Schools in Zip Code 89301

ZIP code 89301 covers Ely in White Pine County, Nevada, and is home to five schools — four in the White Pine County School District and one charter school in the State Sponsored Charter Schools sector — serving about 1,150 students across a complete K–12 pipeline (two elementary options, one middle school, and two high schools).

Families have real choices here. Learning Bridge is the highest-rated school on paper, with a 5-star rating and the area's lowest chronic absenteeism (16.8%, below the state's 25.5%) and lowest poverty indicator (18.67% free/reduced lunch, versus 100% at all four district schools) — though its most recent test scores (40.3% reading, 30.5% math) trail both the state and its charter-sector averages. White Pine High School is the strongest district performer: 3 stars, a 93.5% graduation rate versus the state's 85.4%, and ACT English and math results above district and state. White Pine Middle School is the only school in the ZIP beating the state in science (35% vs 25.5%). David E Norman Elementary has held a 1-star rating for three straight cycles and trails the state in reading and math. Steptoe Valley High School, with just 24 students, reports 62.0% chronic absenteeism and a 77.2% graduation rate, and all of its test-score data is state-suppressed — so its academics are simply not measurable here.

Three patterns stand out for parents. First, attendance tracks performance almost exactly: the school with the lowest absenteeism earns the top rating, and the one with 62.0% posts the lowest graduation rate. Second, spending explains little — the highest-spending school (White Pine Middle, $19,374 per student) rates 2 stars while the lowest-spending (Learning Bridge, $11,050) rates 5. Third, the district's measurable weakness concentrates in the elementary grades, while middle and high school results look stronger. Because these schools are small, many test figures are suppressed; judge them on multi-year trends and attendance data rather than any single number.