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2014-06-12 15 06 55 View north along Nevada State Route 290 (Paradise Valley Road) 17.8 miles north of the southern terminus in Paradise Valley, NevadaPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Schools in Paradise Valley

Paradise Valley’s public schools

Humboldt County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paradise Valley. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Nevada’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Nevada’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▲ 10% vs NV $14.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.0
NV 19.3
Schools in town
1
1,012 students on the public path
In brief

Paradise Valley’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Paradise Valley’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nevada’s 656 public schools. McDermitt High School places highest (better than 85%); Albert M. Lowry High School lowest (55%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Paradise Valley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Paradise Valley SchoolHumboldt County School DistrictNo scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Humboldt County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Humboldt County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 13 schools · 3,233 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 19.0 per teacher (NV 19.3)
$16,294NV $14,868 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 43.5% · 1753 students tested
Math27%
State average 28.4% · 1748 students tested

Paradise Valley vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nevada towns that share Paradise Valley’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Paradise Valley—Humboldt County

Every school in Paradise Valley

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nevada’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Paradise Valleyby address
Paradise Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
24 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Paradise Valleyin other towns
Albert M. Lowry High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winnemucca
B
951 students23:1Rate it →
McDermitt High School
High · Grades 9–12 · McDermitt
A
37 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Paradise Valley’s schools

Are Paradise Valley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Paradise Valley. Humboldt County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paradise Valley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nevada’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Paradise Valley in?

Humboldt County School District.

Where do Paradise Valley kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Albert M. Lowry High School and McDermitt High School.

Parents talk

What Paradise Valley families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.