Western High School was the third high school built in Las Vegas, Nevada, after Las Vegas High School

Las Vegas High School

Las Vegas High School is a public high school in unincorporated Sunrise Manor, Nevada, United States, and a part of the Clark County School District. It is the oldest high school in Las Vegas, originally opening in 1931 on what was originally the outskirts of town...

 (1931) and Rancho High School

Rancho High School

Rancho High School is a high school located at 1900 Searles Avenue in North Las Vegas, Nevada. It is part of the Clark County School District. Opened in 1954, Rancho High School was the third high school founded in the Las Vegas Valley after Las Vegas and Basic....

 (1954). In March 2011 Western was identified as one of five "persistently" low-performing schools in Clark County, Nevada, eligible for federal School Improvement grants

School Improvement Grant

School Improvement Grants are grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Education to state education agencies under Section 1003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965...

. Under the turnaround model for school improvement Western introduced a curriculum of science, technology, engineering and math.

Notable Alumni

• Frank Hawkins
  Frank Hawkins
  Frank Hawkins, Jr. is a former professional football player, a running back who played seven seasons in the NFL with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, from 1981 to 1987.-Football career:...
  
  , former NFL player
• Nicole (Ellingwood) Malachowski
  Nicole Malachowski
  Nicole Margaret Ellingwood Malachowski is a United States Air Force officer and the first female pilot selected to fly as part of the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Thunderbirds...
  
  , first female pilot for the United States Air Force Thunderbirds
• Ronnie Vannucci Jr, drummer for The Killers