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Schools in Virginia City

Virginia City’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.4K
▲ 77% vs NV $14.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
NV 19.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
355 students on the public path
In brief

Virginia City’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Virginia City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nevada’s 656 public schools. Virginia City Middle School places highest (better than 74%); Hugh Gallagher Elementary School lowest (66%). 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 Virginia City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Hugh Gallagher Elementary SchoolStorey County School DistrictB+
6–8Virginia City Middle SchoolStorey County School DistrictB+
9–12Virginia City High SchoolStorey County School DistrictB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Storey 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.

Storey County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 392 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (NV 19.3)
$26,350NV $14,868 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 43.5% · 238 students tested
Math36%
State average 28.4% · 238 students tested

Virginia City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nevada towns that share Virginia City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Virginia City—Storey County

Every school in Virginia City

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 Virginia Cityby address
Hugh Gallagher Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
118 students16:1Rate it →
Virginia City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
106 students15:1Rate it →
Virginia City High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
131 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Virginia City’s schools

Are Virginia City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Virginia City. Storey County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Virginia City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nevada’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Virginia City in?

Storey County School District.

Where do Virginia City kids go to high school?

Virginia City High School.

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What Virginia City 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.