Best Public Schools in Zip Code 89502

Summary:

The 89502 zip code area of Reno, Nevada is home to 17 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The data reveals a wide range of academic performance among these schools, with some standouts like Academy Of Arts Careers & Technical and North Star Online School performing exceptionally well, while others, like Edward L. Pine Middle School and E. Otis Vaughn Middle School, struggle to meet state and Washoe County averages.

The data also highlights the challenges faced by many schools in the area, such as high chronic absenteeism rates and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage. However, the strong performance of schools like Hidden Valley Elementary and North Star Online School suggests that there is potential for improvement across the region.

The differences in per-student spending and student-teacher ratios among the schools may contribute to the disparities in academic performance observed. While some schools face significant challenges, the data provides valuable insights that can inform targeted interventions and resource allocation to support student success across all schools in the 89502 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT English (2025)	EOC Science Exam Science (2025)	SBAC Mathematics (2025)						SBAC Reading (2025)							SBAC 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	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th 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
E. Otis Vaughn Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Bresson Avenue	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 333-5160	554	31	18.1	100.0%	72 (13.0%)	15 (2.7%)	409 (73.8%)	19 (3.4%)	6 (1.1%)	10 (1.8%)	22 (4.0%)	10.3	141^st of 151 public middle schools	6.6%		13.4	130^th of 153 public middle schools	15.0%	11							15.9		10.6				11.9	31.8	14.6	19.5		17.4	17.4	$9,736	$1,477	$8,260
Earl Wooster High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1331 East Plumb Lane	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	No	(775) 321-3160	1,338	71	18.9	100.0%	171 (12.8%)	47 (3.5%)	964 (72.0%)	69 (5.2%)	10 (0.7%)	25 (1.9%)	50 (3.7%)	17.9	84^th of 103 public high schools	18.4%		16	80^th of 97 public high schools	17.5%	4	13.5	34.2	10.3																	$10,283	$952	$9,331
Echo Loder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Apple Street	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 689-2540	325	21	15.6	100.0%	32 (9.8%)	12 (3.7%)	265 (81.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)						27.5			15.4	16.3						16.7				$11,286	$1,453	$9,833
Edward L. Pine Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4800 Neil Road	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(775) 689-2550	740	29	25.5	100.0%	114 (15.4%)	33 (4.5%)	523 (70.7%)	31 (4.2%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	29 (3.9%)	7.9	150^th of 151 public middle schools	0.7%		18.8	120^th of 153 public middle schools	21.6%	30								8.1	6.5				15.8	21.0	21.0	19.3		13.4	13.4	$10,586	$1,107	$9,479
Libby Booth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1450 Stewart St	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 333-5140	321	21	15.4	100.0%	72 (22.4%)	24 (7.5%)	171 (53.3%)	12 (3.7%)	8 (2.5%)	12 (3.7%)	22 (6.9%)								(n/a)				28.8					18.2	18.6						18.2				$14,047	$2,113	$11,935
Roger Corbett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Villanova Drive	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 333-5180	323	19	17.1	100.0%	30 (9.3%)	7 (2.2%)	258 (79.9%)	10 (3.1%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)				36.1					19.3	36.1						24.3				$12,247	$1,195	$11,052
Smithridge S.T.E.M. Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Neil Road	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 689-2560	494	31	15.9	99.8%	48 (9.7%)	18 (3.6%)	377 (76.3%)	10 (2.0%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	29 (5.9%)	33.7	232^nd of 379 public elementary schools	38.8%		26.3	261^st of 377 public elementary schools	30.8%	29				48.8	38.9	18.3			36.3	41.8	31.1	39.4				37.6				$12,218	$1,311	$10,907
Veterans Memorial S.T.E.M. Academy	Public	K-5	1200 Locust Street	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 333-5090	236	16	14.3	100.0%	34 (14.4%)	5 (2.1%)	173 (73.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.6%)								(n/a)				33.3					25.8	38.0						29.4				$13,680	$2,234	$11,447
Edwin S. Dodson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4355 Houston Dr	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 689-2530	241	19	12.8	100.0%	73 (30.3%)	4 (1.7%)	135 (56.0%)	16 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	41.6	199^th of 379 public elementary schools	47.5%		34	225^th of 377 public elementary schools	40.3%	26				51.4					36.4	40.0	48.7	30.9				39.8				$14,246	$1,673	$12,573
Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2115 Alphabet Drive	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 857-3150	222	17	13.3	100.0%	89 (40.1%)	10 (4.5%)	89 (40.1%)	11 (5.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	18 (8.1%)	35.5	223^rd of 379 public elementary schools	41.2%		63.2	118^th of 377 public elementary schools	68.7%	105				41.6	40.0	29.4			36.0	30.5	42.8	47.0				40.9	19.6		19.6	$14,878	$894	$13,984
Donner Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5125 Escuela Way	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 689-2626	414	28	14.6	100.0%	109 (26.3%)	26 (6.3%)	220 (53.1%)	15 (3.6%)	10 (2.4%)	5 (1.2%)	29 (7.0%)	9.7	361^st of 379 public elementary schools	4.7%		20.1	298^th of 377 public elementary schools	21.0%	63					23.4				19.0	22.0	21.8	26.8				23.6				$11,225	$1,340	$9,885
Bailey Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	210 Gentry Way	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(775) 323-6767	174	13	13.9	100.0%	7 (4.0%)	7 (4.0%)	150 (86.2%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)																15.5				$8,323	$2,058	$6,265
Mariposa Language and Learning Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	3875 Glen Street	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(775) 826-4040	210	6	32.9	100.0%	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	199 (94.8%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	35.3	225^th of 379 public elementary schools	40.6%					(n/a)				35.7					23.3	35.7	39.2	40.0	47.6			40.1				$10,846	$4,330	$6,516
Academy For Career Education	Public, Charter	9-12	2800 Vassar St	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 324-3900	275	11	24.1	31.3%	110 (40.0%)	1 (0.4%)	147 (53.5%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.0%)	44.7	50^th of 103 public high schools	51.5%		50.1	44^th of 97 public high schools	54.6%	6	15.8	33.3	38.5																	$8,553	$917	$7,636
Academy Of Arts Careers & Technical	Public, Magnet	9-12	380 Edison Way	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	Yes	No	No	(775) 327-3920	572	28	20.4	24.3%	300 (52.4%)	4 (0.7%)	181 (31.6%)	42 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.2%)	89	11^th of 103 public high schools	89.3%		91.5	9^th of 97 public high schools	90.7%	2	45.6	72.8	46.5																	$10,854	$493	$10,361
Washoe Inspire Academy	Public	6-12	1155 Corporate Blvd	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 857-3181	113	0		99.1%	40 (35.4%)	4 (3.5%)	52 (46.0%)	2 (1.8%)	4 (3.5%)	2 (1.8%)	9 (8.0%)								(n/a)																				$19,667	$2,535	$17,132
North Star Online School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5450 Riggins Court Ste. #6	Reno	89502	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	Yes	No	(775) 353-6900	575	22	26.1	37.0%	279 (48.5%)	19 (3.3%)	192 (33.4%)	21 (3.7%)	6 (1.0%)	8 (1.4%)	49 (8.5%)								(n/a)		56.7	12.6				21.5	15.3	19.3		52.3	37.9	36.1	60.9		43.2			28.3	$4,996	$456	$4,540

Cities Near Zip Code 89502

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Reno	0.66 mi	87	12^th
Sparks	2.64 mi	36	18^th
Sun Valley	8.41 mi	1	33^rd
Verdi	12.07 mi	1	1^st
Virginia City	14.63 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.

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