Best High Schools in Nevada

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ACT and EOC Science Exam test scores by the Nevada Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 97)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
320000100734	61	Nevada Virtual Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	8645 S. Eastern Ave. Suite 100	Las Vegas	89123	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 407-1825	2,153	63	34	57.3%	703 (32.7%)	491 (22.8%)	756 (35.1%)	109 (5.1%)	19 (0.9%)	68 (3.2%)	5 (0.2%)	$7,950			$1,138			$6,812	31.8	29	62	1
320000100856	62	Equipo Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	4131 E. Bonanza Road	Las Vegas	89110	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 907-0432	798			100.0%	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	775 (97.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$9,543			$1,849			$7,693	31.5	19.4	78	16
320012000449	63	West Wendover High School	Public	9-12	2055 Elko Avenue	West Wendover	89883	Elko County	Elko	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 664-3940	318	19	16.7	47.2%	61 (19.2%)	2 (0.6%)	252 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,422			$1,310			$14,112	31.4			(n/a)
320006000571	64	Del Sol Academy of Performing Arts High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3100 E Patrick Ln	Las Vegas	89120	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-6830	2,511	104	24.1	99.9%	301 (12.0%)	358 (14.3%)	1,622 (64.6%)	77 (3.1%)	6 (0.2%)	30 (1.2%)	115 (4.6%)	$10,027			$1,519			$8,508	31	23.2	71	7
320051000267	65	White Pine High School	Public	9-12	1800 Bobcat Drive	Ely	89301	White Pine County	White Pine County School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 289-4811	379	1	379	100.0%	255 (67.3%)	3 (0.8%)	76 (20.1%)	5 (1.3%)	12 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.9%)	$12,672			$1,558			$11,114	29.1	38.5	55	10
320048000210	66	Edward C. Reed High School	Public	9-12	1350 Baring Blvd.	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5700	2,144	86	24.9	27.1%	888 (41.4%)	57 (2.7%)	852 (39.7%)	124 (5.8%)	38 (1.8%)	44 (2.1%)	139 (6.5%)	$8,012			$566			$7,446	29	27.9	64	2
320021000149	67	Albert M. Lowry High School	Public	9-12	5375 Kluncy Canyon Road	Winnemucca	89445	Humboldt County	Humboldt	No	No	No	No	(775) 623-8130	947	45	21	37.7%	515 (54.4%)	5 (0.5%)	380 (40.1%)	4 (0.4%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.3%)	$11,986			$1,558			$10,428	28.7	22.8	72	5
320006000845	68	NV Learning Academy J-Senior High School	Public	6-12	3050 E Flamingo Rd	Las Vegas	89121	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 855-8435	3,137	146	21.4	0.1%	592 (18.9%)	699 (22.3%)	1,291 (41.2%)	159 (5.1%)	10 (0.3%)	115 (3.7%)	270 (8.6%)	$6,101			$829			$5,272	27.9			(n/a)
320012000130	69	Elko High School	Public	7-12	987 College Avenue	Elko	89801	Elko County	Elko	No	No	No	No	(775) 738-7281	1,424	62	22.9	31.0%	662 (46.5%)	13 (0.9%)	618 (43.4%)	15 (1.1%)	81 (5.7%)	4 (0.3%)	31 (2.2%)	$10,086			$699			$9,387	27.4	26.9	65	4
320006000420	70	Silverado High School	Public	9-12	1650 Silver Hawk Ave	Las Vegas	89123	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-5790	2,096	91	23	100.0%	597 (28.5%)	233 (11.1%)	810 (38.6%)	165 (7.9%)	7 (0.3%)	84 (4.0%)	199 (9.5%)	$9,835			$1,143			$8,692	26.7	39.5	54	16

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOC Science Exam Science, ACT Mathematics, ACT English test scores released by the Nevada Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 18, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Nevada Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Nevada Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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