Eagle Valley Times

Of the 702 Lyon County School District students who took part in the College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCR) in the 2023-24 school year, 72.7% did not meet English benchmarks, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

This is 18.3% above the statewide average of 54.4%.

Lyon County School District roughly covers schools within Lyon County and has a main office in Yerington.

The number of students who failed to meet expectations in the subject rose by 23.2% the previous school year.

In Lyon County School District, most of the students who fell below proficiency were at the second lowest performance level.

Throughout the district, Yerington High School had the highest percentage of students scoring below English benchmarks on their CCR test.

In Nevada, the ACT serves as the College and Career Readiness assessment for high school juniors, evaluating whether they are on track for higher education.

Nevada's educational system ranked third-lowest in the U.S. for educational quality, student outcomes, and overall school safety, only ahead of Louisiana and Arizona, according to an analysis from the World Population Review.

School name	Students who didn’t meet standard	No. of Students Tested
Yerington High School	85.6%	97
Silver Stage High School	75%	76
Dayton High School	71%	211
Fernley High School	69.8%	295