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)
320006000419	1	Advanced Technologies Academy High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1411 Robin Street	Las Vegas	89106	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	No	(702) 799-7870	1,195	54	22.1	99.9%	249 (20.8%)	107 (9.0%)	552 (46.2%)	181 (15.1%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (0.9%)	91 (7.6%)	$11,117			$1,065			$10,052	98.9	98.8	1
320000100742	2	Coral Academy Sandy Ridge	Public, Charter	8-12	1051 Sandy Ridge Ave	Henderson	89052	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 776-8800	902	31	29	25.1%	334 (37.0%)	56 (6.2%)	159 (17.6%)	225 (24.9%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.9%)	108 (12.0%)	$7,444			$517			$6,927	97.3	93.9	6	4
320006000463	3	College of So NV High School South	Public	11-12	700 College Dr	Henderson	89002	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 651-3080	119	5	23.8	2.5%	65 (54.6%)	7 (5.9%)	25 (21.0%)	17 (14.3%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.5%)	$8,842			$912			$7,930	97.3			(n/a)
320006000444	4	College of So NV High School West	Public	11-12	6375 W Charleston Blvd	Las Vegas	89146	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 651-5030	187	5	37.4	1.6%	59 (31.6%)	16 (8.6%)	63 (33.7%)	29 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	18 (9.6%)	$6,545			$856			$5,689	96.2	98.2	2	2
320006000812	5	West Career & Technical Academy High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11945 W Charleston Blvd	Las Vegas	89135	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	No	(702) 799-4340	1,506	60	25.1	99.8%	586 (38.9%)	91 (6.0%)	324 (21.5%)	370 (24.6%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (0.8%)	119 (7.9%)	$9,107			$998			$8,109	96	96.4	3	2
320006000707	6	Explore Knowledge Academy J-Senior High School	Public, Charter	6-12	5871 Mountain Vista St	Las Vegas	89120	Clark County	Clark County	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 870-5032	300	13	23	1.0%	94 (31.3%)	21 (7.0%)	137 (45.7%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	29 (9.7%)	$9,152			$181			$8,971	95.2			(n/a)
320006000780	7	Southwest Career & Technical Academy High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7050 W Shelbourne Ave	Las Vegas	89113	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	No	(702) 799-5766	1,591	71	22.4	100.0%	382 (24.0%)	135 (8.5%)	355 (22.3%)	511 (32.1%)	4 (0.3%)	43 (2.7%)	161 (10.1%)	$8,686			$1,046			$7,640	94	86.5	11	4
320048000525	8	Coral Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6275 Neil Rd	Reno	89511	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 829-4601	343			20.1%	106 (30.9%)	13 (3.8%)	124 (36.2%)	75 (21.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.7%)	$9,699			$727			$8,973	92.4	94.5	5	3
320048000664	9	Academy Of Arts Careers & Technical	Public, Magnet	9-12	380 Edison Way	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	No	(775) 327-3920	530	29	18.4	18.9%	289 (54.5%)	4 (0.8%)	153 (28.9%)	36 (6.8%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (7.7%)	$10,854			$493			$10,361	91.5	95.3	4	5
320048000257	10	Galena High School	Public	9-12	3600 Butch Cassidy Way	Reno	89511	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 851-5630	1,254	48	26.2	14.0%	867 (69.1%)	11 (0.9%)	230 (18.3%)	54 (4.3%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (6.5%)	$9,484			$670			$8,814	90.5	81.2	20	10

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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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