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Best Public Schools in Douglas County, NV

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At a glance

Schools

4,927

Students

Top rankedPinon Hills Elementary School41^st of 376 Nevada elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Jacks Valley Elementary School up 94 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

George Whittell High School 5.6 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

George Whittell High School

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT English (2026)	EOC Science Exam Science (2026)			SBAC Mathematics (2026)							SBAC Reading (2026)							SBAC Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science 9th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science 10th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science End of Course	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
Carson Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1477 Hwy 395	Gardnerville	89410	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 782-2265	591	28	21.2	29.3%	381 (64.5%)	3 (0.5%)	147 (24.9%)	16 (2.7%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	56.2	62^nd of 148 public middle schools	58.1%		58.2	59^th of 151 public middle schools	60.9%	3									34.2	40.7	36.2	36.9				47.1	54.2	46.1	49.1		31.1	31.1	$12,656	$882	$11,774
Douglas High School	Public	9-12	1670 Hwy 88	Minden	89423	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 782-5136	1,510	76	20.0	26.4%	997 (66.0%)	4 (0.3%)	360 (23.8%)	21 (1.4%)	45 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (5.4%)	64.8	37^th of 105 public high schools	64.8%		51.7	47^th of 103 public high schools	54.4%	10	35.0	59.3			34.9																		$12,274	$1,136	$11,137
Gardnerville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1290 Toler Avenue	Gardnerville	89410	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 782-5117	300	18	16.6	49.3%	177 (59.0%)	2 (0.7%)	88 (29.3%)	8 (2.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	56.6	143^rd of 376 public elementary schools	62.0%		47.5	177^th of 379 public elementary schools	53.3%	34						57.7	43.7	37.2				45.3	51.1	35.4	71.1				53.9	23.7		23.7	$16,898	$1,173	$15,725
George Whittell High School	Public	6-12	240 Warrior Way	Zephyr Cove	89448	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 588-2446	139	25	5.6	32.4%	93 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (25.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)	73.6	28^th of 105 public high schools	73.3%					(n/a)		52.1			53.5						44.0	42.4					65.0		57.5		48.0	48.0	$28,390	$2,340	$26,050
Zephyr Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	226 Warrior Way	Zephyr Cove	89448	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 588-4574	153	0		23.5%	113 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (17.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	11 (7.2%)	76.3	71^st of 376 public elementary schools	81.1%		57.7	136^th of 379 public elementary schools	64.1%	65						66.6						46.0	66.6	60.7	51.8				59.2				$17,962	$1,047	$16,915
C. C. Meneley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1446 Muir Dr	Gardnerville	89460	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 265-3154	363	23	16.1	40.2%	214 (59.0%)	2 (0.6%)	100 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	33.5	228^th of 376 public elementary schools	39.4%		47.8	176^th of 379 public elementary schools	53.6%	52						41.1						31.0	41.1	35.4	41.1				39.0	21.5		21.5	$16,513	$2,317	$14,196
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	364	23	15.8	44.0%	207 (56.9%)	1 (0.3%)	130 (35.7%)	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	50.3	171^st of 376 public elementary schools	54.5%		25.6	265^th of 379 public elementary schools	30.1%	94						53.3						32.2	57.7	35.0	46.8				45.3				$17,429	$2,349	$15,079
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	305	19	16.4	39.3%	215 (70.5%)	1 (0.3%)	68 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	61.3	120^th of 376 public elementary schools	68.1%		57.7	134^th of 379 public elementary schools	64.6%	14						47.0	46.8	35.5				42.6	62.0	63.8	50.8				58.3				$15,556	$1,077	$14,479
Jacobsen High School	Public, Virtual	7-12	225 China Spring Rd	Gardnerville	89410	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	Yes	No	(775) 265-5433	24	0		41.7%	7 (29.2%)	1 (4.2%)	12 (50.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)																							$10,737	$656	$10,082
Pau Wa Lu Middle School	Public	6-8	701 Long Valley Rd	Gardnerville	89460	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 265-6100	460	25	18.7	41.1%	277 (60.2%)	2 (0.4%)	122 (26.5%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.1%)	5 (1.1%)	33 (7.2%)	31.6	91^st of 148 public middle schools	38.5%		30.6	98^th of 151 public middle schools	35.1%	7									26.2	24.3	25.8	25.3				30.0	29.1	36.9	31.8		36.9	36.9	$15,754	$1,568	$14,186
Pinon Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1479 Stephanie Way	Minden	89423	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 267-3622	256	16	16.0	20.3%	187 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.0%)	86.9	41^st of 376 public elementary schools	89.1%		80.1	61^st of 379 public elementary schools	83.9%	20						43.7	67.5	59.6				58.0	65.6	70.0	92.3				78.2				$18,543	$1,170	$17,373
Minden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1170 Baler Street	Minden	89423	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 782-5510	371	19	19.5	32.1%	250 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (25.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	70.6	87^th of 376 public elementary schools	76.9%		63.9	114^th of 379 public elementary schools	69.9%	27						53.0	54.4	44.4				50.8	55.1	52.9	64.8				57.3	33.3		33.3	$14,238	$944	$13,295
ALT School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	1680 Bently Parkway South	Minden	89423	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	Yes	No	(775) 392-1475	4	0			1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$64,533	$1,516	$63,017
ASPIRE Academy High School	Public	7-12	1680 Bently Parkway South	Minden	89423	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(775) 392-1475	82	6	13.6	100.0%	50 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (23.2%)	2 (2.4%)	4 (4.9%)	1 (1.2%)	5 (6.1%)								(n/a)																							$18,039	$1,208	$16,831
Douglas Nevada Online	Public, Virtual	6-8	1680 Bently Parkway	Minden	89423	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	Yes	No	(775) 392-1480	5	0			2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)																							$11,020	$265	$10,755

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