LYON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT PERFORMANCE
There doesn't appear to be a good way to compare our Lyon County district with other districts across America, so the information we have to present here is done in two steps. Nevada compared to other states and then Lyon County compared to Nevada as a whole.
Nevada Rankings - Compared With Other States
Nevada consistently appears near the bottom of the list among companies or websites ranking states compared to others.
To more appropriately show an apples-to-apples comparisons, we are highlighting the rankings of western, rural states: Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah.
Below are six of the rankings that came up at the top of search results. Nevada's average ranking on these six sampled sites is 46.3.
To more appropriately show an apples-to-apples comparisons, we are highlighting the rankings of western, rural states: Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah.
Below are six of the rankings that came up at the top of search results. Nevada's average ranking on these six sampled sites is 46.3.
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US News and World Reports
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education/prek-12 #6 Utah #19 Wyoming #23 Idaho #27 Montana #45 Nevada #47 Arizona #50 New Mexico |
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World Population Review
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/public-school-rankings-by-state #14 Wyoming #27 Montana #33 Idaho #37 Utah #47 New Mexico #48 Nevada #50 Arizona |
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Scholaroo
https://scholaroo.com/report/state-education-rankings/ #14 Wyoming #27 Montana #33 Idaho #37 Utah #47 New Mexico #48 Nevada #50 Arizona |
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Education Week
https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/map-a-f-grades-rankings-for-states-on-school-quality/2021/09#top-to-bottom-rankings (51 Rankings included DC separately) #6 Wyoming #26` Utah #34 Montana #40 Idaho #46 Arizona #50 Nevada #51 New Mexico |
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Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/reneemorad/2020/08/04/states-with-the-best-public-schools/ (51 Rankings included DC separately) #18 Utah #19 Wyoming #26 Montana #38 Idaho #45 Nevada #49 Arizona #51 New Mexico |
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WalletHub – States with Best and Worst School Systems
https://wallethub.com/edu/e/states-with-the-best-schools/5335 (51 Rankings included DC separately) #15 Utah #19 Montana #25 Wyoming #39 Idaho #42 Nevada #49 Arizona #51 New Mexico |
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LCSD High School Performance - U.S. News and World Reports
The information presented below is taken from the U.S. News and World Reports website which provides data on schools and districts across America.
U.S. News - School Districts
All four traditional high schools in Lyon County are ranked in the lowest quarter (#75-96) of the 96 public high schools in Nevada. This is probably to avoid embarrassment and prevent a single school from being named 'last". Schools rated 1-74 are given a specific ranking. Below are screen capture images, so "Read More" will not function. Use the website a few lines above to get further information.
U.S. News - School Districts
All four traditional high schools in Lyon County are ranked in the lowest quarter (#75-96) of the 96 public high schools in Nevada. This is probably to avoid embarrassment and prevent a single school from being named 'last". Schools rated 1-74 are given a specific ranking. Below are screen capture images, so "Read More" will not function. Use the website a few lines above to get further information.
How did other nearby and rural Nevada high schools rank?
Douglas: #33, Carson City: #34, Elko County high schools: #60-65, Winnemucca: #69 - all higher than any Lyon County high school.
Douglas: #33, Carson City: #34, Elko County high schools: #60-65, Winnemucca: #69 - all higher than any Lyon County high school.
Lyon County School District Compared with Nevada Averages
The data shown below is from the official Nevada state reporting website: NevadaReportCard
The graphs show how Lyon County School District (in red) compares to the whole of Nevada (in blue). and displays the percentage of students who are deemed "proficient" in various grade levels and subjects measured by Criterion Proficiency Testing.
Unfortunately, LCSD consistently scores below the state averages.
In most areas the gap is widening as we look at the data from 2018 to the current scores.
The graphs show how Lyon County School District (in red) compares to the whole of Nevada (in blue). and displays the percentage of students who are deemed "proficient" in various grade levels and subjects measured by Criterion Proficiency Testing.
Unfortunately, LCSD consistently scores below the state averages.
In most areas the gap is widening as we look at the data from 2018 to the current scores.
GRADES 3 - 8, ELA and MATH
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GRADE 11. English Language Arts and MATH
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SCIENCE, GRADES 5-8 and GRADES 9-10
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The above data sets taken together, show that Lyon County School District is in the bottom half of districts in a state that ranks about 46th in the USA.
Other ways to measure school quality
Third-party ranking systems and state proficiency scoring may not tell the whole story. For the sake of thoroughness, we've included Google Reviews of most of the schools on the district. One school had no reviews. These quantity of reviews is rather low at about 3-7 per school and are often well over 10 years old. We don't put much confidence in the value of these reviews, but present them here for completeness.
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