Best High Schools in Nevada
The top 45 high schools (grades 9-12) in Nevada, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 53%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adult Education Programs | Las Vegas, NV | 4,559 | 66% |
| 2 | Coronado HS | Henderson, NV | 3,365 | 34% |
| 3 | Arbor View HS | Las Vegas, NV | 3,251 | 21% |
| 4 | Shadow Ridge HS | Las Vegas, NV | 3,243 | 35% |
| 5 | Liberty HS | Henderson, NV | 3,240 | 25% |
| 6 | Palo Verde HS | Las Vegas, NV | 3,186 | 26% |
| 7 | Desert Pines HS | Las Vegas, NV | 3,151 | 27% |
| 8 | NV Learning Academy J-SHS | Las Vegas, NV | 3,137 | 76% |
| 9 | Desert Oasis HS | Las Vegas, NV | 3,131 | 37% |
| 10 | Clark Ed W HS | Las Vegas, NV | 3,094 | 40% |
| 11 | Rancho HS | Las Vegas, NV | 3,064 | 37% |
| 12 | Sierra Vista HS | Las Vegas, NV | 2,998 | 28% |
| 13 | Western HS | Las Vegas, NV | 2,949 | 35% |
| 14 | Centennial HS | Las Vegas, NV | 2,865 | 26% |
| 15 | Mojave HS | N Las Vegas, NV | 2,758 | 27% |
| 16 | Legacy HS | N Las Vegas, NV | 2,750 | 36% |
| 17 | Somerset Academy Losee | North Las Vegas, NV | 2,451 | 44% |
| 18 | Doral Academy Red Rock | Las Vegas, NV | 2,314 | 58% |
| 19 | Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence | Henderson, NV | 2,209 | 52% |
| 20 | Somerset Academy Sky Pointe | Las Vegas, NV | 2,114 | 67% |
| 21 | Reno High School | Reno, NV | 1,796 | 66% |
| 22 | Elko High School | Elko, NV | 1,424 | 63% |
| 23 | Odyssey Charter Schools 9-12 HS | Las Vegas, NV | 1,364 | 72% |
| 24 | Galena High School | Reno, NV | 1,254 | 62% |
| 25 | Acceleration Academy | North Las Vegas, NV | 1,148 | 25% |
| 26 | Dayton High School | Dayton, NV | 748 | 64% |
| 27 | Oasis Academy | Fallon, NV | 735 | 63% |
| 28 | North Star Online School | Reno, NV | 656 | 52% |
| 29 | Academy of Arts Careers & Tech | Reno, NV | 530 | 63% |
| 30 | Coral Academy High School | Reno, NV | 343 | 61% |
| 31 | Explore Knowledge Academy J-SHS | Las Vegas, NV | 300 | 73% |
| 32 | Leadership Academy of Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | 261 | 72% |
| 33 | Tmcc Magnet School | Reno, NV | 236 | 68% |
| 34 | College of So NV HS West | Las Vegas, NV | 187 | 76% |
| 35 | Davidson Academy | Reno, NV | 163 | 63% |
| 36 | George Whittell High School | Zephyr Cove, NV | 152 | 69% |
| 37 | Alpine Academy High School | Sparks, NV | 142 | 64% |
| 38 | Nevada State High School Southwest | Las Vegas, NV | 131 | 63% |
| 39 | Nevada State High School Northwest | Las Vegas, NV | 130 | 66% |
| 40 | College of So NV HS East | N Las Vegas, NV | 127 | 77% |
| 41 | Nevada State High School Downtown Henderson | Henderson, NV | 120 | 64% |
| 42 | College of So NV HS South | Henderson, NV | 119 | 63% |
| 43 | Northeastern Nevada Virtual Academy | Elko, NV | 105 | 62% |
| 44 | Burk Horizon-Southwest Sunset HS | Las Vegas, NV | 66 | 59% |
| 45 | Cowan Sunset Southeast HS | Las Vegas, NV | 25 | 60% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best high school in Nevada?
The largest high school in Nevada is Adult Education Programs in Las Vegas with 4,559 students and a 66% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many high schools are in Nevada?
This page shows the top 45 high schools (grades 9-12) in Nevada by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.