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School district reports declines in chronic absenteeism, suspensions and higher graduation rates in North Las Vegas
Summary
Clark County School District Region 1 presented data showing a 4.4% drop in chronic absenteeism, a multi‑year reduction in suspensions, and a 13.2% increase in graduation rates in North Las Vegas; superintendent credited coordinated outreach and expanded wraparound services.
Clark County School District Region 1 presented outcome data to the council on June 3 showing improvements in attendance, discipline and graduation metrics for North Las Vegas schools.
The Region 1 superintendent said chronic absenteeism decreased by 4.4% compared with the previous year and highlighted 24,000 districtwide attendance home visits; specifically, staff completed 5,103 attendance home visits in North Las Vegas during the referenced period. On discipline, the presentation reported a decline in suspension referrals (a drop of 153 compared with last year and a 42.9% decrease over two years) and a 14.1% drop in discretionary expulsion referrals.
The superintendent told the council, "These successes are driven by strengthened coordination between attendance enforcement and our community partners, expanded wraparound services, and increased proactive outreach." The presentation also showed a 13.2% increase in graduation rates for North Las Vegas, with gains across student groups, and a 30.2% increase in dual enrollment despite a reported decrease in CTE and AP enrollments. Sarah Payne, principal of Ruby Duncan Elementary, described school events including a Purple Star dedication and student philanthropy through the EGG project.
