Eagle Valley Times

Of the 718 Lyon County School District students who took part in the College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCR) in the 2023-24 school year, 90.9% did not meet mathematics benchmarks, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

This is 10.3% above the statewide average of 80.6%.

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 14% 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, Fernley High School had the highest percentage of students scoring below mathematics 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
Fernley High School	92.6%	300
Dayton High School	87.4%	214