The Las Vegas Academy of the Arts (LVA) is a public magnet high school dedicated to Performing and Visual Arts. Students must choose a major in which to audition for – 2D Visual Design, 3D Sculpture, Media Arts & Communication, Film/Video Production, Photography, Dance, Theatre Acting, Theatre Tech, Band, Guitar, Jazz, Mariachi, Orchestra, Piano, and Vocal. LVA graduates consistently 99+% of students. On average LVA seniors are offered over 20 million dollars in scholarships each year.

First, you must submit an application (you can apply online at https://magnet.ccsd.net/. Applications are due by 3:00 pm, January 13, 2026. Once submitted, an email will be sent with your confirmation. Audition information is available at lasvegasacademy.net under the Admissions tab. Auditions are open to students entering grades 9, 10, and 11. Admissions decisions are made based on that audition.

Federal regulations for Magnet Schools mandate that all students be apprised on the same date. After the lottery applicants will be emailed their results. Please contact your first choice school if you have not received the notification email by March 2026. Unfortunately, no magnet school can tell you any information before that date.

Yes. CCSD Transportation picks up LVA students from all over the valley, including Boulder City! Due to our busy rehearsal schedules, LVA has a late bus every day at 4 pm – including Fridays.

Your school starts at 7 am and ends at 2 pm (thirty minutes longer). Our academic program is rigorous and grades are very important. Students are expected to maintain a 2.0 GPA to remain at LVA and to be eligible for performances, special school activities, field trips, etc.

Students will receive double the amount of instruction in their major, than in their normal zone programs. Our major blocks are 86 minutes every single day, with academic and elective courses happening every other day.

At LVA, students grow artistically, academically, emotionally and as leaders. Your journey is your own and your competition will be with yourself, to progress personally as much as you can. There are incredible, unique opportunities for students - including performing and making art in the community, traveling nationally and internationally, and working with world-class guest artists as part of our Master Artist Series.

For more detailed information, check out www.lasvegasacademy.net.

No – we do not have an athletic program. LVA students can participate in sports at their zoned home school or in club sports, as long as they are eligible. We do have concerts, plays, exhibits, and after school activities 140 out of 180 school nights in a school year.

Students must have a LOVE of and passion for the arts (or ready to appreciate them). Instead of going to football and basketball games, students go to plays, dance shows, art shows, and concerts. If accepted, you must want to come here and you agree to stay for the entire school year. Please remember that many other students wanted the seat you accepted to you, so it is important that you fill all the requirements of being an LVA student.

LVA students are kind, hard-working, passionate, dedicated, intelligent and creative! Our community is unique and there is a place for everyone to thrive and succeed. Every year our students make lifelong friendships because we are brought together by shared interests and passion.