Reno Reporter

Washoe County CRT results are in, and 28.6% of the students were considered proficient in Science, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

This translates to roughly 1,119 students out of 3,913 hitting the benchmarks on the subject. Notably, 10.8% of students surpassed these expectations, with a total of 423 students who went beyond the standard requirements.

Compared to last year’s 51.4%, this year’s results reflect decline in the county’s Science passing rate.

Countywide, Coral Academy High School students performed the best in Science, with 51.4% considered proficient in the subject.

The Nevada Criterion Referenced Test is given to students between grades 3 and 8. It measures whether students are on track for college and ready for their careers once they've graduated.

According to the Nation's Report Card data, there is a significant disparity in academic performance between minority students and their white peers in Nevada's schools. For example, in 2022, 8th-grade reading exams revealed that 46% of African American and 39% of Hispanic students failed, compared to 21% of white students. Similar trends were also seen in math and across different grade levels.

Some data provided by the Nevada Accountability Portal may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

School	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total Enrollment
Earl Wooster High School	7.3%	5%	357
Procter R. Hug High School	5.9%	7.1%	659
Coral Academy High School	30.8%	20.6%	107
Academy Of Arts Careers & Tech	25.3%	18.8%	154
Galena High School	23.3%	19.7%	335
North Star Online School	23%	18%	61
Spanish Springs High School	22%	5.2%	558
Reno High School	21.7%	13.4%	456
Damonte Ranch High School	21.2%	10.1%	552
Robert McQueen High School	20.4%	16.6%	421
Nevada Connections Academy	17.4%	5.9%	253