Best High Schools in Nevada (2025-26)
Every ranked high school in Nevada, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Nevada rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
Nevada high schools ranked
How Nevada's high schools compare
A: 29B: 30C: 29D: 25F: 3
51% of the 116 ranked high schools in Nevada earn an A or B (29 A grades, 30 B, 29 C, 25 D, 3 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 88 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (76% here, 74% nationally), and 51 exceed it. On average 33% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 33% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Explore Knowledge Academy J Shs (55% against 21%, A), Davidson Academy (98% against 67%, A+), College Of So Nv HS (63% against 43%, A+), College Of So Nv HS West (74% against 56%, A+), Oasis Academy (58% against 40%, A).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 29): State Sponsored Charter Schools (11), Clark County (8), Washoe County (6).
Cities with the most ranked high schools: Las Vegas (40, 20 at A or B), Reno (13, 10 at A or B), Henderson (12, 10 at A or B), Sparks (5, 2 at A or B), North Las Vegas (3, 0 at A or B).
The largest ranked high schools: Coronado HS (3,365 students, A-, #22), Arbor View HS (3,251 students, B+, #35), Shadow Ridge HS (3,243 students, B+, #36).
Of the top 25, 3 are magnet schools and 12 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
High schools in Nevada that are not ranked
47 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (26)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- F Acceleration Academy, North Las Vegas
- A+ Advanced Technologies Academy HS, Las Vegas
- C Aspire Academy High School, Minden
- F Beacon Academy Of Nevada, Las Vegas
- C+ Central Technical Training Academy, Las Vegas
- F Desert Rose HS, N Las Vegas
- F Desert Willow J Shs, Las Vegas
- B+ East Career And Technical Academy HS, Las Vegas
- D- Global Community HS, Las Vegas
- D+ Innovations High School, Reno
- F Juvenile Detention 6-12 J-shs, Las Vegas
- F Marvin Picollo Elementary, Reno
- F Miley Achievement Ctr J Shs, Las Vegas
- F Miller John F, Las Vegas
- D- Mission High School, Las Vegas
- F Morris Sunset HS, Las Vegas
- C- North Star Online School, Reno
- A Northwest Career Technical Academy HS, Las Vegas
- D- Pathways High School, Pahrump
- A- Southeast Career Technical Academy HS, Las Vegas
- A+ Southwest Career And Technical Academy HS, Las Vegas
- F Steptoe Valley High School, Ely
- D- Summit View Youth J-shs, Las Vegas
- F Variety J Shs, Las Vegas
- A- Veterans Tribute Cta HS, Las Vegas
- A+ West Career And Technical Academy HS, Las Vegas
Fully online schools (5)
Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.
- B+ Leadership Academy Of Nevada, Las Vegas
- C- Nevada Connections Academy, Reno
- B- Nevada Virtual Academy, Las Vegas
- C+ Northeastern Nevada Virtual Academy, Elko
- D+ Nv Learning Academy J Shs, Las Vegas
Very small schools (1)
Schools with fewer than 30 students have grades that swing on a handful of test results.
- D- Mcdermitt High School, Mcdermitt
Not yet graded (15)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Burk Horizon Southwest Sunset HS, Las Vegas
- C O Bastian High School, Caliente
- Cowan Academic Center J Shs, Las Vegas
- Cowan Sunset Southeast HS, Las Vegas
- Esmeralda Virtual High School, Dyer
- Gabbs High School, Gabbs
- Gerlach K 12 School, Gerlach
- Independence High School, Elko
- Peterson Academic Center J Shs, Las Vegas
- Pioneer Academy, Carson City
- Pyramid Lake High School, Nixon
- South Academic Center J Shs, Las Vegas
- Spring Mountain J-shs, Las Vegas
- Stewart Helen J, Las Vegas
- Turning Point, Reno
About this ranking
- Scope: every public high school in Nevada.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about high schools in Nevada
What is the best high school in Nevada?
Davidson Academy in Reno ranks first among the 116 ranked high schools in Nevada with a SchoolGrade of A+, 98% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 67%.
How are high schools in Nevada ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many high schools does Nevada have?
SchoolGrade grades 163 public high schools in Nevada; 116 are ranked here and 47 are listed as not ranked.