Best high schools for sports in Nevada
More than 7.6 million high school students played sports across the U.S. during the 2021-22 academic year, according to data from the National Federation of State High School Associations. Those athletes participated in a slew of sports: from football—the most popular sport for high school boys with 1 million players nationwide—to track and field, which is the most popular sport amongst high school girls in the U.S. with more than 488,000 athletes.
The dynamic landscape of high school sports has created competition not only between athletes but the institutions they represent. With more than 23,500 public and private secondary and high schools across the country, determining the best options for athletes is an arduous process.
High schools across the country are vying to be crowned the best institution for athletes in America and not only has the battle become personal but regional as well. States like California and Florida, which have high-profile high-school athletic programs, also want bragging rights.
Young athletes will continue to thrive as sports return to pre-pandemic participation levels and high schools put in the work to be considered one of the best institutions in America for sports.
Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools for sports in Nevada using data from Niche. These rankings factor in parent and student surveys on sports, total high school enrollment, K-12 sports championships, number of sports, and athletic participation rates.
#25. Sports Leadership & Management of Nevada (SLAM)
- City: Henderson
- Type: Public, Charter
- Overall Niche grade: B
#24. Wells High School
- City: Wells
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B
#23. Desert Pines High School
- City: Las Vegas
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: C-
#22. Arbor View High School
- City: Las Vegas
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B+
#21. Carson High School
- City: Carson City
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B+
#20. Centennial High School
- City: Las Vegas
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B-
#19. Galena High School
- City: Reno
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A-
#18. Albert M. Lowry High School
- City: Winnemucca
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B-
#17. Spring Creek High School
- City: Spring Creek
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: C+
#16. Moapa Valley High School
- City: Overton
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B
#15. Liberty High School
- City: Henderson
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B+
#14. Elko High School
- City: Elko
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: C+
#13. Incline High School
- City: Incline Village
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A
#12. Fernley High School
- City: Fernley
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: C
#11. Pershing County High School
- City: Lovelock
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B
#10. Democracy Prep at Agassi High
- City: Las Vegas
- Type: Public, Charter
- Overall Niche grade: C+
#9. George Whittell High School
- City: Zephyr Cove
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A-
#8. Edward C. Reed High School
- City: Sparks
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B
#7. Robert McQueen High School
- City: Reno
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A-
#6. Yerington High School
- City: Yerington
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: C+
#5. Spanish Springs High School
- City: Sparks
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B
#4. Reno High School
- City: Reno
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A
#3. Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School
- City: Las Vegas
- Type: Private, Lutheran
- Overall Niche grade: A
#2. Churchill County High School
- City: Fallon
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B-
#1. Bishop Gorman High School
- City: Las Vegas
- Type: Private, Catholic
- Overall Niche grade: A
