Reno High School

Summary:

Reno High School is a public high school serving 1,796 students in grades 9-12 in Reno, Nevada, which is part of the Washoe County School District. The school consistently ranks among the top high schools in Nevada, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 22nd out of 97 schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

Reno High School's academic performance is particularly strong in certain areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, 40.1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT/Mathematics, significantly higher than the Washoe County (23.1%) and Nevada (19.4%) averages. Additionally, 57.1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT/English, well above the Washoe County (43.4%) and Nevada (45.6%) averages. The school's performance is also exceptional for certain student subgroups, with female students and White students ranking among the top high schools in Nevada.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Sparks High School and Earl Wooster High School, Reno High School's academic performance is significantly stronger. The school's spending per student has also increased over the years, reaching $8,238 in the 2021-2022 school year, which is higher than the state average. While the nearby magnet and charter schools, such as Academy Of Arts Careers & Technical and Coral Academy High School, also demonstrate strong academic performance, Reno High School remains a top-performing public high school in the region.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 395 Booth Street
       Reno, NV  89509


(775) 333-5050

District: Washoe County

SchoolDigger Rank:
22nd of 97 Nevada High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,238 Help


Feeder schools for Reno High School:

Elementary:    Anderson Elementary
    Caughlin Ranch Elementary
    Grace Warner Elementary
    Hunter Lake Elementary
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Middle:    Darrel Swope Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  24.7 Help
Number of students:  1,796

Racial breakdown:

White:
58.0%
Hispanic:
26.1%
Two or more races:
6.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23.7% Help


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Compare Details Reno High School ranks better than 77.3% of high schools in Nevada. It also ranks 4th among 14 ranked high schools in the Washoe County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.34. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (58%), Hispanic (26.1%), two or more races (6.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 23.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Reno High School is 24.7. 9 high schools in the Washoe County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Reno High School is $8,238. 15 high schools in the Washoe County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Reno High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Reno High School 22nd of 97 Nevada public high schools. (See Reno High School in the ranking list.)

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Washoe County:

SchoolDigger ranks Washoe County 5th of 13 Nevada school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Reno High School

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Rank History for all students at Reno High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 83.43 9th 55 83.6%
2008 73.80 16th 63 74.6%
2009 77.89 9th 60 85.0%
2010 71.31 12th 47 74.5%
2011 79.69 13th 69 81.2%
2012 77.92 17th 71 76.1%
2013 75.95 25th 110 77.3%
2014 80.05 15th 105 85.7%
2015 80.22 19th 107 82.2%
2016 79.45 18th 113 84.1%
2017 79.82 16th 125 87.2%
2018 82.47 15th 118 87.3%
2019 90.09 14th 136 89.7%
2021 82.87 18th 101 82.2%
2022 84.18 15th 96 84.4%
2023 81.33 19th 96 80.2%
2024 73.34 22nd 97 77.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Reno High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 79.86 8th 50 84.0%
2018 81.27 8th 52 84.6%
2019 86.20 9th 56 83.9%
2021 58.94 8th 19 57.9%
2022 69.64 6th 21 71.4%
2023 70.90 6th 17 64.7%
See the entire list of Best Nevada High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Reno High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 84.90 2nd 47 95.7%
2018 34.02 38th 53 28.3%
2019 54.42 14th 61 77.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Reno High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 77.88 5th 57 91.2%
2018 82.03 6th 60 90.0%
2019 47.10 27th 65 58.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Reno High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 76.52 10th 75 86.7%
2018 71.64 19th 99 80.8%
2019 83.04 17th 109 84.4%
2021 43.56 23rd 52 55.8%
2022 55.47 14th 38 63.2%
2023 46.71 23rd 48 52.1%
2024 40.77 31st 60 48.3%
See the entire list of Best Nevada High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Reno High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 87.92 4th 80 95.0%
2018 79.41 16th 99 83.8%
2019 87.55 15th 121 87.6%
2021 83.76 15th 73 79.5%
2022 89.17 5th 67 92.5%
2023 78.76 18th 70 74.3%
2024 73.21 18th 68 73.5%
See the entire list of Best Nevada High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Military Connected students at Reno High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 98.00 1st 10 90.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Reno High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 84.22 10th 79 87.3%
2018 82.22 14th 108 87.0%
2019 90.00 13th 126 89.7%
2021 83.23 12th 75 84.0%
2022 87.17 9th 75 88.0%
2023 76.05 21st 75 72.0%
2024 70.93 25th 77 67.5%
See the entire list of Best Nevada High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Reno High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 68.16 13th 44 70.5%
2018 81.21 11th 49 77.6%
2019 48.47 28th 53 47.2%
2021 57.34 15th 27 44.4%
2022 63.00 13th 29 55.2%
2023 94.95 1st 26 96.2%
2024 38.88 19th 25 24.0%
See the entire list of Best Nevada High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Reno High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 83.25 11th 73 84.9%
2018 51.92 34th 92 63.0%
2019 73.24 22nd 110 80.0%
2021 62.49 14th 52 73.1%
2022 63.02 15th 46 67.4%
2023 47.37 21st 50 58.0%
2024 46.91 27th 60 55.0%
See the entire list of Best Nevada High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Reno High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 82.23 8th 78 89.7%
2018 77.67 18th 100 82.0%
2019 86.59 17th 117 85.5%
2021 83.53 15th 75 80.0%
2022 87.95 6th 66 90.9%
2023 78.04 12th 62 80.6%
2024 69.49 20th 65 69.2%
See the entire list of Best Nevada High Schools for White Students!

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 Reno High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1285 14 95 64 19 n/a n/a -1 1476
1989 1156 13 84 64 12 n/a n/a 0 1329
1990 1088 9 80 70 15 n/a n/a 0 1262
1991 1081 11 66 87 19 n/a n/a 0 1264
1992 1114 16 78 96 21 n/a n/a 0 1325
1993 1112 18 73 95 22 n/a n/a 0 1320
1994 1151 17 80 103 20 n/a n/a 0 1371
1995 1244 37 94 127 28 n/a n/a 0 1530
1996 1244 37 94 127 28 n/a n/a 0 1530
1997 1329 35 106 146 19 n/a n/a 0 1635
1998 1383 38 115 129 19 n/a n/a 0 1684
1999 1385 49 134 136 19 n/a n/a 0 1723
2000 1377 48 129 155 23 n/a n/a 0 1732
2001 1359 48 130 157 28 n/a n/a 0 1722
2002 1367 39 152 147 21 n/a n/a 0 1726
2003 1367 39 152 147 21 n/a n/a 0 1726
2004 1464 37 153 159 18 n/a n/a 0 1831
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1847 1847
2006 1449 46 155 208 27 n/a n/a 0 1885
2007 1460 49 130 217 35 n/a n/a 0 1891
2008 1456 48 124 207 25 n/a n/a 0 1860
2009 1366 50 111 237 30 n/a n/a 0 1794
2010 1354 30 102 235 29 n/a n/a 0 1750
2011 1222 23 84 281 19 5 79 0 1713
2012 1183 28 77 263 17 6 80 0 1654
2013 1163 29 95 287 17 9 84 0 1684
2014 1119 31 85 279 21 11 83 0 1629
2015 1115 26 90 309 21 13 94 0 1668
2016 1098 31 94 355 22 18 85 0 1703
2017 1120 21 73 319 22 16 105 0 1676
2018 1117 25 89 311 19 14 100 0 1675
2019 1119 34 83 334 14 15 116 0 1715
2020 1125 36 77 356 11 15 108 0 1728
2021 1085 50 82 378 9 18 102 0 1724
2022 1150 54 101 485 9 19 125 0 1943
2023 1042 38 90 469 12 23 122 0 1796

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 Reno High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1476 65.0 22.7 n/a
1989 1329 63.0 21.0 3
1990 1262 60.0 21.0 7.5
1991 1264 59.0 21.4 4.4
1992 1325 63.0 21.0 6.4
1993 1320 62.0 21.3 7.3
1994 1371 63.0 21.8 5.8
1995 1530 70.5 21.7 14
1996 1530 70.5 21.7 14
1997 1635 72.2 22.6 6.7
1998 1684 78.8 21.4 9.7
1999 1723 85.2 20.2 13.3
2000 1732 83.4 20.8 17.1
2001 1722 85.0 20.3 10.5
2002 1726 79.0 21.8 7.1
2003 1726 79.0 21.8 7.1
2004 1831 88.5 20.7 6
2005 1847 n/a n/a n/a
2006 1885 82.0 23.0 n/a
2007 1891 77.5 24.4 n/a
2008 1860 80.5 23.1 11.8
2009 1794 80.5 22.3 11.4
2010 1750 74.5 23.4 14
2011 1713 71.0 24.1 16.9
2012 1654 71.0 23.2 16
2013 1684 66.5 25.3 17.8
2014 1629 68.5 23.7 17.5
2015 1668 72.0 23.1 17.2
2016 1703 74.0 23.0 18.7
2017 1676 75.0 22.3 16.4
2018 1675 68.0 24.6 13.5
2019 1715 73.0 23.4 18.8
2020 1728 75.0 23.0 18.8
2021 1724 76.0 22.6 21
2022 1943 n/a n/a 21.8
2023 1796 72.5 24.7 23.7

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 Reno High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1476 65.0 22.7 n/a
1989 1329 63.0 21.0 3
1990 1262 60.0 21.0 7.5
1991 1264 59.0 21.4 4.4
1992 1325 63.0 21.0 6.4
1993 1320 62.0 21.3 7.3
1994 1371 63.0 21.8 5.8
1995 1530 70.5 21.7 14
1996 1530 70.5 21.7 14
1997 1635 72.2 22.6 6.7
1998 1684 78.8 21.4 9.7
1999 1723 85.2 20.2 13.3
2000 1732 83.4 20.8 17.1
2001 1722 85.0 20.3 10.5
2002 1726 79.0 21.8 7.1
2003 1726 79.0 21.8 7.1
2004 1831 88.5 20.7 6
2005 1847 n/a n/a n/a
2006 1885 82.0 23.0 n/a
2007 1891 77.5 24.4 n/a
2008 1860 80.5 23.1 11.8
2009 1794 80.5 22.3 11.4
2010 1750 74.5 23.4 14
2011 1713 71.0 24.1 16.9
2012 1654 71.0 23.2 16
2013 1684 66.5 25.3 17.8
2014 1629 68.5 23.7 17.5
2015 1668 72.0 23.1 17.2
2016 1703 74.0 23.0 18.7
2017 1676 75.0 22.3 16.4
2018 1675 68.0 24.6 13.5
2019 1715 73.0 23.4 18.8
2020 1728 75.0 23.0 18.8
2021 1724 76.0 22.6 21
2022 1943 n/a n/a 21.8
2023 1796 72.5 24.7 23.7

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 Reno High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $160 (2.1%) $7,350 (97.9%) $7,511
2020 $158 (2.1%) $7,342 (97.9%) $7,500
2021 $354 (4.6%) $7,400 (95.4%) $7,754
2022 $595 (7.2%) $7,643 (92.8%) $8,238

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Reno High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 14th of 136 High schoolsRanks 19th of 96 High schools
 9.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade Science (Reno High School)53.736.9
 16.8%
   9th Grade Science (Washoe County)31.524.5
 7%
   9th Grade Science (Nevada)27.721.1
 6.6%
11th Grade Mathematics (Reno High School)5441.9
 12.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Washoe County)30.821.9
 8.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Nevada)25.519.7
 5.8%
11th Grade English (Reno High School)71.165.6
 5.5%
   11th Grade English (Washoe County)46.745.8
 0.9%
   11th Grade English (Nevada)46.745.9
 0.8%
All Grades Science (Reno High School)53.235.1
 18.1%
   All Grades Science (Washoe County)30.923.9
 7%
   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 Students17151796
 4.7%
African American3438
 11.8%
American Indian1412
 14.3%
Asian8390
 8.4%
Hispanic334469
 40.4%
Pacific Islander1523
 53.3%
White11191042
 6.9%
Two or More Races116122
 5.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients18.8%23.7%
 4.8%


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Reno High School ranks 22nd of 97 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Reno High School are 58% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,796 students attended Reno High School.


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