LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Arbor View High School leads at least 21 high schools with a double-digit increase in reported COVID-19 cases on a five-day "stop the spread" pause for Clark County schools Was.
A staggering 37 new cases were reported in Arbor View from January 14-19 on the school district's website, where the total number of cases in each school is tracked daily.
Three other high schools - Spring Valley, Clark and Palo Verde - saw cases rise to 27 over a period of five days. Overall, at least 21 high schools saw an increase in at least 10 cases among students, teachers and staff.
Generally, students are involved in 70% of cases in each school, with teachers and staff making up the remainder. The "central office" district's staff count is different on the district's website.
Lead Middle School in North Valley recorded more new COVID-19 cases than any other middle school in the Valley during a five-day halt after classes at CCSD were canceled due to staffing problems .
The increase shows which schools are currently grappling with COVID-19 problems. The CCSD only reports the running total since July with a cumulative total for each school. The numbers reported by the CCSD include students, teachers and staff. Generally, students are involved in 70% of cases in each school, with teachers and staff making up the remainder. The count of employees of the "central office" district is different.
Here are the schools with the highest jump in cases from January 14 to January 19:
HIGH SCHOOLS
- 37 — Arbor View High School.
- 27 — Spring Valley High School.
- 27 — Clark High School.
- 27 — Palo Vede High School.
- 20 — Desert Oasis High School.
- 19 — Rancho High School.
- 19 — Sierra Vista High School.
- 18 — Mojave High School.
- 18 — Liberty High School.
- 18 — Foothill High School.
- 18 — Durango High School.
- 18 — Coronado High School.
- 17 — Legacy High School.
- 17 — Las Vegas High School.
- 17 — Chaparral High School.
- 16 — Centennial High School.
- 14 — Green Valley High School.
- 14 — Desert Pines High School.
- 14 — Sunrise Mountain High School.
- 13 — Canyon Springs High School.
- 11 — Basic Academy of International Studies.
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
- 12 — Lied Middle School. Cases went from 62 to 74, making Lied the middle school with the highest number of cases in the valley.
- 10 — Thurman White Academy of the Performing Arts (middle school), now the fourth-highest among middle schools.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Case increases were smaller at elementary schools, but enrollments are much smaller, too. Two schools saw increases of seven cases:
- 7 — Beverly Mathis Elementary School. Cases went from 57 to 64 — now the highest of any elementary in the valley.
- 7 — Thomas O’Roarke Elementary School. Cases went from 47 to 54, now tied for second-highest among elementary schools (Elise Wolff Elementary School also with 54).
We will update our list of high schools (Top 20), middle schools (Top 10) and elementaries (Top 10) with the most cases on Thursday.