Best High Schools in Zip Code 89509

ZIP code 89509 in Reno, Nevada contains two high schools, Reno High School and enCompass Academy, both serving grades 9–12 in the Washoe County district, with a combined enrollment of 1,894 students.

Reno High School is the larger and, on reported test scores, higher-performing school: it enrolls 1,741 students versus 153 at enCompass Academy, and its 2025–2026 rank is 19 of 105, the 82nd percentile with 4 stars. Reno High reports 69.6% proficient in ACT English for 11th grade, compared with 34.2% at enCompass, 51.3% in the district, and 50.8% statewide. Reno High also reports 45.7% in ACT Math and 42.6% on the EOC Science End of Course exam, both above district and state, while enCompass’s ACT Math, EOC Science, and 9th/10th-grade science values are suppressed (—). Those missing values are unknown, not zero, so enCompass’s math and science performance cannot be fully judged from this data.

For families weighing other factors, enCompass Academy has a higher graduation rate—91.3%, versus 85.2% at Reno High, 83.3% in the district, and 85.4% statewide—but much higher chronic absenteeism, 52.7%, compared with 30.6% at Reno High, 27.5% in the district, and 25.5% statewide. enCompass also reports 100% free/reduced-lunch eligibility, compared with 27.34% at Reno High. Per-student spending is similar, $10,234 at Reno High and $9,750 at enCompass, and Reno High’s student/teacher ratio is 25 while enCompass’s is not reported. enCompass’s old 2018–2019 rank (126 of 136, 7th percentile) is historical and should not be assumed to describe the school today. In short, Reno High is the larger academic standout on reported measures, while enCompass is a small school with the higher graduation rate, very high absenteeism, and many unknown test results.