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Best Public Schools in Lyon County, NV

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Schools

9,169

Students

Top rankedDayton Elementary School236^th of 376 Nevada elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Dayton Elementary School up 37 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Smith Valley Schools 11.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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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)							SBAC Science (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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
Dayton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	285 Dayton Valley Road	Dayton	89403	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 246-6262	451	27	16.7	37.7%	288 (63.9%)	2 (0.4%)	120 (26.6%)	13 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.9%)	32.5	236^th of 376 public elementary schools	37.2%		24.1	273^rd of 379 public elementary schools	28.0%	37						25.8	31.1	27.4	30.0			28.5	33.8	45.9	50.0	36.0			41.7				$13,893	$831	$13,062
Fernley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	450 Hardie Lane	Fernley	89408	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 575-3420	442	28	15.7	44.3%	238 (53.8%)	6 (1.4%)	143 (32.4%)	5 (1.1%)	10 (2.3%)	6 (1.4%)	34 (7.7%)	15.2	332^nd of 376 public elementary schools	11.7%		18.9	303^rd of 379 public elementary schools	20.1%	29						28.0	22.6					25.4	29.2	29.3					29.2				$15,525	$895	$14,629
Fernley High School	Public	9-12	1300 Hwy 95A South	Fernley	89408	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 575-3400	1,327	55	24.1	32.6%	713 (53.7%)	32 (2.4%)	389 (29.3%)	26 (2.0%)	62 (4.7%)	12 (0.9%)	92 (6.9%)	24.3	77^th of 105 public high schools	26.7%		21	81^st of 103 public high schools	21.4%	4	17.1	39.9			18.4																		$10,602	$597	$10,005
Smith Valley Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20 Day Lane	Smith	89430	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	No	(775) 465-2332	178	15	11.6	20.2%	145 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)								(n/a)												33.7							36.0				$20,406	$476	$19,931
Yerington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	112 N. California Street	Yerington	89447	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 463-6844	465	23	20.2	51.2%	190 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	207 (44.5%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.2%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.4%)	17.5	311^th of 376 public elementary schools	17.3%		14.4	333^rd of 379 public elementary schools	12.1%	22						30.5	16.4					23.0	35.2	30.3					32.6				$13,711	$998	$12,712
Yerington High School	Public	9-12	114 Pearl Street	Yerington	89447	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 463-6822	413	17	24.2	36.1%	175 (42.4%)	2 (0.5%)	168 (40.7%)	6 (1.5%)	37 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	10.6	98^th of 105 public high schools	6.7%		21.1	79^th of 103 public high schools	23.3%	19		19.3			13.9																		$14,331	$935	$13,396
Silver Stage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3900 W. Spruce Avenue	Silver Springs	89429	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 577-5060	398	21	18.9	55.0%	297 (74.6%)	4 (1.0%)	75 (18.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	13.3	344^th of 376 public elementary schools	8.5%		6.4	376^th of 379 public elementary schools	0.8%	32						28.1	25.6					26.8	19.7	29.1					24.6				$16,830	$990	$15,840
Dayton High School	Public	9-12	335 Dayton Valley Road	Dayton	89403	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 246-6240	748	33	22.4	25.4%	467 (62.4%)	2 (0.3%)	219 (29.3%)	8 (1.1%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	39 (5.2%)	20.3	83^rd of 105 public high schools	21.0%		17.4	85^th of 103 public high schools	17.5%	2	17.4	30.1			18.3																		$11,810	$618	$11,192
Fernley Intermediate School	Public	5-6	320 Hwy 95A South	Fernley	89408	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 575-3390	658	28	23.9	37.8%	375 (57.0%)	8 (1.2%)	183 (27.8%)	9 (1.4%)	23 (3.5%)	9 (1.4%)	51 (7.8%)								(n/a)								16.1	30.6			23.6			26.2	34.5			30.5	< 5%		< 5%	$11,721	$807	$10,914
Yerington Intermediate School	Public	5-8	215 Pearl Street	Yerington	89447	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 463-6833	402	24	16.7	47.0%	171 (42.5%)	1 (0.2%)	158 (39.3%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.2%)	27.1	103^rd of 148 public middle schools	30.4%		23.4	110^th of 151 public middle schools	27.2%	7									19.8	28.1		18.6			34.3	33.9	39.5	25.2	33.3			12.3	$14,730	$756	$13,974
Dayton Intermediate School	Public	7-8	315 Dayton Valley Road	Dayton	89403	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 246-6250	356	17	21.5	35.4%	220 (61.8%)	2 (0.6%)	103 (28.9%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	16 (4.5%)	18.7	114^th of 148 public middle schools	23.0%		19.7	117^th of 151 public middle schools	22.5%	3										22.1	17.3	20.0					26.3	29.7	27.8		17.3	17.3	$14,141	$621	$13,521
Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	925 Farm District Road	Fernley	89408	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 575-3414	572	28	20.4	42.3%	306 (53.5%)	6 (1.0%)	209 (36.5%)	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.8%)	19.9	296^th of 376 public elementary schools	21.3%		16.2	322^nd of 379 public elementary schools	15.0%	26						28.3	40.2					33.5	21.9	31.0					25.8				$12,482	$881	$11,601
Silver Stage Middle School	Public	5-8	3800 W. Spruce Avenue	Silver Springs	89429	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 577-5050	327	17	19.8	55.4%	239 (73.1%)	4 (1.2%)	60 (18.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	14.5	123^rd of 148 public middle schools	16.9%		20	116^th of 151 public middle schools	23.2%	7								17.9			18.7	14.8			30.8	20.8	25.6	24.2	25.3			17.2	$16,464	$985	$15,480
Sutro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	190 Dayton Village Parkway	Dayton	89403	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 246-6270	426	24	17.7	37.1%	236 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (37.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.6%)	25.1	271^st of 376 public elementary schools	27.9%		27.7	259^th of 379 public elementary schools	31.7%	12						44.0	26.7	15.9	17.6			25.3	50.0	28.5	30.4	32.3			35.0				$14,790	$868	$13,923
Silver Stage High School	Public	9-12	3755 W. Spruce Avenue	Silver Springs	89429	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 577-5071	351	19	18.9	49.9%	228 (65.0%)	2 (0.6%)	77 (21.9%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	30 (8.5%)	18.4	84^th of 105 public high schools	20.0%		13.1	95^th of 103 public high schools	7.8%	11	15.0	30.3			18.0																		$15,533	$811	$14,722
East Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4180 Farm District Road	Fernley	89408	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 575-3332	518	24	21.5	30.5%	296 (57.1%)	17 (3.3%)	135 (26.1%)	13 (2.5%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (8.9%)	29.4	247^th of 376 public elementary schools	34.3%		45.6	187^th of 379 public elementary schools	50.7%	60						38.7	36.8					37.6	34.4	33.3					33.8				$13,695	$839	$12,856
Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 Ferretto Parkway	Dayton	89403	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 246-6170	452	27	16.7	29.4%	298 (65.9%)	2 (0.4%)	120 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.1%)	25.1	272^nd of 376 public elementary schools	27.7%		22.4	283^rd of 379 public elementary schools	25.3%	11						41.5	31.4	20.3	17.9			26.8	30.1	29.6	50.0	29.8			35.2				$14,876	$833	$14,043
Eagle Ridge High School	Public	7-12	3755 W. Spruce Street	Silver Springs	89429	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 577-5082	8	0		—	7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$15,384	$966	$14,418
Silverland Middle School	Public	7-8	1100 Jasmine Lane	Fernley	89408	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 575-1575	677	30	22.9	39.3%	350 (51.7%)	9 (1.3%)	205 (30.3%)	13 (1.9%)	31 (4.6%)	10 (1.5%)	58 (8.6%)	22.3	111^th of 148 public middle schools	25.0%		21.9	112^th of 151 public middle schools	25.8%	1										20.6	24.0	22.2					29.3	23.6	26.6		25.3	25.3	$12,017	$584	$11,433

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