Silver Stage High School

Silver Stage High School is a grades 9–12 school with 351 students in Silver Springs, Nevada, part of the Lyon County School District, which ranks 10th of 12 districts statewide at the 17th percentile with a 1-star district rating. The school earned 1 star and placed 84th of 105 ranked high schools (20th percentile) in 2025–2026, a modest rebound from 0 stars and the 8th percentile the year before. Looking further back, Silver Stage has fallen from the 62nd–73rd percentile range in the mid-to-late 2010s to the 8th–20th percentile range in 2024–2026. It reports 100% free/reduced lunch eligibility and spends $15,533 per student, up roughly 35% since 2020–2021.

The school's clearest strength is completion: its 93.9% graduation rate in 2024–2025 is above the district's 85.7%, the state's 85.4%, Dayton High School's 91.7%, and Fernley High School's 87.1%. The clearest red flag is attendance: 49.1% chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026, nearly double Nevada's 25.5%, above the district's 36.6%, and higher than Dayton's 36.9% and Fernley's 44.0%. That rate has held near 45%–50% for five years, so it is persistent rather than a one-year spike. Proficiency is low: ACT Math 15%, ACT English 30.3%, and Science EOC 18% — close to district averages in math and science, but far below state results of 22.6%, 50.8%, and 26.5%.

Nearby comparisons add context. Fernley serves the same district with the same 100% free/reduced lunch status, lower per-student spending, and larger classes, yet ranks higher and scores higher in ACT English. Virginia City High School shows the opposite profile: far less poverty, much higher spending, smaller classes, and much higher test proficiency. Recent subgroup rankings are concerning — the low-income subgroup, effectively school-wide here, placed 19th percentile in 2025–2026, and White students 2nd percentile; these measure school effectiveness, not students. Still, ACT English rose from 24.3% to 30.3% and ACT Math from 12% to 15%, a sign of possible stabilization.