Best Public Schools in Zip Code 89502

Summary:

The 89502 zip code area of Reno, Nevada is home to 17 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The data reveals stark disparities in academic performance across these schools, with some standout institutions like Academy Of Arts Careers & Technical and North Star Online School outperforming the county and state averages, while others like E. Otis Vaughn Middle School and Echo Loder Elementary School struggle with single-digit proficiency rates in certain subjects.

The data suggests a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance, with many schools in the 89502 zip code area having very high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. However, there are exceptions, such as Hidden Valley Elementary, which ranked 118th out of 377 Nevada elementary schools and received a 3-star rating despite having a high free/reduced lunch rate.

The unique strengths of alternative and charter school models are also highlighted in the data, with North Star Online School and Academy For Career Education demonstrating strong academic performance. These findings suggest that targeted interventions and support could help improve student outcomes at the underperforming schools in the 89502 zip code area, ensuring equitable access to high-quality education for all students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ACT Mathematics (2024)	ACT English (2024)	EOC Science Exam Science (2024)			SBAC Mathematics (2024)							SBAC Reading (2024)							SBAC 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 10th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science All Grades	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 4th Grade	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
E. Otis Vaughn Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Bresson Avenue	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 333-5160	668	34	19.8	100.0%	74 (11.1%)	34 (5.1%)	491 (73.5%)	17 (2.5%)	8 (1.2%)	13 (1.9%)	31 (4.6%)	13.4	130^th of 153 public middle schools	15.0%		9	149^th of 152 public middle schools	2.0%	19									10.2	9.2	7.1	8.8				17.6	15.7	26.2	19.9	26.2	26.2	$9,736	$1,477	$8,260
Earl Wooster High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1331 East Plumb Lane	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	No	(775) 321-3160	1,509	73	20.8	99.9%	225 (14.9%)	54 (3.6%)	1,052 (69.7%)	76 (5.0%)	24 (1.6%)	21 (1.4%)	56 (3.7%)	16	80^th of 97 public high schools	17.5%		14.8	82^nd of 96 public high schools	14.6%	2	9.7	32.4	8.9		8.6																	$10,283	$952	$9,331
Echo Loder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Apple Street	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 689-2540	387	25	15.4	100.0%	45 (11.6%)	29 (7.5%)	290 (74.9%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)								(n/a)												7.3							9.8			$11,286	$1,453	$9,833
Edward L. Pine Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4800 Neil Road	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(775) 689-2550	835	46	18.3	100.0%	189 (22.6%)	32 (3.8%)	507 (60.7%)	46 (5.5%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	50 (6.0%)	18.8	120^th of 153 public middle schools	21.6%		30.9	95^th of 152 public middle schools	37.5%	25									14.2	15.4	13.2	14.2				23.0	29.9	27.8	26.8	20.8	20.8	$10,586	$1,107	$9,479
Libby Booth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1450 Stewart St	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 333-5140	374	22	17.0	100.0%	100 (26.7%)	31 (8.3%)	184 (49.2%)	14 (3.7%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.1%)	23 (6.1%)	11.7	349^th of 377 public elementary schools	7.4%		24.7	272^nd of 384 public elementary schools	29.2%	77						18.3	25.5					18.8	18.3	25.0					20.5			$14,047	$2,113	$11,935
Roger Corbett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Villanova Drive	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 333-5180	359	23	15.6	100.0%	40 (11.1%)	6 (1.7%)	265 (73.8%)	11 (3.1%)	23 (6.4%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.1%)	17.4	319^th of 377 public elementary schools	15.4%		16.7	325^th of 384 public elementary schools	15.4%	6						21.2		17.5				18.2	26.9	27.3	33.3				29.4			$12,247	$1,195	$11,052
Smithridge S.T.E.M. Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Neil Road	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 689-2560	506	35	14.4	100.0%	69 (13.6%)	24 (4.7%)	375 (74.1%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (4.7%)	26.3	261^st of 377 public elementary schools	30.8%		23.7	277^th of 384 public elementary schools	27.9%	16						47.5	31.6	11.1				29.3	35.0	28.6	24.2				29.0			$12,218	$1,311	$10,907
Veterans Memorial S.T.E.M. Academy	Public	K-5	1200 Locust Street	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 333-5090	284	17	16.7	100.0%	50 (17.6%)	12 (4.2%)	195 (68.7%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.3%)								(n/a)												10.3							18.4			$13,680	$2,234	$11,447
Edwin S. Dodson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4355 Houston Dr	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 689-2530	235	18	13.2	100.0%	80 (34.0%)	5 (2.1%)	121 (51.5%)	12 (5.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.0%)	34	225^th of 377 public elementary schools	40.3%		34.8	222^nd of 384 public elementary schools	42.2%	3						40.9						29.5	36.4	28.2	37.8				34.2			$14,246	$1,673	$12,573
Donner Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5125 Escuela Way	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 689-2626	448	28	16.2	100.0%	146 (32.6%)	22 (4.9%)	212 (47.3%)	19 (4.2%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.2%)	35 (7.8%)	20.1	298^th of 377 public elementary schools	21.0%		17	320^th of 384 public elementary schools	16.7%	22						35.8	20.3	22.1				25.8	26.9	26.1	29.5				27.6			$11,225	$1,340	$9,885
Bailey Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	210 Gentry Way	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(775) 323-6767	177			100.0%	11 (6.2%)	6 (3.4%)	143 (80.8%)	7 (4.0%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)								(n/a)																			10.5			$8,323	$2,058	$6,265
Mariposa Language and Learning Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3875 Glen Street	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(775) 826-4040	179			100.0%	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (96.1%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												23.8		44.4	44.0				37.5			$10,846	$4,330	$6,516
Academy For Career Education	Public, Charter	9-12	2800 Vassar St	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 324-3900	236			29.7%	100 (42.4%)	3 (1.3%)	117 (49.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	50.1	44^th of 97 public high schools	54.6%		71.6	30^th of 96 public high schools	68.8%	14	16.7	40.9		33.3	31.6																	$8,553	$917	$7,636
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%)	91.5	9^th of 97 public high schools	90.7%		95.3	4^th of 96 public high schools	95.8%	5	44.6	72.9	46.8		47.8																	$10,854	$493	$10,361
Washoe Inspire Academy	Public	7-12	1155 Corporate Blvd	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 857-3181	148			100.0%	57 (38.5%)	12 (8.1%)	59 (39.9%)	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.1%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.4%)								(n/a)																						$19,667	$2,535	$17,132
North Star Online School	Public, Alternative	K-12	5450 Riggins Courst Ste. #6	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-6900	656	25	26.2	34.5%	342 (52.1%)	16 (2.4%)	190 (29.0%)	36 (5.5%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (9.6%)								(n/a)	11.9	39.0	33.3		32.6				32.4		22.6	27.6			56.0	56.8	39.5	51.6	49.5	50.0	40.2	$4,996	$456	$4,540
Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2115 Alphabet Drive	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 857-3150	228	16	13.9	100.0%	96 (42.1%)	6 (2.6%)	83 (36.4%)	13 (5.7%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	23 (10.1%)	63.2	118^th of 377 public elementary schools	68.7%		69.9	94^th of 384 public elementary schools	75.5%	24						42.4	43.5	37.5				41.2	48.5	50.0	62.5				53.8			$14,878	$894	$13,984

Cities Near Zip Code 89502

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Reno	0.66 mi	86	16^th
Sparks	2.64 mi	36	20^th
Sun Valley	8.41 mi	1	35^th
Verdi	12.07 mi	1	1^st
Virginia City	14.63 mi	3	7^th

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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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