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Fernley High School

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Fernley High School ranks 77 th of 105 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

77^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 105 Nevada High Schools

Better than 27% of Nevada high schools

Summary

Fernley High School is a large public high school in Fernley, Nevada, serving grades 9–12 with 1,327 students. It is part of the Lyon district, which ranks 10th of 12 districts in Nevada at the 17th percentile with a 1-star rating. About 13 miles away sits Silver Stage High School, a much smaller comprehensive high school with 351 students; nearby Pyramid Lake High School (123 students) and Eagle Ridge High School (8 students) round out the local comparison set.

In 2025–2026, Fernley High School ranked 77th of 105 Nevada high schools — the 27th percentile, 1 star — a modest improvement over 81st of 103 the year before. That is well below where the school once stood: from 2015–2016 through 2018–2019 it earned 3 stars with percentile ranks between 57 and 64. Test scores are rising from a low base but remain below Nevada averages. ACT Math proficiency climbed from 7.3% in 2023–2024 to 13.8% to 17.1% in 2025–2026, and ACT English rose from 30.2% to 39.9%. Science is the weakest area at 18.4%, under the state's 26.5%. Fernley outperformed Silver Stage on the most recent common tests and edged it in rank (27th percentile vs. 20th).

Graduation is a relative strength: Fernley's rate stayed above the state every year from 2020–2021 through 2024–2025 (87.1% in 2024–2025 vs. the state's 85.4%), though Silver Stage posted a higher 93.9% that year. The biggest concern is chronic absenteeism, at 44.0% in 2025–2026 — far above the district's 36.6% and the state's 25.5% — and worsening while the state improved. Per-student spending has risen to $10,602 (2023–2024), and the student-teacher ratio of 24.1 remains high next to Silver Stage's 18.9 and $15,533 per student. No student subgroup currently reaches the 50th percentile; low-income students rank highest at the 36th percentile with 2 stars.

1,327

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,602

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Hwy 95A South
Fernley, NV 89408

(775) 575-3400

District: Lyon

Feeder schools for Fernley High School:

Elementary:	Cottonwood Elementary School
	East Valley Elementary School
	Fernley Elementary School
Middle:	Fernley Intermediate School
	Silverland Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.7%

Hispanic:

29.3%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lyon

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (25% vs 31% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 26% Nevada)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg22%

Nevada avg31%

77^th of 105

Nevada public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Lyon

10^th of 12Lyon 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
2026	24.3	77 of 105	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	81 of 103	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	77 of 97	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	69 of 96	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	60 of 96	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	71 of 101	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	59 of 136	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	43 of 118	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.0	53 of 125	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.5	44 of 113	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.9	53 of 107	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.0	52 of 105	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.2	30 of 110	72.7%	★★★★☆
2012	50.6	37 of 71	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.1	50 of 69	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.1	26 of 47	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.0	41 of 60	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.8	40 of 63	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.2	43 of 55	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	26.9	54 of 61	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	89.3	3 of 53	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	49 of 60	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	60 of 68	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	57 of 70	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	49 of 67	26.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	54 of 73	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	54 of 121	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	35 of 99	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.8	39 of 80	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	55 of 65	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	40 of 55	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	41 of 110	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	41 of 92	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.5	29 of 73	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	41 of 64	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.2	46 of 64	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	49 of 60	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	36 of 109	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	32 of 99	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.5	41 of 75	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	47 of 62	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	70 of 77	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	56 of 75	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	40 of 75	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.1	57 of 75	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	77 of 126	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	57 of 108	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.4	55 of 79	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	35.5	36 of 56	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.3	16 of 52	69.2%	★★★★☆
2017	56.2	25 of 50	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	39.6	34 of 65	47.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.9	9 of 60	85.0%	★★★★☆
2017	60.1	19 of 57	66.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	57 of 63	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	66 of 68	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	65 of 65	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	59 of 62	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	54 of 66	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	71 of 75	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	78 of 117	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	56 of 100	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.0	64 of 78	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)48th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)36th percentile-21 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)18th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)11th percentile-45 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?

English40%-11 vs state

Science18%-8 vs state

Mathematics17%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT English (2026)	EOC Science Exam 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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	100.0%	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
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	100.0%	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
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
Pyramid Lake High School	Public	6-12	711 State Street	Nixon	89424	Washoe County	Pyramid Lake High School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(775) 574-1016	123	5	24.6	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Fernley High School

How many students attend Fernley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,327 students attended Fernley High School.

What schools feed into Fernley High School?

Fernley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cottonwood Elementary School
Elementary : East Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Fernley Elementary School
Middle : Fernley Intermediate School
Middle : Silverland Middle School

Is Fernley High School a good school?

Fernley High School ranks 77^th of 105 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fernley High School?

Students at Fernley High School are 54% White, 29% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Fernley High School in?

Lyon

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