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Galena High School

Q: Is Galena High School a good school?

Galena High School ranks 18 th of 103 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 103 Nevada High Schools

Better than 83% of Nevada high schools

Summary

Galena High School is a public high school located in Reno, Nevada, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,287 students. It 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. Galena High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Nevada, with a statewide ranking between 10 and 28 over the past several years, and a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Galena High School stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the Washoe County and Nevada state averages on standardized tests, including the EOC Science Exam and ACT. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, with Asian students ranking 3rd out of 23 Nevada high schools and multi-racial students ranking 3rd out of 21 in recent years. Additionally, Galena High School maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 81.4% to 89.0% over the past several years, which is on par with or above the district and state averages.

While Galena High School outperforms many of the nearby schools in the Washoe County district, such as Earl Wooster High School and Damonte Ranch High School, the Academy of Arts, Careers & Technical performs similarly or even better than Galena in some areas. Additionally, Galena High School's relatively low spending per student and higher student-teacher ratio suggest that it may face some resource constraints compared to some of the other nearby schools, such as Washoe Inspire Academy and Virginia City High School.

1,345

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,484

Per pupil spending ?

13%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 Butch Cassidy Way
Reno, NV 89511

(775) 851-5630

District: Washoe County

Feeder schools for Galena High School:

Elementary:	Elizabeth Lenz Elementary
	Huffaker Elementary
	Ted Hunsberger Elementary
Middle:	Edward L. Pine Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.6%

Hispanic:

17.0%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nevada average (50% vs 30% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Nevada high schools

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Nevada average (82%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg30%

Nevada avg30%

18^th of 103

Nevada public high schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	83.5	18 of 103	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	10 of 97	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	20 of 96	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	14 of 96	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	28 of 101	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	28 of 136	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	16 of 118	86.4%	★★★★☆
2017	66.7	31 of 125	75.2%	★★★★☆
2016	69.0	28 of 113	75.2%	★★★★☆
2015	66.4	40 of 107	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.3	21 of 105	80.0%	★★★★☆
2013	74.9	27 of 110	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	63.6	27 of 71	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.5	18 of 69	73.9%	★★★★☆
2010	67.8	14 of 47	70.2%	★★★★☆
2009	67.6	16 of 60	73.3%	★★★★☆
2008	80.7	10 of 63	84.1%	★★★★☆
2006	69.3	18 of 55	67.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	3 of 23	87.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	2 of 29	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	4 of 27	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	18 of 53	66.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	12 of 49	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	57.4	22 of 44	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	33.2	43 of 61	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	26 of 53	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	15.2	45 of 47	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	14 of 47	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	8 of 68	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	25 of 70	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.4	13 of 67	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	24 of 73	67.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	34 of 121	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	18 of 99	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	61.4	30 of 80	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	21 of 55	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	13 of 50	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	43.7	22 of 46	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.7	38 of 52	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	59 of 110	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	40 of 92	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.2	48 of 73	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	35 of 52	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	86 of 109	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.0	51 of 99	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.6	56 of 75	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	10 of 49	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	8 of 77	89.6%	★★★★★
2023	77.4	19 of 75	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	14 of 75	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	21 of 75	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	33 of 126	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	17 of 108	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	63.1	25 of 79	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2022	81.3	3 of 21	85.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.5	11 of 56	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	94.2	3 of 52	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	76.5	9 of 50	82.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	44.6	29 of 65	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.8	5 of 60	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	47.6	32 of 57	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	25 of 68	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	84.6	11 of 65	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	27 of 62	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	20 of 66	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	13 of 75	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	25 of 117	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	10 of 100	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	67.8	21 of 78	73.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2025)87th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2019)55th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)33rd percentile-40 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)30th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

English69%+21 vs state

Science42%+19 vs state

Mathematics41%+20 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
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%)	83.5	18^th of 103 public high schools	82.5%		90.5	10^th of 97 public high schools	89.7%	8	40.8	68.7	41.8	$9,484	$670	$8,814
Nevada Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	555 Double Eagle Court Suite 1	Reno	89521	Washoe County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(775) 826-4200	1,054	34	31.4	46.9%	406 (38.5%)	128 (12.1%)	322 (30.6%)	33 (3.1%)	8 (0.8%)	19 (1.8%)	136 (12.9%)	23.1	75^th of 103 public high schools	27.2%		24.6	72^nd of 97 public high schools	25.8%	3	5.8	34.7	20.9	$7,823	$1,170	$6,653
Damonte Ranch High School	Public	9-12	10500 Rio Wrangler Pkwy	Reno	89521	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 851-5656	1,738	74	23.6	31.6%	729 (41.9%)	50 (2.9%)	702 (40.4%)	112 (6.4%)	12 (0.7%)	18 (1.0%)	114 (6.6%)	51.8	46^th of 103 public high schools	55.3%		49.1	47^th of 97 public high schools	51.5%	1	29.6	47.2	27.8	$8,334	$567	$7,767
Nevada State High School II Meadowwood	Public, Charter	11-12	7530 Longley Lane Suite 103	Reno	89511	Washoe County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 953-2600	12	0	120.0	25.0%	6 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)				$4,534	$934	$3,600
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
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 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
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
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%)	85.9	13^th of 103 public high schools	87.4%					(n/a)		64.5	51.5	$17,892	$1,234	$16,658

Frequently Asked Questions about Galena High School

Is Galena High School a good school?

Galena High School ranks 18^th of 103 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Galena High School in?

Washoe County

What is the racial makeup of Galena High School?

Students at Galena High School are 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Galena High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,345 students attended Galena High School.

What schools feed into Galena High School?

Galena High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elizabeth Lenz Elementary
Elementary : Huffaker Elementary
Elementary : Ted Hunsberger Elementary
Middle : Edward L. Pine Middle School

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