Reno Reporter

Of the 4,728 Washoe County students who took part in the CCR in the 2023-24 school year, 79% did not meet mathematics benchmarks, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

The number of students who failed to meet expectations in the subject rose by 13.3% compared to the previous school year.

In Washoe County, most of the students who fell below proficiency were at the second lowest performance level.

Countywide, Sparks High School had the highest percentage of students scoring below mathematics benchmarks on their CCR test.

In Nevada, the ACT serves as the College and Career Readiness assessment for high school juniors, evaluating whether they are on track for higher education.

Nevada's educational system ranked third-lowest in the U.S. for educational quality, student outcomes, and overall school safety, only ahead of Louisiana and Arizona, according to an analysis from the World Population Review.

School name	Students who didn’t meet standard	No. of Students Tested
Sparks High School	94%	297
Nevada Connections Academy	93.8%	273
North Valleys High School	91.2%	549
Earl Wooster High School	90.4%	289
Procter R. Hug High School	88.3%	412
North Star Online School	88.1%	109
Edward C. Reed High School	83.7%	491
Academy For Career Education	83.4%	66
Spanish Springs High School	76%	488
Damonte Ranch High School	74%	435
Robert McQueen High School	72.1%	397
Incline High School	68.3%	82
Reno High School	59.9%	416
Academy Of Arts Careers & Tech	55.4%	130
Galena High School	53.7%	294