Schools in Zip Code 89506

ZIP code 89506 in north Reno is served by 8 public schools — six elementary schools (Sierra Nevada Academy Charter is K–8), one middle school, and one high school — enrolling about 6,384 students in total, all within the Washoe County district, which ranks 4th of 12 Nevada districts. Five campuses enroll 100% of students in the free/reduced-lunch program, and the ZIP average per-student spending is about $12,978.

Alice Smith Elementary is the academic leader here: math 31.4% and reading 43.6% proficient, 4th-grade reading at 52.3% (above district and state), the smallest classes (15.9 students per teacher), the highest spending ($15,685), and the ZIP's only sustained upward trend (19th → 23rd → 37th percentile). Silver Lake Elementary reads well (39.1%) but has slid from the 56th to the 32nd percentile. North Valleys High School is the largest school (2,307 students) and the absenteeism outlier at 49.2% chronic absenteeism — nearly double the district (27.5%) and state (25.5%) — with ACT English at 37% versus ACT Math at 14.1%, yet a graduation rate of 83.4%, essentially at the district average. Lemmon Valley Elementary is the one bright spot on attendance, at 20.0% — below both district and state — despite the ZIP's lowest ranking and lowest science proficiency (9.0%).

Overall, every school in this ZIP scores below district and state averages in every reported subject, and seven of eight exceed the district's chronic absenteeism rate (ZIP average ~35.8%). Reading consistently outpaces math at the elementaries, and there's a clear 5th-grade math cliff (roughly 16% versus roughly 34% in 3rd grade). William Obrien Middle School, Stead Elementary, Desert Heights Elementary, and Sierra Nevada Academy Charter round out a ZIP where smaller classes and higher spending track loosely, not reliably, with results — and where several science scores are withheld by the state rather than reported.