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North Valleys High School

Public Grades 9-12

86^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 105 Nevada High Schools

Better than 18% of Nevada high schools

Summary

North Valleys High School is a large public high school in Reno, Nevada, serving roughly 2,307 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Washoe County School District.

In 2025–2026, North Valleys ranks 86th of 105 Nevada high schools — the 18th percentile, with a 1-star rating — while its district is rated 4 stars, ranking 4 of 12 in Nevada at the 67th percentile. The school's rank history shows a long-term decline: it was a 2-star school around the 29th–36th percentile in the mid-2010s, then mostly 1 star and in the 10th–18th percentile since 2020–2021 (10th percentile in 2024–2025). Its 2024–2025 graduation rate of 83.4% is nearly identical to the district's 83.3% and slightly below the state's 85.4%, but proficiency scores are far below district and state levels: ACT math 14.1%, ACT English 37%, and Science EOC 11.9% in 2025–2026. Chronic absenteeism is 49.2%, roughly double the district's 27.5% and the state's 25.5%.

Compared with nearby schools, North Valleys outperforms Sparks High School (1st percentile, 0 stars) and Procter R. Hug High School (2nd percentile, 0 stars), and its graduation rate far exceeds Innovations High School (45.0%), but it trails Spanish Springs High School, Robert McQueen High School, Reno High School, TMCC Magnet School, and Davidson Academy, whose scores are reported as at least 95%. Resources look similar to higher-performing peers — $10,801 per student, a 25-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and 35.36% free/reduced lunch — so its challenges appear tied more to attendance, student support, and instructional effectiveness than to funding. School-effectiveness rankings for student groups are mostly in the bottom quartile; the 9th- and 10th-grade Science EOC results are suppressed by the state.

2,307

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,801

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1470 East Golden Valley Road
Reno, NV 89506

(775) 677-5499

District: Washoe County

Feeder schools for North Valleys High School:

Elementary:	Alice Smith Elementary
	Desert Heights Elementary
	Lemmon Valley Elementary
	Nancy Gomes Elementary
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	Silver Lake Elementary
	Stead Elementary
Middle:	Cold Springs Middle School
	William Obrien Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

White:

33.7%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (20% vs 31% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 26% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg32%

Nevada avg31%

86^th of 105

Nevada public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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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
2026	16.8	86 of 105	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	93 of 103	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	84 of 97	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	80 of 96	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	80 of 96	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	80 of 101	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	91 of 136	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	75 of 118	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.5	85 of 125	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.1	80 of 113	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	71 of 107	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.9	58 of 105	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.7	58 of 110	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.1	38 of 71	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.8	42 of 69	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.3	28 of 47	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.9	29 of 60	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.5	41 of 63	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.7	37 of 55	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	38.7	29 of 56	48.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	31 of 54	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	33.4	36 of 53	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	35.4	36 of 61	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	25 of 53	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	31.2	31 of 47	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	54 of 60	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	46 of 47	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	63 of 68	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	61 of 70	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	62 of 67	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	62 of 73	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	83 of 121	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	63 of 99	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.8	65 of 80	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	48 of 65	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	58 of 60	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	43 of 50	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	40 of 46	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	42 of 52	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	70 of 110	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	59 of 92	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.0	65 of 73	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	46 of 64	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.5	61 of 64	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	39 of 48	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	38 of 38	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	42 of 52	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	58 of 109	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	59 of 99	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.0	65 of 75	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	51 of 62	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	47 of 49	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	68 of 77	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	64 of 75	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	67 of 75	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	59 of 75	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	81 of 126	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	77 of 108	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.7	68 of 79	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	44.0	29 of 56	48.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.7	40 of 52	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.0	35 of 50	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	23.8	56 of 65	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.2	24 of 60	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.5	29 of 57	49.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	60 of 63	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	67 of 68	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	63 of 65	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	62 of 62	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	66 of 66	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	68 of 75	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	91 of 117	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	80 of 100	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	72 of 78	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2019)48th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2019)48th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)41st percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2019)32nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)14th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?

English37%-14 vs state

Mathematics14%-8 vs state

Science12%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT English (2026)	EOC Science Exam Science (2026)			SBAC Mathematics (2026)				SBAC Reading (2026)				SBAC 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Valleys High School	Public	9-12	1470 East Golden Valley Road	Reno	89506	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 677-5499	2,307	92	25.0	—	777 (33.7%)	68 (2.9%)	1,202 (52.1%)	56 (2.4%)	13 (0.6%)	65 (2.8%)	124 (5.4%)	16.8	86^th of 105 public high schools	18.1%		14.2	93^rd of 103 public high schools	9.7%	7	14.1	37.0			11.9											$10,801	$640	$10,161
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)	55.4	≥ 95%														$10,296	$596	$9,699
Debbie Smith Cte Academy	Public	9-12	2880 Sutro Street	Reno	89512	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(775) 326-0200	0			—															(n/a)	41.5	66.1			44.0
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	—	224 (11.2%)	66 (3.3%)	1,535 (76.4%)	65 (3.2%)	15 (0.7%)	35 (1.7%)	65 (3.2%)	8.3	103^rd of 105 public high schools	1.9%		14.3	92^nd of 103 public high schools	10.7%	11	8.1	22.3			8.8											$11,777	$1,211	$10,566
Davidson Academy	Public	6-12	1164 N. Virginia St. Jot Travi	Reno	89507	Washoe County	Davidson Academy	No	No	No	No	(775) 446-7778	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)	≥ 95%	≥ 95%			≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	$25,887	$00	$25,887
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	—	61 (40.9%)	8 (5.4%)	54 (36.2%)	4 (2.7%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	16 (10.7%)								(n/a)		23.4														$23,892	$2,463	$21,429
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	—	137 (11.3%)	30 (2.5%)	949 (78.4%)	28 (2.3%)	13 (1.1%)	18 (1.5%)	36 (3.0%)	8.1	104^th of 105 public high schools	1.0%		6.8	102^nd of 103 public high schools	1.0%	2	6.6	26.3			7.5											$11,688	$1,231	$10,457
Spanish Springs High School	Public	9-12	1065 Eagle Canyon Drive	Sparks	89441	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 425-7733	2,131	82	26.1	16.5%	1,220 (57.3%)	48 (2.3%)	552 (25.9%)	67 (3.1%)	44 (2.1%)	14 (0.7%)	184 (8.6%)	48.5	49^th of 105 public high schools	53.3%		43.9	53^rd of 103 public high schools	48.5%	4	32.1	64.2			18.0											$10,924	$779	$10,145
Robert McQueen High School	Public	9-12	6055 Lancer Street	Reno	89523	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 746-5880	1,727	67	25.7	26.8%	920 (53.3%)	40 (2.3%)	497 (28.8%)	102 (5.9%)	9 (0.5%)	13 (0.8%)	144 (8.3%)	62.6	41^st of 105 public high schools	61.0%		54.8	42^nd of 103 public high schools	59.2%	1	33.3	59.8			33.5											$10,230	$550	$9,680
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%)	82.8	19^th of 105 public high schools	81.9%		82.2	22^nd of 103 public high schools	78.6%	3	45.7	69.6			42.6											$10,234	$693	$9,541

Frequently Asked Questions about North Valleys High School

How many students attend North Valleys High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,307 students attended North Valleys High School.

What schools feed into North Valleys High School?

North Valleys High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alice Smith Elementary
Elementary : Desert Heights Elementary
Elementary : Lemmon Valley Elementary
Elementary : Nancy Gomes Elementary
Elementary : Silver Lake Elementary
Elementary : Stead Elementary
Middle : Cold Springs Middle School
Middle : William Obrien Middle School

What district is North Valleys High School in?

Washoe County

Is North Valleys High School a good school?

North Valleys High School ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Nevada high schools.

What is the racial makeup of North Valleys High School?

Students at North Valleys High School are 52% Hispanic, 34% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

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