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Best Schools in Nevada (2026)

Across Nevada, 17 districts have enough rated campuses to compare, from Mineral at the bottom of the field to Lincoln at the top, and the boundary you choose inside a metro matters more than the state line.

The fieldAverage campus rating of every comparable district, on the 1–10 scale.
District averages run4.3Mineralto7.7Lincolnon the one-to-ten scale.

17 districts rated · median district 6.4

The way in

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  1. Las Vegas

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The districts

Every comparable district on one 1–10 axis, by size.

The ten highest-rated of 17 comparable districts

Average campus rating · rated campuses · students
  1. 1Lincoln7.79959
  2. 2State Sponsored Charter Schools7.17061,883
  3. 3Storey6.94400
  4. 4Eureka6.93325
  5. 5Douglas6.8125,036
  6. 6Humboldt6.793,356
  7. 7Pershing6.63656
  8. 8Washoe County6.410963,777
  9. 9Clark County6.4360309,394
  10. 10White Pine County School District6.361,290

The schools

The ten highest-rated schools; open a profile for the evidence.

The map

Where the highest-rated schools sit.
The 50 highest-rated schools in Nevada, pinned and colored by score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries.

The cities

The twenty places with the most schools.

The record

Total schools
842
Districts
26
Cities/towns
77
Average rating
6.4
out of 10
Math proficiency
44%
avg across schools
ELA proficiency
51%
avg across schools
Avg student-teacher ratio
21.9:1
Estimated scores
10%
86 of 842 schools use estimated academic data from nearby schools

Questions

How many schools are ranked in Nevada?

MySchoolScout has rankings and data for 842 public schools across 26 districts in Nevada.

What is the average school rating in Nevada?

The average MySchoolScout composite score for ranked schools in Nevada is 6.4 out of 10.

What percentage of students in Nevada are proficient in math?

On average, 44.3% of students across ranked schools in Nevada are proficient in math, based on the most recent state assessment data.

What percentage of students in Nevada are proficient in reading?

On average, 50.7% of students across ranked schools in Nevada are proficient in reading and ELA, based on the most recent state assessment data.

What is the average student-teacher ratio in Nevada?

The average student-teacher ratio across ranked schools in Nevada is 21.9:1.

What is the top-ranked school in Nevada?

The top-ranked school in Nevada on MySchoolScout is Mccaw Gordon ES in Henderson, with a composite score of 9.6/10.

How does MySchoolScout rate schools in Nevada?

MySchoolScout rates schools using publicly available data from the NCES Common Core of Data and the Nevada Department of Education. Each school receives a 1-10 composite score built from Student Growth, Poverty-Adjusted Academic Achievement, and School Environment — plus College Readiness for high schools. Weights vary by school level, and equity data is shown for context but not scored.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Nevada Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.