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Best High Schools in Elko, NV

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1,447

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Top rankedElko High School58^th of 103 Nevada high schools

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Elko High School up 11 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Elko, Nevada is home to two high schools: Elko High School and Independence High School. Elko High School is the larger and more established of the two, with an enrollment of 1,433 students, while Independence High School serves a smaller population of 46 students in a correctional setting.

Elko High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nevada high schools, with rankings between 58th and 69th out of 96-103 schools in the past three school years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as EOC Science, ACT Math, and ACT English, has generally been below the Elko district and Nevada state averages. However, the school's 9th grade EOC Science performance, with 52.8% of students proficient or better, is notably higher than the Elko district and Nevada state averages.

In contrast, Independence High School, as a correctional school, has a unique profile with a very low student-teacher ratio of 5.7. This specialized setting likely requires a different approach and set of resources compared to a traditional high school. While Elko High School has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 30.91%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, no such data was provided for Independence High School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT English (2025)	EOC Science Exam Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Independence High School	Public	6-12	100 Youth Center Rd	Elko	89801	Elko County	Correctional School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 738-5907	40	8	5.0		5 (12.5%)	19 (47.5%)	13 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)								(n/a)
Elko High School	Public	9-12	987 College Avenue	Elko	89801	Elko County	Elko	No	No	No	No	(775) 738-7281	1,407	66	21.3	28.6%	679 (48.3%)	8 (0.6%)	593 (42.1%)	14 (1.0%)	77 (5.5%)	5 (0.4%)	31 (2.2%)	37.9	58^th of 103 public high schools	43.7%		27.4	69^th of 97 public high schools	28.9%	11	16.0	44.7	25.9	$10,086	$699	$9,387

Cities Near Elko

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Spring Creek	7.08 mi	6	24^th
Carlin	16.16 mi	4
Wells	45.27 mi	4

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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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