Best High Schools in Nevada

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ACT and EOC Science Exam test scores by the Nevada Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 103)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
11	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%)	$10,854			$493			$10,361	89	91.5	9	2		320048000664
12	Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 Grand Cadence Dr.	Henderson	89015	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 202-2227	2,370	80	29.4		951 (40.1%)	136 (5.7%)	810 (34.2%)	175 (7.4%)	8 (0.3%)	50 (2.1%)	238 (10.0%)	$6,349			$967			$5,381	87.2	81.1	17	5		320000100825
13	Virginia City High School	Public	9-12	95 South R Street	Virginia City	89440	Storey County	Storey	No	No	No	No	(775) 847-0992	131	10	13.3	20.6%	102 (77.9%)	1 (0.8%)	18 (13.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.1%)	$17,892			$1,234			$16,658	85.9			(n/a)		320045000199
14	Incline High School	Public	9-12	499 Village Blvd	Incline Village	89451	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 832-4260	304	24	12.9	19.1%	169 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (39.5%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$17,545			$916			$16,630	85.9	55.8	37	23		320048000225
15	College of So NV High School East	Public	11-12	3200 E Cheyenne Ave	North Las Vegas	89030	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 651-4070	161	5	32.2		26 (16.1%)	14 (8.7%)	95 (59.0%)	18 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.3%)	$15,446			$907			$14,539	85.5	78.7	18	3		320006000443
16	Oasis Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	920 West Williams Avenue Ste 1	Fallon	89406	Churchill County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 423-5437	797	34	23.4	30.0%	536 (67.3%)	5 (0.6%)	154 (19.3%)	13 (1.6%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.9%)	$8,018			$609			$7,409	84.8	87.8	11	5		320000100817
17	Amplus Durango	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8377 W Patrick Lane	Las Vegas	89113	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 970-6800	1,761	55	31.8	28.3%	475 (27.0%)	357 (20.3%)	358 (20.3%)	390 (22.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (3.0%)	128 (7.3%)	$6,269			$551			$5,718	83.7	73.4	21	4		320000100848
18	Galena High School	Public	9-12	3600 Butch Cassidy Way	Reno	89511	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 851-5630	1,345	51	26.3	13.0%	949 (70.6%)	9 (0.7%)	229 (17.0%)	61 (4.5%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	84 (6.2%)	$9,484			$670			$8,814	83.5	90.5	10	8		320048000257
19	Southeast Career Technical Academy High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5710 Mountain Vista	Las Vegas	89120	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	No	(702) 799-7500	1,999	97	20.6	100.0%	488 (24.4%)	117 (5.9%)	1,087 (54.4%)	148 (7.4%)	5 (0.3%)	26 (1.3%)	126 (6.3%)	$10,292			$1,024			$9,268	82.7	69.5	27	8		320006000796
20	Founders Academy of Las Vegas	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5730 W. Alexander Road	Las Vegas	89130	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 998-8368	1,215	37	32.8	31.7%	400 (32.9%)	80 (6.6%)	548 (45.1%)	68 (5.6%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	111 (9.1%)	$6,056			$428			$5,628	82.7			(n/a)		320000100843

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ACT Mathematics, ACT English, EOC Science Exam Science test scores released by the Nevada Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 1, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Nevada Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Nevada Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nevada Department of Education.