Ice Cream Socials each quarter and providing regular registration meetings with students to ensure they are scheduled for appropriate classes."

School details

  • Mascot: Cougars
  • District: C
  • Region: East
  • Level(s): Elementary
  • Principal: Dora T. Herrmann
  • All year: Yes
  • Safe Key: Yes (6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. and 2:11 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
  • Full-day kindergarten: Yes
  • Block schedule: No
  • Dress code: Yes
  • Made AYP: Unknown
  • Homework help centers: No
  • ESL offered: Unknown
  • Edison school: No
  • Class-size reduction: Yes
  • Alternative education summer school: No
  • Magnet school: No

Annual Data

  • 2008

Demographics

  • Enrollment: 941
  • Female students: 46.5 %
  • Male students: 54 %
  • American Indian/Alaskan Native: 1 (0.1 %)
  • Asian/Pacific Islanders: 28 (3.0 %)
  • Black/African American: 68 (7.2 %)
  • Hispanic: 750 (79.7 %)
  • White: 94 (10.0 %)
  • Free/Reduced Lunch students: 766
  • Students with disabilities: 77
  • Limited English Proficiency students: 553

Fiscal Information

  • Total Expenditures/Pupil: $8680
  • Remedial Funding Title 1: $366130

Student Information

  • Average daily attendance: 94.6 %
  • Teacher/Student ratio: 21:1
  • Transiency: 46.1 %

Technology

  • Classrooms: 51
  • Classrooms with Internet access: 51
  • Instructional computers: 273
  • Instructional computers with Internet access: 163
  • Labs/Libraries/Media Centers: 3
  • Labs/Libraries/Media Centers with Internet access: 3

Assessments

  • AYP classification: Did not make AYP
  • AYP designation: In need of improvement
  • AYP detail: Click here
  • CRT info: Click here

Retention

  • 1st grade: 3 (2.0 %)
  • 2nd grade: 1 (0.7 %)

Scoring

  • Math K8 AS: 45 %
  • Math K8 ED: 17 %
  • Math K8 ES: 9 %
  • Math K8 MS: 30 %
  • Reading K8 AS: 52 %
  • Reading K8 ED: 21 %
  • Reading K8 ES: 5 %
  • Reading K8 MS: 22 %
  • Science K8 AS: 43 %
  • Science K8 ED: 36 %
  • Science K8 ES: 4 %
  • Science K8 MS: 17 %
  • Writing K8 AS: 54 %
  • Writing K8 ED: 8 %
  • Writing K8 ES: 1 %
  • Writing K8 MS: 27 %
  • Key: AS = Approaches Standards; ED = Emergent/Developing; ES = Exceeds Standards; MS = Meets Standards; HS = High School; K8 = Kindergarten-8th grade

Student/Teacher Ratios

  • Kindergarten: 25:1
  • 1st grade: 15:1
  • 2nd grade: 15:1
  • 3rd grade: 22:1
  • 4th grade: 31:1
  • 5th grade: 26:1

Additional Information

  • Parent/Teacher conference attendance: 92.0 %
  • Complete report card: Click here

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