Schools in Winnemucca · Humboldt County School District
Winnemucca’s public schools beat 79% of Nevada districts
The public schools Winnemucca’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 79% of Nevada’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Reading proficiency
38%
▼ 4 pts vs NV 42%
2020–21
Math proficiency
26%
▲ 1 pts vs NV 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 8 pts vs NV 83%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$16.3K
▲ 10% vs NV $14.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.6
NV 19.8
Schools
6
2,643 students
The School Grade
How Winnemucca compares
B− Test scoresA Graduation
Nevada school districts we grade (19)Better than 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
Nevada towns with similar household incomes (54)Better than 74%
High confidence. Built on 1,753 tested students and a graduating class of 265; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Nevada’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Nevada only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Winnemucca.
The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Winnemucca Junior High SchoolHumboldt County School District
9–12Albert M. Lowry High SchoolHumboldt County School District
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Below the state in reading
Reading38%
State average 42.2%
Math26%
State average 25.5%
Every school in Winnemucca
6 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Sonoma Heights Elementary
B468 students18:1Rate it →
Winnemucca Grammar School
B305 students22:1Rate it →
Middle
Winnemucca Junior High School
B+481 students19:1Rate it →
French Ford Middle School
B−438 students21:1Rate it →
High
Private & other
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Nevada. Stars are from neighbors.