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Best Public Schools in Humboldt County, NV

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Schools

3,233

Students

Top rankedWinnemucca Grammar School117^th of 379 Nevada elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Winnemucca Grammar School up 29 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Grass Valley Elementary 15.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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9 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT English (2025)	EOC Science Exam Science (2025)	SBAC Mathematics (2025)							SBAC Reading (2025)							SBAC 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	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 5th Grade	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Albert M. Lowry High School	Public	9-12	5375 Kluncy Canyon Road	Winnemucca	89445	Humboldt County	Humboldt	No	No	No	No	(775) 623-8130	951	42	22.6		515 (54.2%)	8 (0.8%)	378 (39.7%)	5 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.6%)	26	72^nd of 103 public high schools	30.1%		28.7	67^th of 97 public high schools	30.9%	5	15.3	36.5	18.9																		$11,986	$1,558	$10,428
Denio	Public	PK, KG-8	130 Juniper Dr. Box 76	Denio	89404	Humboldt County	Humboldt	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 447-3567	6	1	6.0		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$39,872	$4,776	$35,096
Kings River	Public	PK, KG-8	134 Kings River Road	Orovada	89425	Humboldt County	Humboldt	No	No	No	No	(866) 447-2983	8	1	8.0		3 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$38,600	$4,397	$34,204
McDermitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Olavarria Street	Mc Dermitt	89421	Humboldt County	Humboldt	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 447-3991	51	2	25.5	100.0%	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.8%)								(n/a)										40.7											$27,124	$5,095	$22,029
McDermitt High School	Public	9-12	100 Olavarria Street	Mc Dermitt	89421	Humboldt County	Humboldt	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 447-3991	37	6	6.1	100.0%	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)																					$41,629	$8,569	$33,061
Orovada School	Public	PK, KG-8	Kings River Ranch Rd. Box 85	Orovada	89425	Humboldt County	Humboldt	No	No	No	No	(866) 442-4615	34	3	11.3	100.0%	27 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)								(n/a)										45.4							50.0				$21,081	$1,924	$19,157
Paradise Valley School	Public	PK, KG-8	275 Bridge St. Box 33	Paradise Valley	89426	Humboldt County	Humboldt	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 440-9357	24	2	12.0	100.0%	21 (87.5%)	2 (8.3%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$19,085	$2,007	$17,078
Sonoma Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1500 Melarkey Street	Winnemucca	89445	Humboldt County	Humboldt	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 623-8165	468	26	18.0	100.0%	208 (44.4%)	11 (2.4%)	220 (47.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	45.6	186^th of 379 public elementary schools	50.9%		56.9	135^th of 377 public elementary schools	64.2%	51				40.2	43.6					42.0	39.1	50.9					45.4				$12,245	$2,180	$10,065
Winnemucca Grammar School	Public	PK, KG-4	522 Lay Street	Winnemucca	89445	Humboldt County	Humboldt	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 623-8160	305	14	21.7	100.0%	171 (56.1%)	3 (1.0%)	116 (38.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	63.2	117^th of 379 public elementary schools	69.1%		54.1	146^th of 377 public elementary schools	61.3%	29				40.7	57.5					50.0	46.4	60.6					54.0				$16,440	$3,171	$13,269
Winnemucca Junior High School	Public	7-8	451 Reinhart Street	Winnemucca	89445	Humboldt County	Humboldt	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 623-8120	481	25	19.2		257 (53.4%)	1 (0.2%)	193 (40.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	41.5	86^th of 151 public middle schools	43.0%		45.5	77^th of 153 public middle schools	49.7%	9								29.4	31.0	30.2					46.6	38.0	42.1		33.0	33.0	$11,642	$2,062	$9,580
Grass Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6465 South Grass Valley Road	Winnemucca	89445	Humboldt County	Humboldt	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 623-8150	406	26	15.6	99.8%	233 (57.4%)	1 (0.2%)	139 (34.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	24	274^th of 379 public elementary schools	27.7%		28.7	250^th of 377 public elementary schools	33.7%	24				26.9	37.0					31.6	27.4	40.7					33.6				$15,355	$2,905	$12,450
French Ford Middle School	Public	5-6	5495 Palisade Drive	Winnemucca	89445	Humboldt County	Humboldt	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 623-8200	438	21	20.8		248 (56.6%)	2 (0.5%)	170 (38.8%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)								(n/a)						19.8	28.0			24.2			32.4	31.0			31.7	6.0		6.0	$10,734	$1,960	$8,774
McDermitt Junior High School	Public	7-8	100 Olavarria Street	Mc Dermitt	89421	Humboldt County	Humboldt	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 447-3991	24	0		100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)								(n/a)																					$30,234	$2,729	$27,505
Leighton Hall	Public	5-12	310 East 4th Street	Winnemucca	89445	Humboldt County	Humboldt	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(775) 623-6382	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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