Fernley High School

Summary:

Fernley High School is a public high school in Fernley, Nevada, serving 1,308 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Lyon School District, which is ranked 11th out of 13 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fernley High School has a diverse student population, with 57.8% White, 28.21% Hispanic, and 4.36% Native American students. Compared to the nearby Silver Stage High School, which has a higher percentage of White students, Fernley High School has a more racially diverse student body. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on various exams, is generally lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Fernley High School's proficiency rates in EOC Science (16.2%) and ACT Mathematics (7.3%) were significantly lower than the state averages of 20.2% and 19.4%, respectively. In contrast, Silver Stage High School performed better than Fernley High School in these metrics.

Fernley High School's performance also varies across different student subgroups. The school ranks lower for White students, female students, and male students compared to other Nevada high schools. Additionally, Fernley High School has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 29.14% to 35.57% over the past three school years, which is higher than the nearby Silver Stage High School. The school's per-student spending has increased in recent years, but its student-teacher ratio of 25.1 in 2022-2023 is higher than Silver Stage High School's ratio of 19.0, suggesting potential differences in resource distribution.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1300 Hwy 95A South
Fernley, NV 89408

(775) 575-3400

District: Lyon

SchoolDigger Rank:
77^th of 97 Nevada High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,237

Feeder schools for Fernley High School:

Elementary:	Cottonwood Elementary School
	East Valley Elementary School
	Fernley Elementary School
Middle:	Fernley Intermediate School
	Silverland Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 24.4

Number of students: 1,321

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.2%

Hispanic:

28.8%

Two or more races:

6.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fernley High School ranks worse than 79.4% of high schools in Nevada. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Lyon School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.74. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Fernley High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Fernley High School has the largest high school student body size in the Lyon School District. Racial makeup is: White (55.2%), Hispanic (28.8%), two or more races (6.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fernley High School is 24.4. 3 high schools in the Lyon School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Fernley High School employs 54 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fernley High School is $9,237, which is the lowest among 5 high schools in the Lyon School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fernley High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fernley High School 77^th of 97 Nevada public high schools. (See Fernley High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Lyon:

SchoolDigger ranks Lyon 11^th of 13 Nevada school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fernley High School

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Rank History for all students at Fernley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NV State Percentile
2006	27.23	43^rd	55	21.8%
2008	38.75	40^th	63	36.5%
2009	31.00	41^st	60	31.7%
2010	48.14	26^th	47	44.7%
2011	35.13	50^th	69	27.5%
2012	50.61	37^th	71	47.9%
2013	72.21	30^th	110	72.7%
2014	57.99	52^nd	105	50.5%
2015	57.90	53^rd	107	50.5%
2016	51.50	44^th	113	61.1%
2017	49.98	53^rd	125	57.6%
2018	54.78	43^rd	118	63.6%
2019	49.98	59^th	136	56.6%
2021	28.18	71^st	101	29.7%
2022	35.82	60^th	96	37.5%
2023	25.04	69^th	96	28.1%
2024	19.74	77^th	97	20.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Fernley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NV State Percentile
2017	56.17	25^th	50	50.0%
2018	64.34	16^th	52	69.2%
2019	35.45	36^th	56	35.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fernley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NV State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	89.33	3^rd	53	94.3%
2019	26.91	54^th	61	11.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Fernley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NV State Percentile
2017	60.06	19^th	57	66.7%
2018	75.94	9^th	60	85.0%
2019	39.58	34^th	65	47.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fernley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NV State Percentile
2017	46.51	41^st	75	45.3%
2018	54.17	32^nd	99	67.7%
2019	53.52	36^th	109	67.0%
2024	21.19	49^th	60	18.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Fernley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NV State Percentile
2017	50.83	39^th	80	51.3%
2018	57.20	35^th	99	64.6%
2019	53.42	54^th	121	55.4%
2021	28.96	54^th	73	26.0%
2022	28.77	49^th	67	26.9%
2023	21.85	57^th	70	18.6%
2024	16.14	60^th	68	11.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Fernley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NV State Percentile
2017	31.38	55^th	79	30.4%
2018	46.55	57^th	108	47.2%
2019	38.11	77^th	126	38.9%
2021	24.06	57^th	75	24.0%
2022	37.56	40^th	75	46.7%
2023	23.82	56^th	75	25.3%
2024	13.32	70^th	77	9.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fernley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NV State Percentile
2017	53.53	29^th	73	60.3%
2018	48.58	41^st	92	55.4%
2019	51.84	41^st	110	62.7%

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Rank History for White students at Fernley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NV State Percentile
2017	25.02	64^th	78	17.9%
2018	42.99	56^th	100	44.0%
2019	30.94	78^th	117	33.3%
2021	11.78	71^st	75	5.3%
2022	19.07	54^th	66	18.2%
2023	9.46	59^th	62	4.8%
2024	6.12	65^th	65	0.0%

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Data source: test scores: Nevada Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Nevada Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Fernley High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	383	1	3	16	18	n/a	n/a	0	421
1989	359	2	6	18	13	n/a	n/a	0	398
1990	304	1	5	24	24	n/a	n/a	0	358
1991	299	2	7	19	11	n/a	n/a	0	338
1992	365	1	6	8	15	n/a	n/a	0	395
1993	386	1	11	12	20	n/a	n/a	0	430
1994	430	1	15	15	23	n/a	n/a	0	484
1995	469	9	9	27	54	n/a	n/a	0	568
1996	469	9	9	27	54	n/a	n/a	0	568
1997	505	6	9	22	57	n/a	n/a	0	599
1998	558	5	13	26	46	n/a	n/a	0	648
1999	589	4	10	35	49	n/a	n/a	0	687
2000	581	2	12	32	39	n/a	n/a	0	666
2001	605	3	14	39	46	n/a	n/a	0	707
2002	528	4	10	50	46	n/a	n/a	0	638
2003	528	4	10	50	46	n/a	n/a	0	638
2004	528	4	12	65	45	n/a	n/a	0	654
2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	743	743
2006	671	14	13	116	48	n/a	n/a	0	862
2007	695	16	19	128	48	n/a	n/a	0	906
2008	756	20	24	127	46	n/a	n/a	0	973
2009	704	19	20	144	36	n/a	n/a	0	923
2010	677	24	25	161	41	n/a	n/a	0	928
2011	646	17	17	195	26	6	45	0	952
2012	670	16	17	208	24	8	48	0	991
2013	630	18	10	213	25	7	40	0	943
2014	629	10	14	196	27	7	44	0	927
2015	627	14	18	201	37	5	49	0	951
2016	623	8	18	220	37	4	51	0	961
2017	670	8	19	235	39	7	29	0	1007
2018	674	13	15	249	44	9	36	0	1040
2019	679	12	22	284	44	11	44	0	1096
2020	737	14	23	308	40	9	39	0	1170
2021	768	13	18	312	52	12	34	0	1209
2022	738	12	22	349	50	12	56	0	1239
2023	756	22	21	369	57	15	68	0	1308
2024	729	19	25	381	62	18	86	1	1321

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fernley High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	421	23.0	18.3	n/a
1989	398	23.0	17.3	6
1990	358	22.0	16.2	n/a
1991	338	21.0	16.0	11.8
1992	395	22.0	17.9	13.9
1993	430	24.0	17.9	17.2
1994	484	27.0	17.9	19.6
1995	568	33.0	17.2	26.8
1996	568	33.0	17.2	26.8
1997	599	36.0	16.6	16.7
1998	648	39.0	16.6	24.5
1999	687	39.0	17.6	23.7
2000	666	41.0	16.2	22.8
2001	707	43.0	16.4	24.9
2002	638	39.0	16.4	27.4
2003	638	39.0	16.4	27.4
2004	654	46.0	14.2	26.8
2005	743	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	862	45.0	19.2	n/a
2007	906	54.0	16.8	n/a
2008	973	57.0	17.1	26.9
2009	923	58.0	15.9	29.1
2010	928	52.0	17.8	29
2011	952	51.0	18.6	35.5
2012	991	47.0	21.0	37.4
2013	943	51.0	18.4	41
2014	927	49.0	18.9	40.3
2015	951	21.0	45.2	38.3
2016	961	45.0	21.3	48
2017	1007	47.0	21.4	42.8
2018	1040	50.0	20.8	44.4
2019	1096	47.0	23.3	46.4
2020	1170	47.0	24.8	33.5
2021	1209	54.0	22.3	35.6
2022	1239	n/a	n/a	29.1
2023	1308	52.0	25.1	33.6
2024	1321	54.0	24.4	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Fernley High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	421	23.0	18.3	n/a
1989	398	23.0	17.3	6
1990	358	22.0	16.2	n/a
1991	338	21.0	16.0	11.8
1992	395	22.0	17.9	13.9
1993	430	24.0	17.9	17.2
1994	484	27.0	17.9	19.6
1995	568	33.0	17.2	26.8
1996	568	33.0	17.2	26.8
1997	599	36.0	16.6	16.7
1998	648	39.0	16.6	24.5
1999	687	39.0	17.6	23.7
2000	666	41.0	16.2	22.8
2001	707	43.0	16.4	24.9
2002	638	39.0	16.4	27.4
2003	638	39.0	16.4	27.4
2004	654	46.0	14.2	26.8
2005	743	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	862	45.0	19.2	n/a
2007	906	54.0	16.8	n/a
2008	973	57.0	17.1	26.9
2009	923	58.0	15.9	29.1
2010	928	52.0	17.8	29
2011	952	51.0	18.6	35.5
2012	991	47.0	21.0	37.4
2013	943	51.0	18.4	41
2014	927	49.0	18.9	40.3
2015	951	21.0	45.2	38.3
2016	961	45.0	21.3	48
2017	1007	47.0	21.4	42.8
2018	1040	50.0	20.8	44.4
2019	1096	47.0	23.3	46.4
2020	1170	47.0	24.8	33.5
2021	1209	54.0	22.3	35.6
2022	1239	n/a	n/a	29.1
2023	1308	52.0	25.1	33.6
2024	1321	54.0	24.4	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Fernley High School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$288 (3.5%)	$7,839 (96.5%)	$8,127
2020	$302 (3.8%)	$7,731 (96.2%)	$8,033
2021	$655 (7.9%)	$7,594 (92.1%)	$8,249
2022	$1,037 (11.2%)	$8,200 (88.8%)	$9,237

Data source: Nevada Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Fernley High School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 59^th of 136 High schools	Ranks 69^th of 96 High schools	28.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
9th Grade Science (Fernley High School)	31.8	16.2	15.6%
9th Grade Science (Lyon)	26.1	17.9	8.2%
9th Grade Science (Nevada)	27.7	21.1	6.6%
11th Grade Mathematics (Fernley High School)	23	12.5	10.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (Lyon)	24.4	10.2	14.2%
11th Grade Mathematics (Nevada)	25.5	19.7	5.8%
11th Grade English (Fernley High School)	44.7	36.8	7.9%
11th Grade English (Lyon)	43.2	33.9	9.3%
11th Grade English (Nevada)	46.7	45.9	0.8%
All Grades Science (Fernley High School)	30.8	16	14.8%
All Grades Science (Lyon)	25.1	16.3	8.8%
All Grades Science (Nevada)	26.9	20.1	6.8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	1096	1308	19.3%
African American	12	22	83.3%
American Indian	44	57	29.5%
Asian	22	21	4.5%
Hispanic	284	369	29.9%
Pacific Islander	11	15	36.4%
White	679	756	11.3%
Two or More Races	44	68	54.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	46.4%	33.6%	12.7%

Schools Near Fernley High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ACT Mathematics (2024)	ACT English (2024)	EOC Science Exam Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science 9th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fernley High School	Public	9-12	1300 Hwy 95A South	Fernley	89408	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 575-3400	1,321	54	24.4	100.0%	729 (55.2%)	19 (1.4%)	381 (28.8%)	25 (1.9%)	62 (4.7%)	18 (1.4%)	86 (6.5%)	19.7	77^th of 97 public high schools	20.6%		25	69^th of 96 public high schools	28.1%	8	7.3	30.2	17.0	16.2	$9,237	$1,037	$8,200
Silver Stage High School	Public	9-12	3755 W. Spruce Avenue	Silver Springs	89429	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 577-5071	346	21	16.8	100.0%	240 (69.4%)	3 (0.9%)	67 (19.4%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.2%)	23 (6.6%)	36.9	58^th of 97 public high schools	40.2%		46.7	47^th of 96 public high schools	51.0%	11		25.0	42.9	23.2	$13,190	$1,671	$11,519
Eagle Ridge High School	Public	7-12	3755 W. Spruce Street	Silver Springs	89429	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 577-5082	10	0		30.0%	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$19,030	$2,014	$17,016
Pyramid Lake High School	Public	6-12	711 State Street	Nixon	89424	Washoe County	Pyramid Lake High School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(775) 574-1016	138	8	17.2	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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