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Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 3:18 PM

Four Fernley schools receive 3-star ratings

Four Fernley schools receive 3-star ratings

Robert Perea, The Fernley Reporter

Four of Fernley’s six schools received 3 stars in the state’s accountability rating for the 2018-19 school year announced in September.

Fernley High School was the highest scoring of the city’s six schools, with a 3-star rating and an index score of 64. That rating is down from the 4-star rating with an index score of 74 last year. Fernley High School did not receive a rating in 2016-17, because that year computer problems kept many high school students from completing their state-mandated assessments.

East Valley Elementary, Fernley Intermediate and Silverland Middle School each also earned 3-star ratings.

For East Valley, the rating was an increase from last year’s 2-star rating, but the school was rated 4 stars in 2016-17.

Fernley Intermediate, which was also rated 4 stars in 2016-17, earned a 3-star rating for the second consecutive year.

Silverland likewise was rated 3 stars for the second consecutive year, after a 2-star rating in 2016-17.

Fernley Elementary, which was rated 3 stars last year, was rated 2 stars for 1018-19, while Cottonwood Elementary was rated 2 stars for third straight year.

Lyon County’s highest rated school this year is Silver Stage High School with 4 stars, and a total index score of 72.7. It was a 3-star school last year.

Two Lyon County schools received 1 star – Yerington Elementary, and Smith Valley Middle School. Although Smith Valley is a K-12 school, it receives separate elementary, middle and high school ratings.


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Comment author: Jack & Nancy CookComment text: Wonderful man. Created a precious family with Linda. Will always respect and admire his contribution to teaching at FHS.Comment publication date: 4/18/26, 10:27 AMComment source: Howard David JacksonComment author: JeffDickersonComment text: Very well reported, even though our motion was denied.Comment publication date: 4/15/26, 11:05 AMComment source: Judge allows Fernley City Council to proceed with corrective agenda item in Lau expulsion caseComment author: Todd fossumComment text: Hi my name is todd fossum i'm clarence's stepson, I was wondering if he had any siblings. I think he said he had a sister that just survived cancer. If she can get ahold of me or any buddy, my number is 916. 3 4 3 1 1 7 7.Thank you have a blessed dayComment publication date: 1/16/26, 4:33 PMComment source: Clarence L Shields C Comment author: Carl HagenComment text: So just curious, what is the point of a franchise agreement if it is not exclusive?Comment publication date: 12/15/25, 4:18 PMComment source: Council approves non-exclusive franchise agreement for waste collection C Comment author: Christine S GleasonComment text: In the first photo, the woman in the middle, wearing the black shirt, is SaraH Jean Gleason. She is not an FHS Leadership Student but is the person who is responsible (with the help of her father) for starting the Fernley Community Thanksgiving Dinner in 2011. She attended this year's dinner while home from Arizona State University, where she is working on her PhD.Comment publication date: 12/8/25, 8:52 PMComment source: About 400 meals served at Community Thanksgiving DinnerComment author: SusanComment text: RIP Sean. Prayers to the family, sorry for your loss.Comment publication date: 9/25/25, 1:11 PMComment source: Sean Everett Turner
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