Centennial High School, Las Vegas | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

We just moved to Vegas and my daughter is a new student here. The teachers seem very passionate about teaching and you can feel that the staff really go the extra mile for the students. From what we hear, this school has improved tremendously over the years. The administration office is very helpful and meeting the staff at open house was great! The school seems over populated, but administration says they’re doing what they can to hire qualified teachers and break up the classes evenly. (NEW REVIEW AS OF 5/3/17)–My daughter hasn’t had a great experience so far. She claims the other students are “cliquey” and fights occur almost everyday. When I moved here I heard this was a great school, and so far it seems–because the school has such a diversity of kids coming from other districts–there is a large amount of gang members, drugs, racial discrimination and disrespect. Students throwing metal chairs at teachers, fights on school grounds, and kids doing drugs on campus. I’ve personally seen videos of this happening at Centennial. Unfortunately, I don’t think my daughter will be going here next year. It’s just not a safe environment for my daughter and for other students who are there to learn. She’s struggling to find peers here that are like her, which is focused on success and genuinely a good person. It’s sad that these kids aren’t taught and encouraged to respect others (especially their teachers) at home. I’m not sure what’s happening and how these gang members or kids from afar are able to get into this school, but it’s not fair to the other students who are there to learn. Something must be done to regulate this. My heart hurts for the kids and the teachers who have to put up with these thugs. My daughter is NOT happy here at all. ??

I’ve only had to contact this school about 2 different issues and both times I have had the WORST EXPERIENCE!! The first time was about my son’s cell phone being stolen. My issue was we knew who did it and I called the day it happened but instead of doing something about it that day they let the 4 day weekend pass before speaking to the child. It wasn’t a priority because it was just a cell phone.

My son suffers from more then one health issues and that is the reason for the phone. Nothing was ever done and I was told after calling only twice not to call again because there was nothing they could do about it and to ask my son to stop going into the office and asking about it.

The second time was about a school issue I need some help with.. I called the deans office and had to speak to the most Inconsiderate woman. I was told every time I called that it was the wrong time and someone would call me back. When i tried to explain that I worked 2 jobs 6 days a week and that this was the only time I could call. I was rudely interrupted and basically made to feel like I was bothering this woman. Now this is HER JOB!!!!
I deal with the public everyday yet if I treated people like this I wouldn’t have a job! What makes her so different??

What really bothers me is this woman speaks to our children everyday.. How is she treating them??
Is she as rude to our kids as she is to a parent? She is basically just a bully!

I will have both of my kids going here next year I feel bad for both

This is a sad excuse for a public school. Unfortunately the lowest rating I can give is one star, but I wouldn’t even give that if possible. The way issues are handled are absolutely pathetic and students are bullied on a daily basis, by other students AND by the school management. The school is extremely cliquey, and kids that aren’t “accepted” are a target for terrorization. It’s very ghetto and and the student body is compromised largely of gangs and a more degenerate population. Sports are the apparent priority and everything else takes a back seat, especially education. Athletes, Cheerleaders, and Dancers sail through the system, no matter what they do or say-and any bad interaction with certain kids or cliques will get turned around by management to be YOUR child’s fault, no matter the truth. I’ve seen with my own eyes kids threatened with suspension for acts of kindness, but kids who fight, vandalize, or sell drugs seem to rarely get in trouble. The school is extremely overpopulated-a fact that is freely admitted to by the faculty. We pulled one of our students out due to teacher bullying, an issue that was patheticly handled and twisted into victim blaming. Very, very sad. I would never recommend this school in a million years. It’s my firm opinion that this is not the type of high school that will help your child’s future in any way, shape or form.