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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 89434

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At a glance

Schools

4,633

Students

Districts

Top rankedMarvin Moss Elementary45^th of 376 Nevada elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Marvin Moss Elementary up 60 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Jerry Whitehead Elementary 13.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 89434 includes eight schools—five elementary, one middle, and two high schools—serving about 4,633 students across Washoe County, Storey, and State Sponsored Charter Schools. The largest is Edward C. Reed High School with 2,092 students, while Hillside Elementary School is the smallest with 37. Overall, high schools enroll half the students, elementary schools about 29%, and the middle school about 21%. District ratings vary: Washoe County is 4 stars and State Sponsored Charter Schools is 5 stars, while Storey has no rank or stars shown.

Marvin Moss Elementary is the academic standout: math 64.7%, reading 66.1%, science 40.0%, chronic absenteeism 12.8%, and a 4-star, 88th-percentile rank. Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary also performs well, with math 46.2% and reading 53.7%, plus low absenteeism 15.1%. Lou Mendive Middle School is strongest in science, with all-grade science 33.0% and 8th-grade reading 51.5%. Among high schools, Edward C. Reed High School has an 85.4% graduation rate, matching the state and above its Washoe County district, but its chronic absenteeism is 37.9% and its science EOC is 15.6%. Alpine Academy High School has ACT English 54.1%, above district and state, but the highest absenteeism in the ZIP at 48.5%, science EOC 20.5%, and a rank that has declined to the 45th percentile.

Other schools show more mixed results. Katherine Dunn Elementary has very high poverty indicators (99.78% free/reduced lunch), chronic absenteeism 18.7%, and science 29.1% above state, but 4th-grade math and reading are well below district and state. Hillside Elementary School spends $28,395 per student with a low 11.2 student-teacher ratio, but most test results are suppressed because of its tiny enrollment; its 2024–2025 reading was 50%. Jerry Whitehead Elementary spends $18,413 per student with a 13.9 ratio, and its results are near or below state: math 34.8%, reading 48.2%, science 25.0%. Across the ZIP, the main concerns are high high-school absenteeism, below-state high-school science EOC results, and wide outcome differences among schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT English (2026)	EOC Science Exam Science (2026)			SBAC Mathematics (2026)							SBAC Reading (2026)							SBAC Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science 9th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science 10th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science End of Course	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 4th Grade	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 5th Grade	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alpine Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1421 Pullman Dr	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 356-1166	224	10	22.4	19.6%	117 (52.2%)	1 (0.4%)	73 (32.6%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (10.3%)	37.4	58^th of 105 public high schools	44.8%		46.8	49^th of 103 public high schools	52.4%	9		54.1			20.5																		$7,211	$285	$6,926
Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Peri Ranch Road	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Storey	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 342-0400	37	3	11.2	100.0%	29 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)								(n/a)																							$28,395	$2,699	$25,696
Edward C. Reed High School	Public	9-12	1350 Baring Blvd.	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5700	2,092	86	24.3	33.5%	801 (38.3%)	53 (2.5%)	916 (43.8%)	101 (4.8%)	27 (1.3%)	47 (2.2%)	145 (6.9%)	31.3	70^th of 105 public high schools	33.3%		23.8	73^rd of 103 public high schools	29.1%	3	23.9	46.7			15.6																		$10,109	$959	$9,150
Marvin Moss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Primio Way	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5507	308	21	14.4	34.7%	139 (45.1%)	10 (3.2%)	103 (33.4%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.8%)	26 (8.4%)	84.3	45^th of 376 public elementary schools	88.0%		67.4	105^th of 379 public elementary schools	72.3%	60						73.3	51.8	72.5				64.7	73.3	51.8	77.5				66.1	40.0		40.0	$17,027	$1,728	$15,299
Katherine Dunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1135 O Callaghan Dr	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5520	462	26	17.7	99.8%	141 (30.5%)	5 (1.1%)	257 (55.6%)	15 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.5%)	25 (5.4%)	37.7	213^th of 376 public elementary schools	43.4%		35.1	227^th of 379 public elementary schools	40.1%	14						40.8	26.3	29.5				32.1	45.0	30.2	52.7				42.4	29.1		29.1	$14,091	$2,079	$12,011
Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1735 Del Rosa Way	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5730	312	20	15.7		142 (45.5%)	8 (2.6%)	119 (38.1%)	16 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	20 (6.4%)	61.2	121^st of 376 public elementary schools	67.8%		69.5	102^nd of 379 public elementary schools	73.1%	19						57.1	46.1	37.2				46.2	57.1	57.6	47.4				53.7				$13,643	$1,196	$12,448
Jerry Whitehead Elementary	Public	K-5	3570 Waterfall Dr	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 626-5200	234	17	13.9		105 (44.9%)	6 (2.6%)	89 (38.0%)	8 (3.4%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.7%)	20 (8.5%)	43.1	193^rd of 376 public elementary schools	48.7%		37.3	217^th of 379 public elementary schools	42.7%	24						42.4	40.0	25.0				34.8	39.3	42.8	59.0				48.2	25.0		25.0	$18,413	$2,136	$16,277
Lou Mendive Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Whitewood Drive	Sparks	89434	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 353-5990	964	46	20.9		403 (41.8%)	29 (3.0%)	392 (40.7%)	28 (2.9%)	15 (1.6%)	24 (2.5%)	73 (7.6%)	46.4	73^rd of 148 public middle schools	50.7%		46.8	75^th of 151 public middle schools	50.3%	2									32.6	31.8	29.1	31.1				37.3	42.5	51.5	44.0		33.0	33.0	$10,880	$1,097	$9,783

Cities Near Zip Code 89434

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sparks	0.29 mi	36	18^th
Reno	2.77 mi	87	12^th
Sun Valley	5.46 mi	1	33^rd
Verdi	14.73 mi	1	1^st
Virginia City	17.22 mi	3	9^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.