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Bishop Gorman High School

1801 S Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV, 89104-0891 -

School Notes Overview:

The vision of Bishop Gorman High School is to be a national leader in college preparatory education in an environment distinguished by Catholic values. Our mission is to teach students the Gospel of Jesus Christ, prepare students for higher education, and create a community where service is valued and celebrated. Our goal is to provide a Catholic and religious learning experience; assure excellence and high standards in all academics; offer a distinguished and wide variety of co-curricular activities; foster a safe, supportive and disciplined learning environment; involve students/parents/alumni and the community in school life; retain, attract and develop outstanding faculty and staff; and provide strong administrative and fiscal leadership....

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School Overview:

	Bishop Gorman High School
School Membership(s)	National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades 9 - 12
County	Clark County, NV
Student Body
Total Students	924 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NV) School Avg.
% Students of Color	26%	21%
Students by Grade
	Grade 9 - 282 students
	Grade 10 - 246 students
	Grade 11 - 214 students
	Grade 12 - 182 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	55 teachers
	This School	(NV) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:16	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	185 days	183 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

The vision of Bishop Gorman High School is to be a national leader in college preparatory education in an environment distinguished by Catholic values. Our mission is to teach students the Gospel of Jesus Christ, prepare students for higher education, and create a community where service is valued and celebrated. Our goal is to provide a Catholic and religious learning experience; assure excellence and high standards in all academics; offer a distinguished and wide variety of co-curricular activities; foster a safe, supportive and disciplined learning environment; involve students/parents/alumni and the community in school life; retain, attract and develop outstanding faculty and staff; and provide strong administrative and fiscal leadership.
Profile last updated: 02/03/2007

In the News:

All eyes will be on Basic, Foothill on Friday night (Las Vegas Sun)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 01:58:25 am
If you thought the standing room only crowd at last week’s Palo Verde-Bishop Gorman high school football mega-showdown was impressive, wait until Friday night. That’s when the passionate fans off Henderson will be at the center of the most significant high school football game its community has seen in years.
Baseball. South Carolina Baseball Announces 2009 Signing Class (South Carolina Gamecocks)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 04:19:50 pm
The University of South Carolina baseball program has announced the signing of 13 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent during the November early signing period. The class consists of eight high school players along with five junior college transfers.
Dribble, jump, swish: men’s basketball is back (The Daily Universe)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 03:13:06 am
After a seemingly endless wait, the college basketball season will finally begin. The BYU men’s basketball team will begin its quest to win a fourth-straight conference title tonight at 7:30 against Bradley. After cruising through two blowout exhibition games, the Cougars will now be playing games that count. Bradley finished with a 21-15 record last season and took second place in the ...
OU reloads with '10 class (Tulsa World)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 08:52:40 am
Oklahoma's 2010 recruiting class includes three players ranked in the top 100 by HoopGurlz.com.
Win Friends and Influence People Vegas Style! (Las Vegas Business Press)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 01:28:29 am
The Southern Nevada economy is struggling, but opportunities to become a leader in the business community have not evaporated along with the jobs market. Local power players say Las Vegas is still a great place to rise to the top.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (89104)	School Zip (89104)	(NV) State Average
Population (Approximate)	39,779 people	1,993,486 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	13%	24%
Population Average Age	37 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$34,252	$45,022
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.3 rooms	4.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	35 years old	25 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (89104) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	56% / 44%	56% / 44%