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Humboldt Schools
Humboldt is a public school district in Nevada, based in Humboldt County (Winnemucca). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Humboldt on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Humboldt
10 of 13 schools in Humboldt carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 2C: 3D: 2F: 1
Best schools in Humboldt
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward 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.
- A Winnemucca Grammar School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Orovada School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Sonoma Heights Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Winnemucca Junior High School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Grass Valley Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Albert M Lowry High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Mcdermitt Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ French Ford Middle School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Mcdermitt High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Mcdermitt Junior High School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Humboldt
High schools (2)
- C+ Albert M Lowry High School, Winnemucca
- D- Mcdermitt High School, Mcdermitt
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- D+ French Ford Middle School, Winnemucca
- F Mcdermitt Junior High School, Mcdermitt
- B- Winnemucca Junior High School, Winnemucca
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- C+ Grass Valley Elementary, Winnemucca
- C- Mcdermitt Elementary, Mcdermitt
- B+ Sonoma Heights Elementary, Winnemucca
Other schools and academies (5)
- Denio Denio, Denio
- Kings River Kings River, Kings River
- A- Orovada School, Orovada
- Paradise Valley School, Paradise Valley
- A Winnemucca Grammar School, Winnemucca
Where Humboldt schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Winnemucca (6)
- Mcdermitt (3)
- Denio (1)
- Orovada (1)
- Paradise Valley (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Nevada
- County: Humboldt County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,356 students with 185 full-time-equivalent teachers and 449 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3200210
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
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Questions about Humboldt
How many schools are in Humboldt?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Humboldt, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Humboldt serve?
The largest by graded schools: Winnemucca, Mcdermitt, Denio, Orovada, Paradise Valley.
How good are the schools in Humboldt?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 29.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 26.4%. 70% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Humboldt?
3,356 students were enrolled in Humboldt in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Humboldt?
Humboldt is in Nevada, based in Humboldt County, with its district office in Winnemucca. Its boundary covers about 9,641 sq mi.