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Top Nevada Public High Schools Eligible For Free Lunch

Approximately 76% of public high school students in Nevada are eligible for free lunch (2026).
The public high schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public high school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Nevada is Aspire Academy High School, Burk Horizon-southwest Sunset High School, and Alt School, among others each with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 100% 100% Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%

Public High Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in Nevada (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Alt School
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 4-12
1680 Bently Parkway South
Minden, NV 89423
(775) 392-1475
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Aspire Academy High School
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
1680 Bently Parkway South
Minden, NV 89423
(775) 392-1475
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Beatty High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
1 Hornet Ave
Beatty, NV 89003
(775) 553-2595
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Burk Horizon-southwest Sunset High School
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
4560 W Harmon Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89103
(702) 799-8150
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
C O Bastian High School
Alternative School
(Math: <50%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
500 Youth Center Drive
Caliente, NV 89008
(775) 726-8250
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Carlin High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
552 8th Street
Carlin, NV 89822
(775) 754-6317
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Churchill County High School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
1 Greenwave Circle
Fallon, NV 89406
(775) 423-2181
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Civica Academy
Charter School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-10
1501 E Carey Ave.
North Las Vegas, NV 89030
(702) 462-9653
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Clark County Detention Ctr J-shs
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
601 N Pecos Rd Suite 70
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 799-1623
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Cowan Academic Center J-shs
Alternative School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
5300 E Russell Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89122
(702) 799-6380
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Democracy Prep At Agassi High School
Charter School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
1201 W Lake Mead Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89106
(646) 574-6956
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Desert Rose High School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
444 W Brooks Ave
North Las Vegas, NV 89030
(702) 799-6240
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Earl Wooster High School
Magnet School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
1331 East Plumb Lane
Reno, NV 89502
(775) 321-3160
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Encompass Academy
Charter School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
1300 Foster Dr
Reno, NV 89509
(775) 322-5566
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Equipo Academy
Charter School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
4131 E. Bonanza Road
Las Vegas, NV 89110
(702) 907-0432
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Fernley High School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
1300 Hwy 95a South
Fernley, NV 89408
(775) 575-3400
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Foothill High School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
800 College Dr
Henderson, NV 89002
(702) 799-3500
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Gabbs High School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
511 East Ave
Gabbs, NV 89409
(775) 285-2692
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Global Community High School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
1725 S Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89104
(702) 799-8850
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Innovations High School
Alternative School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
777 West Second Street
Reno, NV 89503
(775) 333-5150
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Lund High School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
301 E 2nd North
Lund, NV 89317
(775) 289-5200
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Marvin Picollo Elementary School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-12
900 Foothill Road
Reno, NV 89511
(775) 851-5650
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Mater Academy East
Charter School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-12
3900 E. Bonanza Rd.
Las Vegas, NV 89110
(702) 462-9361
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Mcdermitt High School
(Math: <50%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
100 Olavarria Street
Mc Dermitt, NV 89421
(866) 447-3991
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Miley Achievement Ctr J-shs
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
245 N Pecos
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 799-5631
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Mineral County High School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
601 A St
Hawthorne, NV 89415
(775) 945-3332
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Mission High School
Alternative School
(Reading: <50%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
801 Veterans Memorial Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 799-7880
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Moapa Valley High School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
2400 St Joseph St
Overton, NV 89040
(702) 397-2611
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Northwest Career-technical Academy High School
Vocational School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
8200 W Tropical Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89149
(702) 799-4640
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Owyhee High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
100 Academic Way
Owyhee, NV 89832
(775) 757-3400
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Pahrump Valley High School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
501 E Calvada Blvd
Pahrump, NV 89048
(775) 727-7737
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Pershing County High School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
1215 Franklin Avenue
Lovelock, NV 89419
(775) 273-2625
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Procter R. Hug High School
Magnet School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
3530 Sullivan Lane
Sparks, NV 89431
(775) 333-5300
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Round Mountain High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
61 Hadley Cir
Round Mountain, NV 89045
(775) 377-2690
Rank: #1 - 471. - 47.
Shadow Ridge High School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
5050 Brent Ln
Las Vegas, NV 89131
(702) 799-6699
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Nevada average of public high schools students eligible for free lunch?
The Nevada average of public high schools students eligible for free lunch is 76%% for 2026.
What are the public high schools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Nevada?
The best top-ranked public high schools in Nevada include Alt School, Aspire Academy High School and Beatty High School.

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