These Are The Top 25 Best High Schools In Nevada

Data indicates that “graduating from high school literally pays off,” so U.S. News sought to find the best ones.

Nearly 24,000 public high schools were evaluated nationwide, and nearly 18,000 of them were included in the ranking. Researchers eyed “key metrics” to help weigh the data points. The strongest indicators of a quality high school included college readiness, college curriculum breadth, math and reading proficiency and performance, underserved student performance, and graduation rate, according to a U.S. News story on April 27.

Rankings also break down state-by-state.

There are 20 school districts in Nevada, and more than 158 high schools. There are 154,480 students enrolled and 6,501 full-time teachers, according to U.S. News.

These are the Top 25 high schools in Nevada:

1. The Davidson Academy of Nevada in Reno
2. Advanced Technologies Academy in Las Vegas
3. West Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas
4. Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas Sandy Ridge in Henderson
5. Northwest Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas
6. Veterans Tribute Career Technical Academy in Las Vegas
7. Las Vegas Academy of the Arts in Las Vegas
8. Academy of art Careers and Technology in Reno
9. Incline High School in Incline Village
10. Reno High School in Reno
11. College of So. NV High School South in Henderson
12. Coronado High School in Henderson
13. College of So. NV High School West in Las Vegas
14. East Career Technical Academy in Las Vegas
15. Galena High school in Reno
16. Southwest Career Technical Academy in Las Vegas
17. Robert McQueen High School in Reno
18. Southwest Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas
19. Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas
20. West Prep Academy in Las Vegas
21. Green Valley High School in Henderson
22. Rancho High School in Las Vegas
23. Damonte Ranch High School in Reno
24. Ed W Clark High School in Las Vegas
25. American Preparatory Academy LV in Las Vegas

See the full list here.

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