Humboldt County School District

The Humboldt County School District is a progressive public school system located in rural north-central Nevada, 170 miles east of Reno, Nevada. The district serves approximately 3,500 students in 11 schools"three K-4 schools, a 5-6 middle school, a 7-8 junior high, and a 9-12 high school located in the community of Winnemucca, as well as four K-8 schools and one K-12 school in rural areas throughout Humboldt County. Humboldt County schools are routinely honored for their academic accomplishments, success that administrators attribute to strong leadership within the schools themselves, a core of talented and dedicated teachers and staff members as well as strong parental and community support. Over the course of the past several years, Humboldt County School District schools have been recognized as Distinguished Title I schools at the state and national level, and several sites have been recognized as high achieving and exemplary schools. The district supports several Early Childhood, Pre-K and Pre-First programs to ensure kindergarten readiness. Elementary school children focus on core subjects such as reading, writing and math in the mornings, while the afternoons are filled with science, social studies, P.E., art, music and computers. Winnemucca middle school students attend classes in the areas newest building where teams of teachers and students work toward maximum achievement. Students are exposed to a variety of exploratory opportunities, including P.E., art, music and computers as well as critical thinking and character building classes. The spring sees the formation of clubs where students can enjoy learning everything from cowboy roping to scrapbooking. Junior high school students enjoy a comprehensive academic curriculum, including the opportunity to gain high school credit in Algebra, as well as elective courses such as ceramics, shop, home economics and weight lifting. Sports include basketball, volleyball, wrestling, track and cheerleading. High school students, too, enjoy a comprehensive ...