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Earl Wooster High School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

84^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 103 Nevada High Schools

Better than 18% of Nevada high schools

Summary

Earl Wooster High School is a public magnet high school in Reno, Nevada, serving 1,483 students in grades 9-12. While the school is part of the Washoe County School District, which is ranked 4 out of 12 districts in Nevada, Earl Wooster High School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests.

For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.3% of Earl Wooster High School students were proficient or better in the EOC Science Exam, compared to 23.3% in Washoe County and 23.1% statewide. Similarly, only 13.5% of 11th-grade students at Earl Wooster High School were proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to 23.8% in Washoe County and 21% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate has hovered around 81-82% in recent years, slightly below the state average, and it has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.6% to 53.0% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools in the Washoe County School District, such as Reno High School and Coral Academy High School, Earl Wooster High School generally underperforms. The school's high-poverty student population, with 46.9% to 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes and address the disparities in subgroup performance.

1,338

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,283

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1331 East Plumb Lane
Reno, NV 89502

(775) 321-3160

District: Washoe County

Feeder schools for Earl Wooster High School:

Elementary:	Echo Loder Elementary School
	Edwin S. Dodson Elementary
	Hidden Valley Elementary
	Libby Booth Elementary
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	Roger Corbett Elementary
	Veterans Memorial S.T.E.M. Academy
Middle:	E. Otis Vaughn Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.0%

White:

12.8%

Asian:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (19% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (53% vs 27% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg30%

Nevada avg30%

84^th of 103

Nevada public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 14High Schools in the Washoe County

4^th of 12Washoe County 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
2025	17.9	84 of 103	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	80 of 97	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	82 of 96	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	75 of 96	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	78 of 101	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	78 of 136	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	54 of 118	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.3	51 of 125	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.0	32 of 113	71.7%	★★★★☆
2015	47.6	64 of 107	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.9	73 of 105	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.0	64 of 110	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.1	50 of 71	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.4	52 of 69	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	42 of 47	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.4	48 of 60	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.6	53 of 63	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.7	42 of 55	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	82.9	8 of 56	85.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2022	83.3	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	25 of 53	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	23 of 49	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.4	15 of 44	65.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	52.3	16 of 61	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	34.8	36 of 53	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.3	25 of 47	46.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2024	18.9	57 of 68	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	67 of 70	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	52 of 67	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	65 of 73	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	72 of 121	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	48 of 99	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.8	41 of 80	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	51 of 55	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	43 of 46	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	39 of 52	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	68 of 110	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	53 of 92	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	39 of 73	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	44 of 64	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	44 of 60	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	42 of 48	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	31 of 38	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	49 of 52	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	62 of 109	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	54 of 99	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.4	51 of 75	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2024	16.7	62 of 77	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	73 of 75	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	63 of 75	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	55 of 75	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	74 of 126	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	53 of 108	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.9	44 of 79	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	51.7	25 of 56	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	18 of 52	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	91.5	2 of 50	96.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	26.8	52 of 65	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	31 of 60	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.1	18 of 57	68.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	36 of 68	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	41 of 65	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	53 of 62	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	45 of 66	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	35 of 75	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	44 of 117	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.0	20 of 100	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	64.8	24 of 78	69.2%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2019)86th percentile+43 vs school

Asian (2022)76th percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)74th percentile+31 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)55th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2019)20th percentile-23 vs school

Male (2024)19th percentile~ school

Female (2024)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

English34%-13 vs state

Mathematics14%-8 vs state

Science10%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT English (2025)	EOC Science Exam 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Earl Wooster High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1331 East Plumb Lane	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	No	(775) 321-3160	1,338	71	18.9	100.0%	171 (12.8%)	47 (3.5%)	964 (72.0%)	69 (5.2%)	10 (0.7%)	25 (1.9%)	50 (3.7%)	17.9	84^th of 103 public high schools	18.4%		16	80^th of 97 public high schools	17.5%	4	13.5	34.2	10.3	$10,283	$952	$9,331
Academy For Career Education	Public, Charter	9-12	2800 Vassar St	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 324-3900	275	11	24.1	31.3%	110 (40.0%)	1 (0.4%)	147 (53.5%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.0%)	44.7	50^th of 103 public high schools	51.5%		50.1	44^th of 97 public high schools	54.6%	6	15.8	33.3	38.5	$8,553	$917	$7,636
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%)	89	11^th of 103 public high schools	89.3%		91.5	9^th of 97 public high schools	90.7%	2	45.6	72.8	46.5	$10,854	$493	$10,361
Washoe Inspire Academy	Public	6-12	1155 Corporate Blvd	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 857-3181	113	0		99.1%	40 (35.4%)	4 (3.5%)	52 (46.0%)	2 (1.8%)	4 (3.5%)	2 (1.8%)	9 (8.0%)								(n/a)				$19,667	$2,535	$17,132
Innovations High School	Public	9-12	777 West Second Street	Reno	89503	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 333-5150	149	15	9.9	100.0%	61 (40.9%)	8 (5.4%)	54 (36.2%)	4 (2.7%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	16 (10.7%)								(n/a)		31.2		$24,661	$1,635	$23,027
Reno High School	Public	9-12	395 Booth Street	Reno	89509	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 333-5050	1,741	70	25.0	27.3%	973 (55.9%)	47 (2.7%)	473 (27.2%)	87 (5.0%)	10 (0.6%)	15 (0.9%)	133 (7.6%)	82.2	22^nd of 103 public high schools	78.6%		73.3	22^nd of 97 public high schools	77.3%		47.7	71.5	34.5	$8,238	$595	$7,643
Coral Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6275 Neil Rd	Reno	89511	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 829-4601	396	18	22.0	20.5%	145 (36.6%)	16 (4.0%)	145 (36.6%)	64 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	79.6	25^th of 103 public high schools	75.7%		92.4	8^th of 97 public high schools	91.8%	17	40.0	68.1	36.9	$9,699	$727	$8,973
Sparks High School	Public	9-12	820 15th St	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 353-5550	1,211	60	20.3	100.0%	137 (11.3%)	30 (2.5%)	949 (78.4%)	28 (2.3%)	13 (1.1%)	18 (1.5%)	36 (3.0%)	6.8	102^nd of 103 public high schools	1.0%		8	96^th of 97 public high schools	1.0%	6		11.6	8.8	$9,782	$1,234	$8,548
enCompass Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1300 Foster Dr	Reno	89509	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(775) 322-5566	153	0		100.0%	61 (39.9%)	6 (3.9%)	69 (45.1%)	7 (4.6%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (3.9%)								(n/a)				$12,321	$3,536	$8,786
Davidson Academy	Public	6-12	1164 N. Virginia St. Jot Travi	Reno	89503	Washoe County	Davidson Academy	No	No	No	No	(775) 682-5800	169	11	15.0		42 (24.9%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	95 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	23 (13.6%)								(n/a)				$21,832	$00	$21,832

Frequently Asked Questions about Earl Wooster High School

Is Earl Wooster High School a good school?

Earl Wooster High School ranks in the bottom 18.4% of Nevada high schools.

How many students attend Earl Wooster High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,338 students attended Earl Wooster High School.

What schools feed into Earl Wooster High School?

Earl Wooster High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Echo Loder Elementary School
Elementary : Edwin S. Dodson Elementary
Elementary : Hidden Valley Elementary
Elementary : Libby Booth Elementary
Elementary : Roger Corbett Elementary
Elementary : Veterans Memorial S.T.E.M. Academy
Middle : E. Otis Vaughn Middle School

What district is Earl Wooster High School in?

Washoe County

What is the racial makeup of Earl Wooster High School?

Students at Earl Wooster High School are 72% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

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