Summary:
The city of Ely, Nevada is home to two high schools: White Pine High School and Steptoe Valley High School, both serving grades 9-12 and part of the White Pine County School District. While White Pine High School has shown improvement in its ranking and academic performance, Steptoe Valley High School has consistently ranked among the lowest in the state.
White Pine High School is the higher-performing of the two, ranking 45th out of 103 Nevada high schools in the 2024-2025 school year with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has demonstrated progress, moving from 65th in 2023-2024 to 55th in 2022-2023. Additionally, White Pine High School outperformed the district and state averages in several academic areas, including ACT English and EOC Science Exam. In contrast, Steptoe Valley High School has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years, ranking 112th out of 136 Nevada high schools in the 2018-2019 school year.
Both high schools face similar challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates of 26.6% and 100% of their students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. While White Pine High School has a higher per-student spending of $12,672 in the 2021-2022 school year compared to $11,383 for Steptoe Valley High School, the latter has a significantly lower student-teacher ratio of 23, compared to 91.9 at White Pine High School.
Thank you for your feedback!