Superintendent Jhone Ebert wants to make the Clark County School District a desirable destination, not a dismal default. Doing so will require improving student achievement.

Ms. Ebert recently completed one year as superintendent of the nation’s fifth-largest school district . There have been some positives over the past 12 monts. The district improved its graduation rate by more than 5 percentage points . It went from 81.5 percent for the class of 2024 to 86.6 percent for the class of 2025. Last October, data from the Nevada Department of Education showed that 70 percent of district schools made gains on the Nevada School Performance Framework . Among the highlights was a nearly 5 percentage point increase in middle school English proficiency.

These accomplishments reflect the work done under former superintendent Jesus Jara, but they do suggest Ms. Ebert is leading an organization that may have found its footing.…