Carson High School

Summary:

Carson High School is a public high school located in Carson City, Nevada, serving 2,289 students in grades 9-12. The school's student population is predominantly Carson City White (43.69%) and Hispanic (47.27%) students.

Academically, Carson High School has shown mixed performance. While the school's proficiency rates in science and English are generally on par with or slightly above the Carson City and state averages, its math proficiency rates are consistently lower, with only 18.4% of 11th-grade students proficient in 2023-2024 compared to the state average of 19.4%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking relatively well for Asian and Native American students but struggling with Hispanic and English Language Learner students.

When compared to nearby schools, Carson High School generally performs on par or slightly better than other schools in the Carson City district, such as Pioneer Academy. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools in other districts, like Damonte Ranch High School and Galena High School, which have higher academic proficiency rates and better overall rankings.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1111 N. Saliman Rd.
       Carson City, NV  89701


(775) 283-1600

District: Carson City

SchoolDigger Rank:
54th of 97 Nevada High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,934 Help


Feeder schools for Carson High School:

Elementary:    Al Seeliger Elementary
    Bordewich/Bray Elementary
    Edith W. Fritsch Elementary
    Empire Elementary
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Middle:    Carson Middle School
    Eagle Valley Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  21.9 Help
Number of students:  2,275

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.7%
White:
42.4%
Two or more races:
3.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  33.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Carson High School ranks worse than 55.7% of high schools in Nevada. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.01. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Carson High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.7%), White (42.4%), two or more races (3.6%). (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 Carson High School is 21.9. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carson High School is $9,934.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carson High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Carson High School 54th of 97 Nevada public high schools. (See Carson High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Carson City:

SchoolDigger ranks Carson City 8th of 13 Nevada school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Carson High School

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Rank History for all students at Carson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 63.94 25th 55 54.5%
2008 77.07 13th 63 79.4%
2009 65.63 19th 60 68.3%
2010 54.58 24th 47 48.9%
2011 70.05 20th 69 71.0%
2012 63.24 28th 71 60.6%
2013 69.16 36th 110 67.3%
2014 67.11 32nd 105 69.5%
2015 69.10 33rd 107 69.2%
2016 63.85 33rd 113 70.8%
2017 55.34 46th 125 63.2%
2018 61.25 35th 118 70.3%
2019 62.69 42nd 136 69.1%
2021 45.70 45th 101 55.4%
2022 43.60 50th 96 47.9%
2023 53.08 42nd 96 56.3%
2024 41.01 54th 97 44.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Carson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 59.79 24th 50 52.0%
2018 57.23 19th 52 63.5%
2019 52.96 23rd 56 58.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Carson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 53.06 17th 47 63.8%
2018 20.36 49th 53 7.5%
2019 32.64 45th 61 26.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Carson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 56.06 26th 57 54.4%
2018 55.63 20th 60 66.7%
2019 47.10 27th 65 58.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 56.89 25th 75 66.7%
2018 50.75 44th 99 55.6%
2019 51.26 44th 109 59.6%
2021 34.86 27th 52 48.1%
2023 37.24 26th 48 45.8%
2024 26.50 41st 60 31.7%
See the entire list of Best Nevada High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Carson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 66.48 28th 80 65.0%
2018 60.99 30th 99 69.7%
2019 59.02 45th 121 62.8%
2021 37.56 45th 73 38.4%
2022 26.50 51st 67 23.9%
2023 44.06 41st 70 41.4%
2024 33.34 47th 68 30.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Carson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 62.58 27th 79 65.8%
2018 55.36 36th 108 66.7%
2019 61.31 42nd 126 66.7%
2021 41.56 36th 75 52.0%
2022 40.82 38th 75 49.3%
2023 35.58 45th 75 40.0%
2024 29.27 51st 77 33.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Carson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 85.80 3rd 44 93.2%
2018 68.94 16th 49 67.3%
2019 66.62 19th 53 64.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 56.29 26th 73 64.4%
2018 48.13 42nd 92 54.3%
2019 51.68 42nd 110 61.8%
2021 30.80 34th 52 34.6%
2022 24.53 34th 46 26.1%
2023 29.21 33rd 50 34.0%
2024 26.42 45th 60 25.0%
See the entire list of Best Nevada High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Carson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.94 2nd 8 75.0%
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Rank History for White students at Carson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 65.47 23rd 78 70.5%
2018 61.55 31st 100 69.0%
2019 62.91 42nd 117 64.1%
2021 45.97 37th 75 50.7%
2022 32.34 41st 66 37.9%
2023 39.41 36th 62 41.9%
2024 31.33 46th 65 29.2%
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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 Carson High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1200 8 23 94 65 n/a n/a 0 1390
1989 1180 11 23 95 53 n/a n/a 0 1362
1990 1129 7 22 100 55 n/a n/a 0 1313
1991 1156 8 15 123 54 n/a n/a 0 1356
1992 1100 4 15 115 54 n/a n/a 0 1288
1993 1138 11 27 137 48 n/a n/a 0 1361
1994 1611 23 51 172 73 n/a n/a 0 1930
1995 1815 21 53 258 81 n/a n/a 0 2228
1996 1815 21 53 258 81 n/a n/a 0 2228
1997 1877 41 57 257 80 n/a n/a 0 2312
1998 1945 38 56 282 87 n/a n/a 0 2408
1999 1964 27 56 280 85 n/a n/a 0 2412
2000 1935 21 59 341 74 n/a n/a 0 2430
2001 1930 20 46 380 81 n/a n/a 0 2457
2002 2017 25 57 422 73 n/a n/a 0 2594
2003 2017 25 57 422 73 n/a n/a 0 2594
2004 1960 27 60 445 82 n/a n/a 0 2574
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2557 2557
2006 1778 31 78 571 65 n/a n/a 0 2523
2007 1716 22 69 631 65 n/a n/a 0 2503
2008 1619 23 83 629 64 n/a n/a 0 2418
2009 1560 23 78 648 65 n/a n/a 0 2374
2010 1482 31 71 659 61 n/a n/a 0 2304
2011 1309 9 32 720 37 6 98 0 2211
2012 1221 11 25 754 43 4 89 0 2147
2013 1146 11 34 807 44 4 88 0 2134
2014 1133 13 47 884 50 5 60 0 2192
2015 1105 15 51 868 41 9 68 0 2157
2016 1138 17 53 917 42 5 69 0 2241
2017 1115 14 48 921 44 4 67 0 2213
2018 1128 10 49 939 44 5 82 0 2257
2019 1097 11 52 982 42 4 83 0 2271
2020 1076 11 39 1045 42 5 86 0 2304
2021 1063 8 43 1037 49 4 86 0 2290
2022 1012 19 43 1073 53 4 69 3 2276
2023 1000 18 50 1082 51 7 80 1 2289
2024 964 14 53 1108 46 7 81 2 2275

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 Carson High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1390 76.0 18.2 n/a
1989 1362 75.0 18.1 5.5
1990 1313 77.0 17.0 7.3
1991 1356 76.0 17.8 10.5
1992 1288 75.0 17.1 10.3
1993 1361 76.0 17.9 13.2
1994 1930 95.0 20.3 11
1995 2228 111.0 20.1 15.1
1996 2228 111.0 20.1 15.1
1997 2312 112.0 20.6 11.5
1998 2408 113.0 21.3 15.8
1999 2412 111.0 21.7 17.1
2000 2430 116.0 20.9 17.2
2001 2457 117.0 21.0 18.6
2002 2594 122.0 21.3 18.9
2003 2594 122.0 21.3 18.9
2004 2574 136.0 18.9 20.5
2005 2557 n/a n/a n/a
2006 2523 117.0 21.6 n/a
2007 2503 116.0 21.6 n/a
2008 2418 115.0 21.0 18.6
2009 2374 111.0 21.4 21.1
2010 2304 115.0 20.0 23.8
2011 2211 116.0 19.0 28.1
2012 2147 112.0 19.1 35.5
2013 2134 109.0 19.5 38.1
2014 2192 101.0 21.7 41.1
2015 2157 100.0 21.5 35.7
2016 2241 103.0 21.7 37.8
2017 2213 100.0 22.1 35.7
2018 2257 104.0 21.7 27.2
2019 2271 141.0 16.1 45.4
2020 2304 145.0 15.8 48.5
2021 2290 139.0 16.4 45.9
2022 2276 n/a n/a 36.9
2023 2289 100.5 22.7 39.3
2024 2275 103.5 21.9 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 Carson High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1390 76.0 18.2 n/a
1989 1362 75.0 18.1 5.5
1990 1313 77.0 17.0 7.3
1991 1356 76.0 17.8 10.5
1992 1288 75.0 17.1 10.3
1993 1361 76.0 17.9 13.2
1994 1930 95.0 20.3 11
1995 2228 111.0 20.1 15.1
1996 2228 111.0 20.1 15.1
1997 2312 112.0 20.6 11.5
1998 2408 113.0 21.3 15.8
1999 2412 111.0 21.7 17.1
2000 2430 116.0 20.9 17.2
2001 2457 117.0 21.0 18.6
2002 2594 122.0 21.3 18.9
2003 2594 122.0 21.3 18.9
2004 2574 136.0 18.9 20.5
2005 2557 n/a n/a n/a
2006 2523 117.0 21.6 n/a
2007 2503 116.0 21.6 n/a
2008 2418 115.0 21.0 18.6
2009 2374 111.0 21.4 21.1
2010 2304 115.0 20.0 23.8
2011 2211 116.0 19.0 28.1
2012 2147 112.0 19.1 35.5
2013 2134 109.0 19.5 38.1
2014 2192 101.0 21.7 41.1
2015 2157 100.0 21.5 35.7
2016 2241 103.0 21.7 37.8
2017 2213 100.0 22.1 35.7
2018 2257 104.0 21.7 27.2
2019 2271 141.0 16.1 45.4
2020 2304 145.0 15.8 48.5
2021 2290 139.0 16.4 45.9
2022 2276 n/a n/a 36.9
2023 2289 100.5 22.7 39.3
2024 2275 103.5 21.9 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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Carson High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $501 (5.5%) $8,554 (94.5%) $9,055
2020 $536 (5.9%) $8,580 (94.1%) $9,116
2021 $456 (5.0%) $8,593 (95.0%) $9,049
2022 $964 (9.7%) $8,970 (90.3%) $9,934

Data source: Nevada Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Carson High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 42nd of 136 High schoolsRanks 42nd of 96 High schools
 12.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Carson High School)3022.2
 7.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Carson City)27.919.7
 8.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Nevada)25.519.7
 5.8%
11th Grade English (Carson High School)53.746.2
 7.5%
   11th Grade English (Carson City)50.843.5
 7.3%
   11th Grade English (Nevada)46.745.9
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students22712289
 0.8%
African American1118
 63.6%
American Indian4251
 21.4%
Asian5250
 3.8%
Hispanic9821082
 10.2%
Pacific Islander47
 75%
White10971000
 8.8%
Two or More Races8380
 3.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.4%39.3%
 6.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Carson High School

Carson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Al Seeliger Elementary
Elementary : Bordewich/Bray Elementary
Elementary : Edith W. Fritsch Elementary
Elementary : Empire Elementary
Elementary : Fremont Elementary
Elementary : Mark Twain Elementary
Middle : Carson Middle School
Middle : Eagle Valley Middle School

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,275 students attended Carson High School.

Carson High School ranks 54th of 97 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Carson High School are 49% Hispanic, 42% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nevada Department of Education.

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