Douglas

Summary:

The Douglas school district in Nevada is home to 14 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 4 high schools. The district appears to be performing well overall, with several standout schools that are among the top in the state.

Pinon Hills Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional proficiency rates in both math and reading. George Whittell High School also performs very well, ranking in the top 40 high schools in the state with strong proficiency rates. Another high-performing elementary school is Gardnerville Elementary School, which ranks in the top 130 schools in the state and has impressive proficiency rates, especially in math.

While the district overall is a strong performer, there is some variation in performance within the district, with a few schools, like Pau Wa Lu Middle and C.C. Meneley Elementary, lagging behind their peers. The relationship between school resources and academic performance is evident, with the higher-performing schools generally having more resources in terms of spending and class size.

District Detail

1638 Mono Avenue
Minden, NV 89423

(775) 782-5134

SchoolDigger Rank:
4^th of 13 Nevada districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,312

Primary Schools: 7
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ACT Mathematics (2024)	ACT English (2024)	EOC Science Exam Science (2024)		SBAC Mathematics (2024)							SBAC Reading (2024)							SBAC Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science 9th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science All Grades	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 4th Grade	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 5th Grade	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pinon Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1479 Stephanie Way	Minden	89423	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 267-3622	280	19	14.5	22.9%	200 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (21.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	92.6	20^th of 377 public elementary schools	94.7%		83.3	51^st of 384 public elementary schools	86.7%	31					61.9	71.2	73.9				69.3	54.8	73.1	80.0				69.8				$14,642	$817	$13,825
Minden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1170 Baler Street	Minden	89423	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 782-5510	380	18	21.7	25.3%	270 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (20.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.8%)	37.7	207^th of 377 public elementary schools	45.1%		60.7	125^th of 384 public elementary schools	67.4%	82					45.8	38.0	19.2				32.8	41.7	42.3	29.7				37.3	20.3		20.3	$11,898	$708	$11,190
Pau Wa Lu Middle School	Public	6-8	701 Long Valley Rd	Gardnerville	89460	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 265-6100	481	24	19.7	36.2%	293 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (26.2%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.4%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.2%)	28.7	103^rd of 153 public middle schools	32.7%		36.3	86^th of 152 public middle schools	43.4%	17								20.1	22.4	16.9	19.7				22.9	27.0	37.5	29.4		33.8	33.8	$12,381	$876	$11,504
Carson Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1477 Hwy 395	Gardnerville	89410	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 782-2265	593	27	21.9	24.3%	399 (67.3%)	2 (0.3%)	144 (24.3%)	11 (1.9%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	46	75^th of 153 public middle schools	51.0%		59.3	61^st of 152 public middle schools	59.9%	14								34.2	36.4	28.9	33.0				40.1	40.6	35.3	38.5		27.5	27.5	$10,561	$626	$9,936
Douglas High School	Public	9-12	1670 Hwy 88	Minden	89423	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 782-5136	1,643	81	20.2	22.3%	1,088 (66.2%)	7 (0.4%)	369 (22.5%)	22 (1.3%)	57 (3.5%)	5 (0.3%)	95 (5.8%)	50.3	42^nd of 97 public high schools	56.7%		58.3	40^th of 96 public high schools	58.3%	2	24.9	46.1	26.5	26.4																		$10,498	$824	$9,674
Gardnerville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1290 Toler Avenue	Gardnerville	89410	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 782-5117	374	22	17.0	35.3%	232 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (25.4%)	13 (3.5%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.7%)	62.1	124^th of 377 public elementary schools	67.1%		58.8	130^th of 384 public elementary schools	66.1%	6					60.0	43.4	26.5				43.5	62.9	47.2	45.6				52.4				$13,798	$849	$12,949
C. C. Meneley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1446 Muir Dr	Gardnerville	89460	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 265-3154	413	24	17.2	41.4%	222 (53.8%)	3 (0.7%)	128 (31.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	29.5	246^th of 377 public elementary schools	34.7%		35	218^th of 384 public elementary schools	43.2%	28					25.5	35.4					25.7	30.9	38.5	33.9				34.6				$11,620	$1,420	$10,199
G. L. Scarselli Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	699 Long Valley Rd	Gardnerville	89460	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 265-2222	368	20	18.4	33.7%	256 (69.6%)	2 (0.5%)	80 (21.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	51.8	152^nd of 377 public elementary schools	59.7%		74.9	81^st of 384 public elementary schools	78.9%	71					31.1	55.3	41.8				41.7	26.2	61.7	56.7				47.4	14.9		14.9	$12,581	$734	$11,847
Jacks Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Jacks Valley Road	Carson City	89705	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 267-3267	356	23	15.8	43.3%	195 (54.8%)	1 (0.3%)	122 (34.3%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	42.9	186^th of 377 public elementary schools	50.7%		50.1	158^th of 384 public elementary schools	58.9%	28					47.7	31.3					32.7	40.9	40.3	41.0				40.7				$13,268	$1,435	$11,833
George Whittell High School	Public	6-12	240 Warrior Way	Zephyr Cove	89448	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 588-2446	152	11	13.4	22.4%	96 (63.2%)	2 (1.3%)	38 (25.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.9%)								(n/a)		60.9						44.8	51.7		44.4				69.0	65.5		65.3				$19,628	$828	$18,800
Zephyr Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	226 Warrior Way	Zephyr Cove	89448	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 588-4574	149	10	15.3	25.5%	103 (69.1%)	1 (0.7%)	28 (18.8%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	10 (6.7%)								(n/a)											33.3		57.1					38.1				$14,505	$761	$13,744
ALT School	Public, Alternative	4-12	1680 Bently Parkway South	Minden	89423	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 392-1475	3				1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$39,009	$253	$38,757
ASPIRE Academy High School	Public	9-12	1680 Bently Parkway South	Minden	89423	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 392-1475	47	6	7.8	100.0%	30 (63.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (23.4%)	1 (2.1%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.4%)								(n/a)																						$17,559	$802	$16,757
Douglas County Adult School	Public		1680 Bently Parkway South	Minden	89423	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 392-1475	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Douglas Nevada Online	Public	6-8	1680 Bently Parkway	Minden	89423	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 392-1480	53			26.4%	34 (64.2%)	1 (1.9%)	10 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	1 (1.9%)	4 (7.5%)								(n/a)																						$11,067	$529	$10,538
Jacobsen High School	Public	7-12	225 China Spring Rd	Gardnerville	89410	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 265-5433	20			40.0%	13 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (30.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$20,943	$3,098	$17,845

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carson City	13.68 mi	13	8^th
Lyon	22.3 mi	21	11^th
Washoe County	23.42 mi	122	5^th
Storey	25.74 mi	4	3^rd
State Sponsored Charter Schools	30.92 mi	84	2^nd

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