Fernley High School

Fernley High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
1300 US Highway 95A S,  Fernley, NV
Lyon County School District
3.3
1.5
1,239 Students
C
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
25:1
Average SAT Score
1170
Average ACT Score
22
Math Proficiency
20%
Reading Proficiency
39%
Average GPA
3.41
Graduation Rate
85%

Niche Grade

C
Academics
C-
Teachers
C+
College Prep
D
Administration
D+
Resources/Facilities
C-
Clubs and Activities
A-
Sports
C-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.41
Reading Proficiency
39%
Math Proficiency
20%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
25:1
Teachers
52
Full Time Teachers
52
Teachers in First or Second Year
7.8%
College Prep
Average SAT
1170
Math
570
Verbal
600
Average ACT
22
Math
21
English
22
Reading
23
Science
22
Number of AP Courses
7
AP Pass Rate
14.3%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
High

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Science
21.5%
State Average
28.2%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
402:1

Student Diversity

Male
52%
Female
48%
White
57.8%
Hispanic
28.2%
Two or more races
5.2%
Native American
4.4%
Black
1.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1.1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Nevada, Reno 301 Students
University of Nevada, Las Vegas 141 Students
Truckee Meadows Community College 113 Students
Western Nevada College 61 Students
University of San Francisco 49 Students
Northern Arizona University 44 Students
Arizona State University 42 Students
University of California - San Diego 35 Students
Boise State University 35 Students
University of Oregon 34 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology 57 Students
Nursing 46 Students
Business 37 Students
Biology 30 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 27 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 23 Students
Criminology 18 Students
Nursing Science, Education, and Practice 17 Students
Forensic Science and Technology 13 Students
Pre-Law Studies 12 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.3 198 Reviews
4.0 Alum
6/18/2024
I was a student-athlete at this high school and I loved seeing the involvement of all the students and facility. I would like to see more respect to other teams because we are only opponents, not enemies.
3.0
1/1/2024
I enjoyed the amount of extracurricular activities that were provided in school. The negative experience in this school was the difficulty of requesting a counselor to help with personal or academic problems. I would like to see this aspect of FHS change for the better.
3.0 Senior
4/16/2021
It is a pretty fun school and there isn't a lot of od drama or problems, I liked it overall. The teachers are nice, the learning isnt the best but it isnt the worst. The sports are great i personally think, some of the coaches do play favorites and that does suck. But overall it is a good school and i enjoyed going here.
GreatSchools Reviews
1.5 4 Reviews
1.0 other
3/10/2023
I've already gone through four years of this school and in that time I have witnessed a lot of really horrible things like the male P.E. teacher staring at young female students while exercising and the male P.E. teacher walking into the female locker room while they are changing there is also the i...
1.0 parent
1/2/2019
My experience as a parent of Fernley High School was awful. Unless your child is a star athlete, stay as far away as possible. Pay out of pocket for private schooling or even home school your child. This is the worst school that Lyon County offers and knowing now what my son and daughter went throug...
1.0 student
3/19/2018
I hate it I’m only a freshman and I already wanna drop out
3.0 parent
4/24/2012
The dress code is getting out of hand. I understand no spaghetti straps ect., I also understand the two finger strap rule. Now it's no sleeveless tops. They must be at least cap sleeves. Even in the sixies, it was considered appropriate to wear short sleeve shirts. At 80 or 90 degrees the only thing...

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