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Sparks High School

Q: Is Sparks High School a good school?

Sparks High School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Nevada high schools.

Q: How many students attend Sparks High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,211 students attended Sparks High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sparks High School?

Students at Sparks High School are 78% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools feed into Sparks High School?

Sparks High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Alice Maxwell Elementary Elementary : Florence Drake Elementary Elementary : Greenbrae Elementary Elementary : Lincoln Park Elementary Elementary : Robert Mitchell Elementary

Public Grades 9-12

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 103 Nevada High Schools

Better than 1% of Nevada high schools

Summary

Sparks High School is a public high school in Sparks, Nevada, serving 1,278 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Washoe County School District, which is ranked 4 out of 12 districts in Nevada and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Sparks High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Nevada high schools, with a 0-star rating.

Sparks High School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 8.8% of students proficient or better in the EOC Science Exam, compared to 23.3% in Washoe County and 23.1% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate is also lower, around 81-82%, compared to state and district averages. Additionally, Sparks High School has had high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.6% to 48.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's student population is also economically disadvantaged, with over 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Earl Wooster High School, Procter R. Hug High School, and Academy of Arts Careers & Technical, Sparks High School's performance is generally lower. Some of the higher-performing schools in the area are magnet or charter schools, like Alpine Academy High School and TMCC Magnet School, which may attract a different student population and offer more specialized programs.

1,211

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,782

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

820 15th St
Sparks, NV 89431

(775) 353-5550

District: Washoe County

Feeder schools for Sparks High School:

Elementary:	Alice Maxwell Elementary
	Florence Drake Elementary
	Greenbrae Elementary
	Lincoln Park Elementary
	More...
	Robert Mitchell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.4%

White:

11.3%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (10% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 27% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg33%

Nevada avg35%

102^nd of 103

Nevada public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 14High Schools in the Washoe County

4^th of 12Washoe County among Nevada districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	102 of 103	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	96 of 97	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	96 of 96	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	95 of 96	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	100 of 101	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	121 of 136	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	94 of 118	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	90 of 125	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.5	92 of 113	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	89 of 107	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.4	80 of 105	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	82 of 110	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.6	53 of 71	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.0	58 of 69	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.9	35 of 47	25.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.8	26 of 60	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	13.0	55 of 63	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.7	46 of 55	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	1.1	53 of 53	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	37 of 49	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	53.3	26 of 44	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	27.0	53 of 61	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	53 of 53	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	43.9	22 of 47	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	15.1	103 of 121	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	85 of 99	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	66 of 80	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	19.5	95 of 110	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	77 of 92	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.4	40 of 73	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2024	10.4	60 of 60	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	96 of 109	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	78 of 99	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.4	42 of 75	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2024	7.8	77 of 77	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	111 of 126	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	79 of 108	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.1	50 of 79	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	10.0	52 of 56	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	50 of 52	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	21.8	61 of 65	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	35 of 60	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.0	42 of 57	26.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	11.8	108 of 117	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	86 of 100	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	70 of 78	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2019)15th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2019)14th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)13th percentile~ school

White (2019)8th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)7th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2019)6th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Asian (2019)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

English12%-36 vs state

Science9%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Sparks 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
Sparks High School	Public	9-12	820 15th St	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5550	1,211	60	20.3	100.0%	137 (11.3%)	30 (2.5%)	949 (78.4%)	28 (2.3%)	13 (1.1%)	18 (1.5%)	36 (3.0%)	6.8	102^nd of 103 public high schools	1.0%		8	96^th of 97 public high schools	1.0%	6		11.6	8.8	$9,782	$1,234	$8,548
Procter R. Hug High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3530 Sullivan Lane	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(775) 333-5300	2,008	98	20.5	100.0%	224 (11.2%)	66 (3.3%)	1,535 (76.4%)	65 (3.2%)	15 (0.7%)	35 (1.7%)	65 (3.2%)	14.3	92^nd of 103 public high schools	10.7%		13.5	88^th of 97 public high schools	9.3%	4	8.3	21.7	15.6	$10,198	$1,224	$8,974
Academy For Career Education	Public, Charter	9-12	2800 Vassar St	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 324-3900	275	11	24.1	31.3%	110 (40.0%)	1 (0.4%)	147 (53.5%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.0%)	44.7	50^th of 103 public high schools	51.5%		50.1	44^th of 97 public high schools	54.6%	6	15.8	33.3	38.5	$8,553	$917	$7,636
Washoe Inspire Academy	Public	6-12	1155 Corporate Blvd	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 857-3181	113	0		99.1%	40 (35.4%)	4 (3.5%)	52 (46.0%)	2 (1.8%)	4 (3.5%)	2 (1.8%)	9 (8.0%)								(n/a)				$19,667	$2,535	$17,132
Alpine Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1421 Pullman Dr	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 356-1166	224	10	22.4	19.6%	117 (52.2%)	1 (0.4%)	73 (32.6%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (10.3%)	46.8	49^th of 103 public high schools	52.4%		50.5	41^st of 97 public high schools	57.7%	8		51.0	23.8	$7,619	$1,005	$6,613
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	572	28	20.4	24.3%	300 (52.4%)	4 (0.7%)	181 (31.6%)	42 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.2%)	89	11^th of 103 public high schools	89.3%		91.5	9^th of 97 public high schools	90.7%	2	45.6	72.8	46.5	$10,854	$493	$10,361
Edward C. Reed High School	Public	9-12	1350 Baring Blvd.	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5700	2,092	86	24.3	33.5%	801 (38.3%)	53 (2.5%)	916 (43.8%)	101 (4.8%)	27 (1.3%)	47 (2.2%)	145 (6.9%)	23.8	73^rd of 103 public high schools	29.1%		29	66^th of 97 public high schools	32.0%	7	19.3	35.6	13.6	$8,012	$566	$7,446
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	1,338	71	18.9	100.0%	171 (12.8%)	47 (3.5%)	964 (72.0%)	69 (5.2%)	10 (0.7%)	25 (1.9%)	50 (3.7%)	17.9	84^th of 103 public high schools	18.4%		16	80^th of 97 public high schools	17.5%	4	13.5	34.2	10.3	$10,283	$952	$9,331
Tmcc Magnet School	Public, Magnet	10-12	7000 Dandini Blvd	Reno	89512	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	No	(775) 674-7660	245	6	44.5	16.7%	113 (46.1%)	5 (2.0%)	66 (26.9%)	34 (13.9%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	19 (7.8%)								(n/a)	71.7			$7,221	$231	$6,990
Davidson Academy	Public	6-12	1164 N. Virginia St. Jot Travi	Reno	89503	Washoe County	Davidson Academy	No	No	No	No	(775) 682-5800	169	11	15.0		42 (24.9%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	95 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	23 (13.6%)								(n/a)				$21,832	$00	$21,832

Frequently Asked Questions about Sparks High School

How many students attend Sparks High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,211 students attended Sparks High School.

What is the racial makeup of Sparks High School?

Students at Sparks High School are 78% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Sparks High School?

Sparks High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alice Maxwell Elementary
Elementary : Florence Drake Elementary
Elementary : Greenbrae Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Park Elementary
Elementary : Robert Mitchell Elementary

What district is Sparks High School in?

Washoe County

Is Sparks High School a good school?

Sparks High School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Nevada high schools.

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