Nevada School Ratings

Star Ratings

The Nevada Department of Education (NDE) assigns each school a star rating from 1 to 5 based on its Index Score. A 1-star rating indicates the lowest performing schools, while a 5-star rating indicates the highest performing schools. Not all schools receive a star rating — some schools may be excluded due to insufficient data or other eligibility criteria.

Index Score

The Index Score is a composite score ranging from 0 to 100, calculated by NDE from multiple academic performance metrics. It provides an overall measure of a school's performance and is the basis for the star rating assignment.

Proficiency Metrics

ELA Proficiency and Math Proficiency represent the percentage of students at a school who met grade-level standards on Nevada state assessments. These percentages reflect how well students are performing against established academic benchmarks in each subject area.

Growth Metrics

Growth - AGP and Growth - MGP are both measures of student progress over time, rather than a snapshot of proficiency — but they come from different sources and are calculated differently.

Growth - AGP is the percentage of students at the school who met their individual growth target for the year — the amount of progress needed to reach or stay proficient. A higher percentage means more students are on track.

Growth - MGP(Median Growth Percentile) comes from the Nevada Growth Model, which compares each student's year-over-year progress to academic peers statewide — students who had similar prior test scores. A school's MGP is the median of its students' individual growth percentiles; 50 represents typical growth for the state. MGP is only reported for grades 3–8, so it does not appear for high schools.

Data Source

All school performance data is sourced from the Nevada Department of Education (NDE). The most recent data available on this site is from the 2024–25 school year. For the latest official reports and additional detail, visit the Nevada Accountability Portal:

Growth - MGP percentiles come from the Nevada Growth Model: