Reno Reporter

Of the 4,247 Washoe County students who took part in the CCR in the 2022-23 school year, 57.2% did not meet English benchmarks, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

The number of students who failed to meet expectations in the subject rose by 14.2% 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 English 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	87.3%	275
Procter R. Hug High School	79.9%	429
Earl Wooster High School	77.3%	308
North Valleys High School	69.7%	498
Nevada Connections Academy	55.6%	302
Edward C. Reed High School	55.4%	459
Spanish Springs High School	50.5%	457
Incline High School	48.1%	79
Damonte Ranch High School	47.5%	417
Robert McQueen High School	41.2%	350
Reno High School	34.4%	398
Galena High School	33.8%	275