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North Valleys High School

Public Grades 9-12

93^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 103 Nevada High Schools

Better than 10% of Nevada high schools

Summary

North Valleys High School is a public high school in Reno, Nevada, serving 2,302 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Washoe County School District, which is ranked 4 out of 12 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, North Valleys High School has consistently struggled academically. The school ranks in the bottom half or bottom third of Nevada high schools for student performance, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages in science, math, and English. Its 4-year graduation rate of around 80-82% is also slightly below the state and district averages. Additionally, the school faces high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.6% to 44.2% in recent years.

Interestingly, the other high schools in the Washoe County School District near North Valleys High School, such as Sparks High School, Procter R. Hug High School, and Edward C. Reed High School, also struggle academically and have similar low rankings and ratings. In contrast, the Tmcc Magnet School, which is also part of the Washoe County School District, consistently ranks among the top high schools in Nevada and has much higher test scores and student outcomes.

2,307

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,462

Per pupil spending ?

35.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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
	More...
	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 — 34th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 27% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg30%

Nevada avg30%

93^rd of 103

Nevada public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)3rd percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

English23%-25 vs state

Science14%-9 vs state

Mathematics10%-11 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
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%)	14.2	93^rd of 103 public high schools	9.7%		14.2	84^th of 97 public high schools	13.4%	9	9.6	23.0	13.8	$8,462	$581	$7,881
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	43.9	53^rd of 103 public high schools	48.5%		49.9	45^th of 97 public high schools	53.6%	8	22.8	51.3	23.0	$8,758	$650	$8,108
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%)	54.8	42^nd of 103 public high schools	59.2%		60.6	33^rd of 97 public high schools	66.0%	9	26.8	44.8	33.6	$8,470	$673	$7,797
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
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

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 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.

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

Is North Valleys High School a good school?

North Valleys High School ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Nevada high schools.

What district is North Valleys High School in?

Washoe County

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nevada Department of Education.

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