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Best ZIP codes for schools in Nevada
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 124 Nevada ZIPs qualify.
Nevada ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 89410Gardnerville
Nevada
- School quality index
- 51.6
- ZIP population
- ~11k
- Avg. temperature
- 50°F
- Avg. commute
- 29 min
2ZIP 89411Genoa
Nevada
- School quality index
- 51.6
- ZIP population
- ~1k
- Avg. temperature
- 46°F
- Avg. commute
- 17 min
3ZIP 89423Minden
Nevada
- School quality index
- 51.6
- ZIP population
- ~11k
- Avg. temperature
- 50°F
- Avg. commute
- 20 min
4ZIP 89448Zephyr Cove
Nevada
- School quality index
- 51.6
- ZIP population
- ~2k
- Avg. temperature
- 44°F
- Avg. commute
- 20 min
5ZIP 89449Stateline
Nevada
- School quality index
- 51.6
- ZIP population
- ~3k
- Avg. temperature
- 43°F
- Avg. commute
- 22 min
6ZIP 89460Gardnerville
Nevada
- School quality index
- 51.6
- ZIP population
- ~15k
- Avg. temperature
- 47°F
- Avg. commute
- 31 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 89705 | Carson City | Douglas County | 51.3 |
| #8 | 89822 | Carlin | Elko County | 46.5 |
| #9 | 89431 | Sparks | Washoe County | 46.0 |
| #10 | 89433 | Sparks | Washoe County | 46.0 |
| #11 | 89436 | Sparks | Washoe County | 46.0 |
| #12 | 89441 | Sparks | Washoe County | 46.0 |
| #13 | 89451 | Incline Village | Washoe County | 46.0 |
| #14 | 89501 | Reno | Washoe County | 46.0 |
| #15 | 89502 | Reno | Washoe County | 46.0 |
| #16 | 89503 | Reno | Washoe County | 46.0 |
| #17 | 89506 | Reno | Washoe County | 46.0 |
| #18 | 89508 | Reno | Washoe County | 46.0 |
| #19 | 89509 | Reno | Washoe County | 46.0 |
| #20 | 89510 | Reno | Washoe County | 46.0 |
| #21 | 89511 | Reno | Washoe County | 46.0 |
| #22 | 89512 | Reno | Washoe County | 46.0 |
| #23 | 89519 | Reno | Washoe County | 46.0 |
| #24 | 89523 | Reno | Washoe County | 46.0 |
| #25 | 89704 | Carson City | Washoe County | 46.0 |
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