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Owyhee High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

100 Academic Way, Owyhee, NV 89832 · (775) 757-3400 · Part of Elko County School District

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Students
87
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Owyhee High School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Nevada’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

Where Owyhee kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Owyhee Jr High School41 students
9–12Owyhee High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 42%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Nevada’s 656 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

100 Academic Way, Owyhee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 928
Grade 1020
Grade 1124
Grade 1215
Enrollment over time
85’20
94’21
89’22
89’23
87’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 94%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Owyhee High School from Owyhee families.

Other schools in Elko County School District

The district →
Liberty Peak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spring Creek
A−
579 students17:1
Southside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Elko
D
511 students21:1
West Wendover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Wendover
C
419 students18:1
Sage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spring Creek
B
413 students17:1
Spring Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spring Creek
B+
400 students16:1
Grammar School 2
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Elko
A−
341 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Nevada’s other public schools; Owyhee’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.