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Best High Schools in Elko County, NV

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Schools

3,004

Students

Districts

Top rankedWest Wendover High School47^th of 105 Nevada high schools

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Biggest riser

West Wendover High School up 9 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wells High School 6.6 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT English (2026)	EOC Science Exam Science (2026)			SBAC Mathematics (2026)		SBAC Reading (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 End of Course	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	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%)	35.2	61^st of 105 public high schools	41.9%		37.9	58^th of 103 public high schools	43.7%	3	20.3	51.2	41.9	12.4	20.9					$11,245	$567	$10,678
Spring Creek High School	Public	9-12	14550 Lamoille Highway	Spring Creek	89815	Elko County	Elko	No	No	No	No	(775) 753-5575	880	40	22.0	17.3%	717 (81.5%)	3 (0.3%)	126 (14.3%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	35.1	62^nd of 105 public high schools	41.0%		31.4	67^th of 103 public high schools	35.0%	5	27.2	46.9			18.0					$13,203	$741	$12,461
West Wendover High School	Public	9-12	2055 Elko Avenue	West Wendover	89883	Elko County	Elko	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 664-3940	298	19	15.6	100.0%	49 (16.4%)	3 (1.0%)	238 (79.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	50.2	47^th of 105 public high schools	55.2%		39.3	56^th of 103 public high schools	45.6%	9		39.3			38.5					$17,954	$1,238	$16,717
Carlin High School	Public	9-12	552 8th Street	Carlin	89822	Elko County	Elko	No	No	No	No	(775) 754-6317	106	13	8.1	100.0%	83 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.7%)								(n/a)										$19,410	$550	$18,861
Jackpot High School	Public	9-12	2201 Progressive Drive	Jackpot	89825	Elko County	Elko	No	No	No	No	(775) 755-2375	39	4	9.7	79.5%	11 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)								(n/a)										$31,522	$1,676	$29,846
Owyhee High School	Public	9-12	100 Academic Way	Owyhee	89832	Elko County	Elko	No	No	No	No	(775) 757-3400	87	8	10.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)								(n/a)										$18,671	$1,115	$17,555
Wells High School	Public	9-12	1129 Lake Avenue	Wells	89835	Elko County	Elko	No	No	No	No	(775) 752-3477	100	15	6.6	30.0%	58 (58.0%)	1 (1.0%)	32 (32.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)								(n/a)		53.8								$24,269	$1,144	$23,124
Battle Born Youth Challenge Academy	Public	9-12	100 University Ave	Carlin	89822	Elko County	Elko	No	No	No	No	(775) 397-5032	47	2	23.5	6.4%	17 (36.2%)	5 (10.6%)	17 (36.2%)	1 (2.1%)	3 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)								(n/a)										$39,248	$679	$38,570

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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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