Summary:
ZIP code 89316 covers Eureka, Nevada, and contains just 2 schools: Eureka Elementary School, which serves grades PK–6 with 122 students, and Eureka County High School, which serves grades 7–12 with 156 students. There are no separate middle or alternative schools, so the middle grades are housed at the high school. Total enrollment is 278 students, and both schools belong to the Eureka district, which ranks 1st of 12 in Nevada at the 92nd percentile with 5 stars.
Eureka Elementary School is the standout. It ranks 16th of 376 Nevada elementary schools — the 96th percentile — and has earned 5 stars in each of the last three ranked years. In 2025–2026, 61.2% of students were proficient in math (vs. 49.5% district and 36.2% state) and 70.9% in reading (vs. 64.3% district and 45.2% state). Grade-level results are striking: 6th grade reading reached 90.4% versus 41.5% statewide, and 6th grade math 80.9% versus 33.3%. Chronic absenteeism is low at 13.2%, compared with 25.5% statewide, even though 18.85% of its students qualify for free/reduced lunch.
Eureka County High School is more mixed but has real strengths. It ranks 29th of 105 high schools (72nd percentile, 4 stars), an improvement over 2023–2024, though below its 2018–2019 percentile level. ACT Math proficiency is 45.4% — double the state's 22.6% — and ACT English is 59% versus 50.8% statewide. 8th grade reading is 76.4% against 41.6% statewide. However, All Grades Math was 35.7%, slightly under the state's 36.2% and well below the district's 49.5%. Absenteeism is 15.8%, close to the district's 15.9% and better than the state's 25.5%. Spending is high — $33,993 per student at the high school and $29,097 at the elementary school. Some test scores, including 2025–2026 science at both schools, are suppressed as "—", meaning those results are unknown rather than zero.
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