Nevada · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Public Schools in Nevada

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

73/100
Top score
B
Top grade
51/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Davidson Academy in Reno is Nevada's top-resourced public school, scoring 73/100 on the NCES resource index.

73/100
top score (grade B)
3
schools at the top grade (B)
51/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Davidson Academy Reno B 73
2 Nevada State High School Northwest Las Vegas B 71
3 Nevada State High School Southwest Las Vegas B 70
4 Nevada State High School Henderson Henderson B- 69
5 Nevada State High School Summerlin Las Vegas B- 69
6 Mamie Towles Elementary RENO C+ 63
7 Carson Montessori Carson City C 59
8 Florence Drake Elementary SPARKS C 58
9 Verdi Elementary VERDI C 56
10 Pinon Hills Elementary School Minden C 55
11 Incline Elementary INCLINE VILLAGE C- 54
12 Incline Middle School INCLINE VILLAGE C- 54
13 Nevada State High School Downtown Henderson Henderson C- 54
14 Pleasant Valley Elementary RENO C- 53
15 Brown Hannah Marie Es Henderson C- 52
16 Roy Gomm Elementary RENO C- 52
17 Coral Academy Tamarus Las Vegas C- 52
18 Academy of Arts Careers & Tech RENO C- 51
19 Al Seeliger Elementary Carson City C- 51
20 Bernice Mathews Elementary RENO C- 51
21 Mcdoniel Estes M Es Henderson C- 50
22 Yvonne Shaw Middle School SPARKS D 49
23 Nick Poulakidas Elementary School RENO D 49
24 Pau Wa Lu Middle School Gardnerville D 49
25 Greenbrae Elementary SPARKS D 49
26 Natchez Elementary WADSWORTH D 49
27 Kendyl Depoali Middle School RENO D 48
28 Alice Smith Elementary RENO D 48
29 Honors Academy of Literature Reno D 48
30 Sandy Valley Es Sandy Valley D 48
31 Carlin High School Carlin D 48
32 Elizabeth Lenz Elementary RENO D 47
33 Gardnerville Elementary School Gardnerville D 47
34 Perkins Ute Es Moapa D 47
35 Fremont Elementary Carson City D 46
36 Jesse Hall Elementary School SPARKS D 46
37 College of So Nv Hs South Henderson D 46
38 Van Gorder Elementary SPARKS D 45
39 Carson Valley Middle School Gardnerville D 45
40 Spanish Springs Elementary SPARKS D 45
41 Mark Twain Elementary Carson City D 45
42 Rollan Melton Elementary RENO D 45
43 Caughlin Ranch Elementary RENO D 45
44 Jacks Valley Elementary School Carson City D 45
45 Roger Corbett Elementary RENO D 45
46 Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary SPARKS D 45
47 Zephyr Cove Elementary School Zephyr Cove D 45
48 Virgin Valley Es Mesquite D 44
49 Stanford Es Las Vegas D 44
50 Mount Rose K-8 Academy of Languages RENO D 44

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Nevada? ▼

The top-rated school in Nevada is Davidson Academy in Reno with a quality score of 73/100 (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.