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Best High Schools in Zip Code 89408

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1,327

Students

Top rankedFernley High School81^st of 103 Nevada high schools

Summary:

The 89408 zip code in Nevada is home to a single high school, Fernley High School, which serves grades 9-12. This school is struggling, ranking in the bottom 21% of Nevada high schools and earning a concerning 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fernley High School has a very low 4-year graduation rate of only 81.6%, significantly below the state average. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism, with 26.6% of students chronically absent. Academically, Fernley High School students perform well below state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 15.7% proficient or better in EOC Science, 13.8% in ACT Math, and 33.1% in ACT English.

Contributing factors to Fernley High School's poor performance may include its very high-poverty student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school's spending per student of $9,237 is below the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 24.4 is on the higher end, which could limit the school's ability to provide individualized attention and support. Overall, Fernley High School faces significant challenges that require targeted interventions and additional resources to improve outcomes for its students.

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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
Fernley High School	Public	9-12	1300 Hwy 95A South	Fernley	89408	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 575-3400	1,327	55	24.1	100.0%	713 (53.7%)	32 (2.4%)	389 (29.3%)	26 (2.0%)	62 (4.7%)	12 (0.9%)	92 (6.9%)	21	81^st of 103 public high schools	21.4%		19.7	77^th of 97 public high schools	20.6%	4	13.8	33.1	15.7	$9,237	$1,037	$8,200

Cities Near Zip Code 89408

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fernley	0.39 mi	7	28^th
Wadsworth	4.08 mi	1
Silver Springs	14.54 mi	5	34^th
Nixon	17.35 mi	1
Sparks	22.6 mi	36	18^th

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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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