Nevada · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced Public Schools in Nevada

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled from official source data by .
72/100
Top score
B
Top grade
52/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Davidson Academy in Reno is Nevada's top-resourced public school, scoring 72/100 on the NCES resource index.

72/100
top score (grade B)
3
schools at the top grade (B)
52/100
average across the top 50
#SchoolGradeScore
1Davidson AcademyRenoB72
2Nevada State High School NorthwestLas VegasB71
3Nevada State High School SouthwestLas VegasB70
4Nevada State High School HendersonHendersonB-69
5Nevada State High School SummerlinLas VegasB-69
6Mamie Towles ElementaryRENOC+63
7Carson MontessoriCarson CityC+60
8Nick Poulakidas Elementary SchoolRENOC57
9Pleasant Valley ElementaryRENOC57
10Pinon Hills Elementary SchoolMindenC56
11Florence Drake ElementarySPARKSC56
12Incline Middle SchoolINCLINE VILLAGEC56
13Incline ElementaryINCLINE VILLAGEC55
14Verdi ElementaryVERDIC-54
15Nevada State High School Downtown HendersonHendersonC-54
16Coral Academy TamarusLas VegasC-53
17Brown Hannah Marie EsHendersonC-52
18Roy Gomm ElementaryRENOC-52
19Bernice Mathews ElementaryRENOC-52
20Al Seeliger ElementaryCarson CityC-51
21Elizabeth Lenz ElementaryRENOC-51
22Gardnerville Elementary SchoolGardnervilleC-51
23Pau Wa Lu Middle SchoolGardnervilleC-50
24Mcdoniel Estes M EsHendersonC-50
25Academy of Arts Careers & TechRENOD49
26Greenbrae ElementarySPARKSD49
27Honors Academy of LiteratureRenoD49
28Natchez ElementaryWADSWORTHD49
29Alice Smith ElementaryRENOD48
30Mark Twain ElementaryCarson CityD48
31Lloyd Diedrichsen ElementarySPARKSD48
32Perkins Ute EsMoapaD48
33Sandy Valley EsSandy ValleyD48
34Yvonne Shaw Middle SchoolSPARKSD47
35Rollan Melton ElementaryRENOD47
36Roger Corbett ElementaryRENOD47
37Carlin High SchoolCarlinD47
38Nv Learning Academy EsLas VegasD46
39Fremont ElementaryCarson CityD46
40Caughlin Ranch ElementaryRENOD46
41Kendyl Depoali Middle SchoolRENOD45
42Edward L. Pine Middle SchoolRENOD45
43Carson Valley Middle SchoolGardnervilleD45
44Brown ElementaryRENOD45
45Stanford EsLas VegasD45
46College of So Nv Hs SouthHendersonD45
47Van Gorder ElementarySPARKSD44
48Bud Beasley ElementarySPARKSD44
49Jesse Hall Elementary SchoolSPARKSD44
50George Westergard ElementaryRENOD44

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Nevada? ▼

The highest-ranked school in Nevada is Davidson Academy in Reno with a quality score of 72/100 (grade B). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.