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Procter R. Hug High School

Q: Is Procter R. Hug High School a good school?

Procter R. Hug High School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Nevada high schools.

Q: How many students attend Procter R. Hug High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,008 students attended Procter R. Hug High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Procter R. Hug High School?

Students at Procter R. Hug High School are 76% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools feed into Procter R. Hug High School?

Procter R. Hug High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Bernice Mathews Elementary Elementary : Elmcrest Elementary Elementary : Glenn Duncan S.T.E.M. Academy Elementary : Lois Allen Elementary Elementary : Peavine Elementary Elementary : Rita Cannan Elementary Elementary : Sun Valley Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 103 Nevada High Schools

Better than 11% of Nevada high schools

Summary

Procter R. Hug High School is a public magnet high school located in Sparks, Nevada, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,091 students. The school is part of the Washoe County School District, which is ranked 4 out of 12 districts in Nevada and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Procter R. Hug High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nevada high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Procter R. Hug High School significantly underperforms compared to the Washoe County and Nevada state averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.6% of students were proficient or better in the EOC Science Exam, compared to 23.3% in Washoe County and 23.1% statewide. Similarly, only 8.3% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to 23.8% in Washoe County and 21% statewide. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.6% to 57.1% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to other high schools in the Washoe County School District, Procter R. Hug High School generally performs worse on academic metrics, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. For example, the nearby Academy of Arts, Careers & Technical and Tmcc Magnet School significantly outperform Procter R. Hug High School on standardized tests and have higher graduation rates. The high rates of poverty, chronic absenteeism, and low academic achievement at Procter R. Hug High School suggest that the school may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

2,008

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,198

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3530 Sullivan Lane
Sparks, NV 89431

(775) 333-5300

District: Washoe County

Feeder schools for Procter R. Hug High School:

Elementary:	Bernice Mathews Elementary
	Elmcrest Elementary
	Glenn Duncan S.T.E.M. Academy
	Lois Allen Elementary
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	Peavine Elementary
	Rita Cannan Elementary
	Sun Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.4%

White:

11.2%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (15% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Nevada average (76% vs 82%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg30%

Nevada avg30%

92^nd of 103

Nevada public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	14.3	92 of 103	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	88 of 97	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	81 of 96	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	82 of 96	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	89 of 101	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	101 of 136	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	95 of 118	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	98 of 125	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	98 of 113	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.6	85 of 107	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.1	85 of 105	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.6	94 of 110	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.9	61 of 69	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	6.0	43 of 47	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	6.2	57 of 60	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.5	58 of 63	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	28.0	37 of 56	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	34 of 54	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.8	26 of 46	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	12.4	46 of 49	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	29.4	47 of 61	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	52 of 53	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	40 of 47	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2024	11.9	65 of 68	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	70 of 70	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	66 of 67	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	72 of 73	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	90 of 121	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	84 of 99	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	69 of 80	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2024	14.7	60 of 60	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	50 of 50	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	45 of 46	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	52 of 52	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	80 of 110	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	83 of 92	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	63 of 73	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	62 of 64	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	52 of 60	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	44 of 48	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	48 of 52	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	70 of 109	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	72 of 99	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.0	58 of 75	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2024	16.2	64 of 77	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	66 of 75	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	68 of 75	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	68 of 75	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	97 of 126	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	82 of 108	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	67 of 79	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	20.5	46 of 52	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.7	27 of 50	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	35.0	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.0	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.2	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	24.6	54 of 65	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	56 of 60	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	24.3	44 of 57	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	55 of 68	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	52 of 65	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	44 of 75	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	100 of 117	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	58 of 100	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.5	62 of 78	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2019)39th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2019)34th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)23rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2019)17th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2024)17th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)12th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2018)6th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2024)4th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

English22%-26 vs state

Science16%-8 vs state

Mathematics8%-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
Procter R. Hug High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3530 Sullivan Lane	Sparks	89431	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(775) 333-5300	2,008	98	20.5	100.0%	224 (11.2%)	66 (3.3%)	1,535 (76.4%)	65 (3.2%)	15 (0.7%)	35 (1.7%)	65 (3.2%)	14.3	92^nd of 103 public high schools	10.7%		13.5	88^th of 97 public high schools	9.3%	4	8.3	21.7	15.6	$10,198	$1,224	$8,974
Tmcc Magnet School	Public, Magnet	10-12	7000 Dandini Blvd	Reno	89512	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	No	(775) 674-7660	245	6	44.5	16.7%	113 (46.1%)	5 (2.0%)	66 (26.9%)	34 (13.9%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	19 (7.8%)								(n/a)	71.7			$7,221	$231	$6,990
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
Edward C. Reed High School	Public	9-12	1350 Baring Blvd.	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5700	2,092	86	24.3	33.5%	801 (38.3%)	53 (2.5%)	916 (43.8%)	101 (4.8%)	27 (1.3%)	47 (2.2%)	145 (6.9%)	23.8	73^rd of 103 public high schools	29.1%		29	66^th of 97 public high schools	32.0%	7	19.3	35.6	13.6	$8,012	$566	$7,446
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
Alpine Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1421 Pullman Dr	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 356-1166	224	10	22.4	19.6%	117 (52.2%)	1 (0.4%)	73 (32.6%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (10.3%)	46.8	49^th of 103 public high schools	52.4%		50.5	41^st of 97 public high schools	57.7%	8		51.0	23.8	$7,619	$1,005	$6,613
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Procter R. Hug High School

What district is Procter R. Hug High School in?

Washoe County

What schools feed into Procter R. Hug High School?

Procter R. Hug High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bernice Mathews Elementary
Elementary : Elmcrest Elementary
Elementary : Glenn Duncan S.T.E.M. Academy
Elementary : Lois Allen Elementary
Elementary : Peavine Elementary
Elementary : Rita Cannan Elementary
Elementary : Sun Valley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Procter R. Hug High School?

Students at Procter R. Hug High School are 76% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Procter R. Hug High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,008 students attended Procter R. Hug High School.

Is Procter R. Hug High School a good school?

Procter R. Hug High School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Nevada high schools.

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