Best Schools for Low-income Students in Nevada (2026)

These are the Nevada public schools where low-income students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested low-income students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#SchoolReadingMathTestedOverall Repit grade
1FLORENCE DRAKE ELEMENTARY Sparks57%57%98C+
2Goolsby Judy & John L ES Las Vegas72%42%70A+
3McCaw Gordon ES Henderson62%52%241A+
4Coral Academy Tamarus Las Vegas65%45%38A+
5Gehring Roger D Acad of Science & Technology ES Las Vegas57%47%149A+
6HUNTER LAKE ELEMENTARY Reno57%47%68A+
7Staton Ethel W ES Las Vegas67%37%79B
8CAUGHLIN RANCH ELEMENTARY Reno70%30%21A+
9Vanderburg John ES Henderson55%45%51B+
10Rhodes Betsy ES Las Vegas57%42%256C+
11Givens Linda Rankin ES Las Vegas65%35%58B+
12Vassiliadis Billy & Rosemary ES Las Vegas55%45%56A+
13Pinon Hills Elementary School Minden50%50%26A+
14VAN GORDER ELEMENTARY Sparks55%45%43A+
15NICK POULAKIDAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Reno55%45%45A+
16Mathis Dr. Beverly S ES Las Vegas54%41%348B+
17Kesterson Lorna J ES Henderson52%42%225B
18Rogers Lucille S ES Las Vegas57%37%210A+
19Bilbray James ES Las Vegas57%37%209A
20Stevens Josh ES Henderson57%37%246A+
21BUD BEASLEY ELEMENTARY Sparks47%47%76A
22Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Horizon Henderson57%37%111A+
23Amplus Rainbow Las Vegas45%45%60A+
24Tanaka Wayne N ES Las Vegas47%42%246C+
25Steele Judith D ES Las Vegas47%42%263C+

Middle schools

#SchoolReadingMathTestedOverall Repit grade
1Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Inspirada Henderson62%62%89A+
2Hyde Park MS Las Vegas61%52%329B
3Doral Academy West Pebble Las Vegas57%42%162A
4Coral Academy Windmill Henderson62%37%76A+
5Caliente Elementary School Caliente50%50%25A+
6Panaca Elementary School Panaca50%50%27A+
7Lied STEM Academy MS Las Vegas56%38%1156B+
8Somerset Academy Skye Canyon Las Vegas52%42%91A+
9Pinecrest Academy of Nevada St Rose Las Vegas57%37%175A+
10MOUNT ROSE K-8 ACADEMY OF LANGUAGES Reno52%37%63A+
11Fertitta Victoria MS Las Vegas57%31%697B
12Greenspun Barbara & Hank JHS Henderson57%30%504C+
13Coral Academy Middle School Reno52%32%108B+
14White Thurman Academy of the Arts MS Henderson57%27%804A
15Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas Las Vegas55%27%449A+
16Canarelli Lawrence & Heidi MS Las Vegas53%27%803B
17Carson Montessori Carson City50%30%22A
18Beatty Middle School Beatty50%30%30A
19Discovery Charter School HillPointe Las Vegas50%30%21C+
20Pahranagat Valley Middle School Alamo50%30%29A+
21Doral Academy of Northern Nevada Reno45%35%53B+
22Lyon Mack MS Overton47%32%74A+
23Rogich Sig MS Las Vegas57%22%167A+
24Webb Del E MS Henderson52%27%181B
25Douglas Nevada Online Minden55%25%33B

High schools

#SchoolReadingMathTestedOverall Repit grade
1Advanced Technologies Academy HS Las Vegas92%72%268A+
2West Career & Technical Academy HS Las Vegas92%42%70A+
3Southwest Career & Technical Academy HS Las Vegas87%47%96A+
4Nevada State High School Henderson Henderson95%25%31A+
5Nevada State High School Northwest Las Vegas70%50%20A+
6Las Vegas Academy of the Arts HS Las Vegas77%42%86A+
7NORTH STAR ONLINE SCHOOL Reno75%45%42A+
8Northwest Career-Technical Academy HS Las Vegas82%32%136A+
9Nevada State High School Summerlin Las Vegas75%35%55A+
10Southeast Career Technical Academy HS Las Vegas73%34%478A+
11Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon Henderson62%42%152A+
12ACADEMY OF ARTS CAREERS & TECH Reno70%30%20A+
13Coral Academy Sandy Ridge Henderson62%37%67A+
14Oasis Academy Fallon52%47%76A
15Veterans Tribute CTA HS Las Vegas67%27%116A+
16Leadership Academy of Nevada Las Vegas65%25%35A
17Green Valley HS Henderson62%27%547A
18Coronado HS Henderson57%32%133A
19Amplus Durango Las Vegas52%32%261A
20Doral Academy Red Rock Las Vegas52%32%201A
21East Career and Technical Academy HS Las Vegas60%20%441A
22NV Learning Academy J-SHS Las Vegas50%30%24A
23Nevada State High School Southwest Las Vegas70%10%30A
24Silverado HS Las Vegas51%25%398B
25Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence Henderson45%29%338A

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology