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Best High Schools in Zip Code 89801

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At a glance

Schools

1,447

Students

Districts

Top rankedElko High School58^th of 103 Nevada high schools

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Biggest riser

Elko High School up 11 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 89801 zip code area in Nevada is home to two high schools: Elko High School and Independence High School. Elko High School is the more prominent and well-performing school in the area, with a significantly larger student population of 1,433 compared to Independence High School's 46 students.

Elko High School has a statewide ranking of 58th out of 103 Nevada high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its four-year graduation rate is 81.6%, and it performs below the state average in mathematics and science proficiency on standardized tests. In contrast, Independence High School is ranked 134th out of 136 Nevada high schools, with a 0-star rating, but it has a much lower student-teacher ratio of 5.7 compared to Elko High School's 23.1.

Overall, the data suggests that Elko High School is the more prominent and better-performing high school in the 89801 zip code area, but there are still areas for improvement in its academic performance. The smaller Independence High School appears to have a unique role, but more information is needed to fully understand its purpose and outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT English (2025)	EOC Science Exam 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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Independence High School	Public	6-12	100 Youth Center Rd	Elko	89801	Elko County	Correctional School District	No	No	No	No	(775) 738-5907	40	8	5.0		5 (12.5%)	19 (47.5%)	13 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)								(n/a)
Elko High School	Public	9-12	987 College Avenue	Elko	89801	Elko County	Elko	No	No	No	No	(775) 738-7281	1,407	66	21.3	28.6%	679 (48.3%)	8 (0.6%)	593 (42.1%)	14 (1.0%)	77 (5.5%)	5 (0.4%)	31 (2.2%)	37.9	58^th of 103 public high schools	43.7%		27.4	69^th of 97 public high schools	28.9%	11	16.0	44.7	25.9	$10,086	$699	$9,387

Cities Near Zip Code 89801

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elko	0.11 mi	16	15^th
Spring Creek	7.08 mi	6	24^th
Carlin	16.16 mi	4
Wells	45.27 mi	4

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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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