After attending this highschool for the past four years and I gladly say that this is a very…read moreaverage highschool. Very focused on sports such as football and has a good selection of clubs such as ski club. On top of that the course selection of classes is pretty good with Dual Enrollment and Ap classes. However, there is a heavy influence on substances such as weed and nicotine throughout the school and it is very common to go into the bathrooms and find that. There are some teachers here who shine and actually care about that job such as Ms Fick, and Ms Beckham to name a few.

This school is by far one of the worst schools I have experienced, especially because…read moreadministration is fully aware of the conduct and ongoing complaints regarding certain teachers, including the geometry teacher, Mrs. Escala ("Pinky"), yet nothing has been done. Because of this teacher, my son is now being told he cannot participate in graduation over a 0.5 credit issue that honestly feels personal at this point. What makes it even more concerning is that I have two children at this school, and both have experienced the same problems with this teacher. Is that just a coincidence? Las Vegas already struggles with the level of education being provided, and having teachers who take away a student's opportunity to walk at graduation something every teenager dreams about is truly disappointing and shameful. Parents should be very careful and stay involved, because from my experience, this school does not genuinely care about the students' future or success.

Recently a fight was shared on social media and couldn't help but notice how slow the reaction was…read morefor campus security, admin, campus police to respond to the serious incident.

Staff is extremely friendly, teachers are very knowledgeable about information being taught. Clean…read morecampus with great vibes!!!

This school gives lots of homework to your child and will give them stress to time to time. But the…read morestaff when my child was in the school was really good and the teachers was really nice to my kids. And when we were introduced they talked about there 5 stars that they are a 5 star school but yelp dose not say that. I would not recommend this school.

There's quite a bit of homework at this school, but my kids really enjoys it, and they are also…read morewilling to do the homework . All the teachers inside the school are very friendly, except for that one woman at the front office！sometimes there's just no choice and I have to go over and ask her. Every time I go there, she never smiles. The last time I went there with my daughter, my daughter asked me, "Mom, why is she so upset？" I really don't know how to answer her question. I hope that her attitude can change. Be more friendly to parents who have questions, so that communication can be effective and can help them solve their problems.

I can't speak on the education here but the school is beautiful. My son had a lacrosse game here…read moreand I was amazed. Field was nice, bathrooms were clean. Turf was nice. No complaints here and we beat them. Thank you Bishop Gorman.

Three years in and could not ask for a better high school experience for our kids. Incredible…read moreteachers, supportive counselors, beautiful campus and respectful student body. Curriculum is tough, but not unreasonable and most importantly, they teach kids about accountability, which sets them up for success for the rest of their lives.

Complaint on staff that just stands there with his paper in hand && not intervene when a student is…read moreassaulting another student!! This situation of bullying is an ongoing situation && nothing seems to be resolving within the school principals, counselor, security, etc I'm a very concerned parent of a child that is being continued to being bully on your school campus With no follow ups or return of phone call/emails Investigations && follow ups are important && for days to pass with no communication is very disturbing My daughter has been attacked from behind 3 times in less than 2 months of school being in session && it seems the staff at Dessert Oasis HS has no control over their students Signing a no contact contract obviously means nothing to these kids && policies need to be taken differently It is ridiculous on how you talk to different principals && staff of the HS && they all have different ways of trying to solve or say to this situation I don't understand why? When a parent is dropping their child off to school for education && is getting texts && calls from their child that she wants to be picked up because she is being attacked, I feel the school apparently is unsafe && not doing their duty to have children in their hands What do you have to say? Bullying is very serious && it seems your school thinks otherwise!! To feel the need to have to pull my daughter from your school is unfair She may not be a 4.0 student but she's been attending her classes && tries to be in class doing her studies To have to worry about passing periods && break times not knowing if she's going to be assaulted from behind is just sad YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL THE STATEMENTS && REPORTS && PREVIOUS EMAILS SENT BACK && FOURTH BETWEEN MYSELF && PRINCIPALS, COUNSELOR, STAFF ETC THAT I'VE COMMUNICATED WITH MOVING FORWARD IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING BUT WHEN IS ENOUGH, ENOUGH!! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A MEETING CAN'T BE CALLED WITH THE PARENTS KIDS WILL BE KIDS BUT WHEN YOU ALLOW YOUR KID TO BE AN ASSHOLE && BULLY IS A DIFFERENT STORY PARENTS OF STUDENTS INVOLVED SHOULD BE INVOLVED OTHER THAN THE SCHOOL STAFF BEING YOU GUYS OBVIOUSLY ARENT DOING ANYTHING

There's a lot of bad things said about DO but we never had any issues. The math teacher Mr. McClure…read morewas phenomenal. It was my Sons worst subject and by the end of the year it was his best. He really enjoyed this school and although he transferred to a magnet school he misses it here.

I have 2 children who go here so far, 5th grade and kindergarten. We have been attending APA…read moresince day 1 and we are so thankful that we were afforded this opportunity. We love the curriculum, the structure and, yes, the uniforms. My oldest loves the extra curricular activities offered and they are always working on offering more diverse clubs and teams.

The school is HORRIBLE a completed disaster. Unprofessional on every level. Rude beyond…read morecomprehension. Liars. They love to gaslight you. When you identify a problem...like having kids go inside their underwear waist...searching kids..no safety in this.. females doing searches on males..with no male present.. teachers having melt downs in their classrooms taking it out on children thru retaliation in grades,emails which are toxic coming from educators...The unfortunate thing is this school operates in dysfunction total chaos. Unable to articulate their own handbook..everything that looks gold ain't gold. A hall aide told me to shush when I was going to speak up about their outrageous unclear rules and directions. I paused and said to myself be quiet in astonishment...absolutely Not! I will call out every wrong intent or action. Nevertheless the uniform is the only nice thing. Its can be expensive for some. It doesn't actually match the school academics/substance. Parents save yourself the hassle and kids find a school that practice what they preach. Which have qualified teachers and administrators. Anyone can open a school...and not be an educator. I disapprove of this charter school 100%

This is my son's last year in Tarkanian. He has been attending this school since 6th grade. As a…read moreparent, I'm actually sad. I'm going to miss this school as a parent. The principal is amazing! Communication is very good! Something we didn't have consistent at his elementary school. The parking, drop off and pick up traffic is always smooth. They have a flow that everyone is supposed to follow. I do hate the selfish parents that sit in their cars waiting for their kids while blocking the parked cars. Grrrr! I think the school staff should work on getting those to leave. I especially LOVE that they schedule a day for us to pick up their school schedules prior to first day of school. That day not only gives us an opportunity to get classes ahead of time, but getting lockers and combo too, we get to check their classrooms and have a game plan of where to go so that the kids aren't late and lost looking for their classrooms and lockers on the first day of school. A nice sneak peak for us parents too =) On that day, we have the opportunity to pay for everything upfront such as the PE uniforms, Elective class fees like my son's orchestra fees and concert uniform fees, Tarkanian Merchandise, etc any questions at all, the Counselors have their own table and are available to answer any concerns. This is held in both their cafeteria and Gym. I really love this! It's less stress and less hectic on the first day/week is school for the kids! I have a lot of nieces and nephews who go to other middle schools and none of them do this! They tell me how crazy it is with payments of class fees etc on first week and some take weeks before they even get their PE uniforms and lockers A few weeks in the school year, they schedule another event which is the official meet and greet/open house for parents to meet each class/teachers, they go over class expectations, grading scales, contact Information, answer any questions for parents, clarify what needs to be clarified, etc. an announcer gives each class about 10-15 mins and it's like a musical chair game and we move to the next classroom. I absolutely LOVE this idea!! A VERY organized school overall! The principal/ assistant principal is in the courtyard available for any questions and to just greet the parents, direct foot traffic. They continue to amaze me! (Mr Reece Oswald & Mr Musemici) My son has no issues with his teachers and staff, just the student's culture which isn't something anyone can control I think. As most middle school aged kid, he said his first year, all everyone talked about is sex, dating, swearing etc. that is unfortunately not avoidable in middle school. He said in his 3 years so far (2-3 months in 8th grade right now) he has only seen 2 fights. But it was broken up fairly quickly by the staff, 2 girls fighting in the cafeteria and 2 young new 6th graders boys. So far no bullies that I know of. I ask my son from time to time. He seems fairly happy at this school. Great friends, great food (I don't pack him food, he prefers Catherine cafeteria food believe it or not lol) The front office admin team is nice and pleasant. =) They have kids in each hallways that monitor and direct. I'm not sure what they're called but it's pretty awesome. The school used to sit on the desert by itself but since my son's first year there, they've built houses all around it now. So contruction was a nightmare. It's almost done now though. (Nov 2019) so all the houses and streets surrounding it is brand spanking new. American west homes. (Those are nice homes!!) very clean and quiet neighborhood. Safe when there are no creepers following kids around. There was 1 incident where a white truck followed a kid walking to school, it was on the news but the kid made it to school safely and the parents were notified immediately and was also in the local news. Oh and they have themed school dances every year for all grades which is pretty awesome to have! The kids enjoy it!! The kids seems to fear the staff (lol) which is a really great sign the staff is doing their jobs of discipline and establishing authority and as a parent, I am all for that!! My son is in orchestra and misses Mrs. Gray. She unfortunately moved out of state but he says his current teacher Mr McGlasson is actually pretty awesome too. It is also currently a 5-star rated school!! Pretty excited about that! I will continue to add more to this review if needed by end of school year but it has been so far so good. No complaints in 3 years. =)

You may be wondering why I gave this school such a low rating. I don't go to this school now since…read moreI left after two months being there. (I left in October 2025). Here's why, for context before I went to Tarkanian I was actually in a small private school with amazing kids and teachers loved that school. However, my parents needed me to find a new school to go to. The two school's we applied for were this one and another. I got into this school first. Before I started Tarkanian I thought this was actually going to be a good school, but holy shit god had other plans. When I first entered and observed the school for the first week. I immediately noticed some huge red flags. First of all, the student's behavior was absolutely terrible although there were some who were actually pretty nice, but most of their behavior was absolute dogshit. They would talk during class, eat gum also in class, and not listen to the teachers. Also, if you are trying to use the bathroom during passing period it is absolute chaos in their whole bunch of students doing whatever in there. Also, there is some shady stuff going on with the students. For example, I have a friend that I have been friends for a long time with before Tarkanian and we still hang out but anyways. My friend told me that another kid from my school (his name is Tristan) who was friends with this dude was that when my friend passed by one of Tristans friend's locker it smelt like weed. He legit told me that. Another thing I saw with one of the students in this school was that when I was waiting for the staff to let us into our classes inside a specific building. I saw a dude in a corner looking around like nobody was noticing him and he casually started counting money like my guess was like it was 200 dollars he was counting. I don't know how he got the money but he definitely 99.9% did something shady. Also, the school lunches are terrible except the teriyaki. Like the food they serve us I am questioning if that's actually food or if it's made from something entirely different like I don't want to know. Also, you can't get through a lesson in class without someone getting in trouble or doing something stupid. In my math class the students are absolute shit in there so much that the teacher has to yell at them every day and chew them out. I like the math teacher she's pretty nice but man those students are absolute assholes to her. Like she deserves better. Also, one time a student literally sprayed perfume in class which she is allergic to in another class my friend was in and had a severe allergic reaction. Like there is a whole ass sign giving warnings about her allergies on the door like can you not read. That was the day she almost died but luckily the hospital managed to save her. Man, those students need to have better respect and manners. The only thing I really liked about the school was the teachers and the staff. They were so kind and amazing. They definitely helped me out when I went there. In conclusion we need to have some students background and mental health checked.

I went to this school years ago when I came from Florida! ( public schools here are dreadful…read moreespecially with education), I know principals and requirements probably changed over the years, but I felt comfortable here, it is an online public school when I went so everything was on the computer ( laptop) but of course I chose to go to school daily. I had a lot of credits and honor credits from Florida so I had the opportunity to graduate very very early than anticipated and also got my advanced diploma! The teachers were always there to assist students. The environment was a good one as well, Not around many bad influences and such like you are in regular public school.

What a beautiful school that is definitely there to help their students. They go above and beyond…read moreto help you and I regret not choosing this school before dealing with CCSD.

I went to this school for 7 years from 2016-2023 and loved it. The teachers are very passionate…read moreabout their jobs and I loved almost all of them especially my third grade teacher and my fourth grade teacher. Campus was nice and it was nice having smaller class sizes.

Don't send your kids here!! My kid has came home complaining…read moreeveryday about this school. This is ridiculous how people are getting called racist names and hitting each other!! Mrs. Monto only gives a warning even when it happens numerous times!! She makes people including my kid clean the cafeteria even when they don't volunteer. My kid met wonderful friends at that school but because of Mrs.Monto they can't have fun!

Spring Valley high school is where I have watched my son grow in his sport journey. This has to be…read moreone of my favorite schools in Las Vegas with great fields. My son has played on this field, volunteered on this field and even met some NFL players on this field. We were just here recently for his summer annual camp. Great location, great fields too!

This is such a crappy school! They are so money hungr, it's disgusting! They don't care about…read morebullying, and they don't care if you graduate if you don't pay fees for classes that they require you to take. They don't put together any cool events for the kids. When they have dances, they don't even provide water for the kids, and they only allow kids who have money to be on the sports teams. Send your kid elsewhere because this school doesn't give a damn about their education. Its all about money, money, money. Even worse than Palo Verde and that says a lot!