Summary:
ZIP code 89408 covers six public schools in Fernley, Nevada, all within the Lyon County School District: three elementary schools (Cottonwood Elementary School, East Valley Elementary School, and Fernley Elementary School, all PK–4), two middle schools (Fernley Intermediate School, grades 5–6, and Silverland Middle School, grades 7–8), and one high school (Fernley High School, grades 9–12), together serving 4,194 students. The district ranks 10th of 12 in Nevada (17th percentile, 1 star), and every school reports 100% free or reduced lunch, so these schools serve very similar student populations.
East Valley Elementary School is the strongest current performer: the best local rank (247 of 376, 34th percentile, 2 stars), the highest elementary math (37.6%) and reading (33.8%) results, and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 33.6% — though its rank percentile has fallen from 68 to 51 to 34 over three years. Silverland Middle School stands out in science at 25.3%, essentially level with the state's 25.5% and well above the district's 13.8%. Fernley High School graduates 87.1% of its students, above both district (85.7%) and state (85.4%), and improved ACT English (33.1% to 39.9%) and ACT Math (13.8% to 17.1%), though both remain below state.
Chronic absenteeism is the biggest shared challenge: every school exceeds the state rate of 25.5%, averaging about 40.6%, with Fernley Elementary School (44.3%) and Fernley High School (44.0%) highest. Fernley Elementary also has the lowest current rank percentile (12, 1 star) despite the most resources — $15,525 per student and a 15.7 student-teacher ratio — showing resources alone are not translating into results. Fernley Intermediate School has a severe science weakness, with proficiency under 5%. Overall, absenteeism and below-state proficiency are the key concerns across this ZIP code.
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