Summary:
ZIP code 89440 is home to a single public elementary school: Hugh Gallagher Elementary School, located in Virginia City, Nevada, and serving grades PK–5 in the Storey district with 118 students enrolled. Because it is the only elementary school in the area, families here are really comparing this one school against district and state benchmarks rather than against other local elementary options.
On the available measures, Hugh Gallagher performs well. It earned 4 stars in each of the last three years, ranking 106th out of 379 schools in 2024–2025 — about the 72nd percentile, or roughly the top 28% — after ranking 67th out of 384 (around the 83rd percentile) in 2022–2023, so its relative standing has slipped while staying above average. In 2025–2026, all-grade math proficiency was 43% versus 32.4% in the district and 36.2% statewide, and all-grade reading was 50% versus 46.2% and 45.2%. Fifth-grade results are the strongest: 60% proficient in math (district 46.1%, state 34.7%) and 70% in reading (district 65.3%, state 52.7%). In 2024–2025, all-grade math was 46.4% and reading 55.7%, both also above district and state, though the latest figures softened slightly.
Chronic absenteeism is a standout strength: 13.1% at the school compared with 24.5% in the district and 25.5% statewide. The school's profile includes a 16.3:1 student-teacher ratio, 22.88% free/reduced lunch participation, and $12,971 in per-student spending for 2023–2024. Some science and 3rd- and 4th-grade results are suppressed by the state, shown as "—", and those values are unknown rather than evidence of weak performance; with only 118 students, year-to-year percentages can also shift noticeably.
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