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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:
77th of 97 Nevada High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,237 Help


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:  25.1 Help
Number of students:  1,308

Racial breakdown:

White:
57.8%
Hispanic:
28.2%
Two or more races:
5.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  33.6% Help


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Compare Details Fernley High School ranks worse than 79.4% of high schools in Nevada. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Lyon School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.74. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Fernley High School has the largest high school student body size in the Lyon School District. Racial makeup is: White (57.8%), Hispanic (28.2%), two or more races (5.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 33.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fernley High School is 25.1. 3 high schools in the Lyon School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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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 77th 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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Lyon:

SchoolDigger ranks Lyon 11th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2006 27.23 43rd 55 21.8%
2008 38.75 40th 63 36.5%
2009 31.00 41st 60 31.7%
2010 48.14 26th 47 44.7%
2011 35.13 50th 69 27.5%
2012 50.61 37th 71 47.9%
2013 72.21 30th 110 72.7%
2014 57.99 52nd 105 50.5%
2015 57.90 53rd 107 50.5%
2016 51.50 44th 113 61.1%
2017 49.98 53rd 125 57.6%
2018 54.78 43rd 118 63.6%
2019 49.98 59th 136 56.6%
2021 28.18 71st 101 29.7%
2022 35.82 60th 96 37.5%
2023 25.04 69th 96 28.1%
2024 19.74 77th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2017 56.17 25th 50 50.0%
2018 64.34 16th 52 69.2%
2019 35.45 36th 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 3rd 53 94.3%
2019 26.91 54th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2017 60.06 19th 57 66.7%
2018 75.94 9th 60 85.0%
2019 39.58 34th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2017 46.51 41st 75 45.3%
2018 54.17 32nd 99 67.7%
2019 53.52 36th 109 67.0%
2024 21.19 49th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2017 50.83 39th 80 51.3%
2018 57.20 35th 99 64.6%
2019 53.42 54th 121 55.4%
2021 28.96 54th 73 26.0%
2022 28.77 49th 67 26.9%
2023 21.85 57th 70 18.6%
2024 16.14 60th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2017 31.38 55th 79 30.4%
2018 46.55 57th 108 47.2%
2019 38.11 77th 126 38.9%
2021 24.06 57th 75 24.0%
2022 37.56 40th 75 46.7%
2023 23.82 56th 75 25.3%
2024 13.32 70th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2017 53.53 29th 73 60.3%
2018 48.58 41st 92 55.4%
2019 51.84 41st 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2017 25.02 64th 78 17.9%
2018 42.99 56th 100 44.0%
2019 30.94 78th 117 33.3%
2021 11.78 71st 75 5.3%
2022 19.07 54th 66 18.2%
2023 9.46 59th 62 4.8%
2024 6.12 65th 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.

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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

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

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

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

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal 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

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 59th of 136 High schoolsRanks 69th 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)31.816.2
 15.6%
   9th Grade Science (Lyon)26.117.9
 8.2%
   9th Grade Science (Nevada)27.721.1
 6.6%
11th Grade Mathematics (Fernley High School)2312.5
 10.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Lyon)24.410.2
 14.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Nevada)25.519.7
 5.8%
11th Grade English (Fernley High School)44.736.8
 7.9%
   11th Grade English (Lyon)43.233.9
 9.3%
   11th Grade English (Nevada)46.745.9
 0.8%
All Grades Science (Fernley High School)30.816
 14.8%
   All Grades Science (Lyon)25.116.3
 8.8%
   All Grades Science (Nevada)26.920.1
 6.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students10961308
 19.3%
African American1222
 83.3%
American Indian4457
 29.5%
Asian2221
 4.5%
Hispanic284369
 29.9%
Pacific Islander1115
 36.4%
White679756
 11.3%
Two or More Races4468
 54.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.4%33.6%
 12.7%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Fernley High School

Fernley High School ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Nevada high schools.

Students at Fernley High School are 58% White, 28% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Fernley High School is fed by the following schools:

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

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,308 students attended Fernley High School.


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