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C. C. Meneley Elementary School

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C. C. Meneley Elementary School ranks 228 th of 376 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 376 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

C. C. Meneley Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Gardnerville, Nevada, serving 363 students in the Douglas district, which ranks 3rd of 12 districts in the state. Meneley's own results sit far below its district's: in 2025-2026 it ranked 228th of 376 Nevada elementary schools (39th percentile, 2 stars) — the lowest of any Douglas peer and about 36 percentile points below its own district. Roughly 40% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending was $16,513 in 2023-2024, and the student-teacher ratio was 16.1 in 2024-2025.

Academically, Meneley posted the second-lowest proficiency among the 11 nearby schools compared here, ahead of only Empire Elementary, with 31.0% proficient in math, 39.0% in reading, and 21.5% in science. The most striking comparison is with G. L. Scarselli Elementary School, just 1.1 miles away: it serves a nearly identical share of low-income students (39.34% vs. 40.22%), spends slightly less per student ($15,556 vs. $16,513), and has similar class sizes — yet ranks 68th percentile, with math 11.6 points higher (42.6 vs. 31.0) and reading 19.3 points higher (58.3 vs. 39.0). Gardnerville Elementary School, which serves a higher-poverty population (49.33%), also outperforms Meneley in both subjects (45.3 math, 53.9 reading). Those gaps suggest demographics alone do not explain the school's position.

Meneley does have real strengths. Chronic absenteeism has stayed below both district and state every year on record — 15.0% in 2025-2026 versus 19.2% district and 25.5% state — though that is 5 points above last year's 10.0% and moved opposite to most Douglas peers. Fifth-grade science (21.5%) is the one academic area matching or beating both district and state benchmarks, but because science is tested only in 5th grade, that figure swings with each cohort and isn't a stable trend. Over eight years the school has fallen roughly 30 percentile points, from 3–4 stars to mostly 2. Reading and math proficiency have crept upward recently (reading 34.6% to 39.0%), but not fast enough to close the gap to state and district averages.

363

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,513

Per pupil spending ?

40.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1446 Muir Dr
Gardnerville, NV 89460

(775) 265-3154

District: Douglas

Students who attend C. C. Meneley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pau Wa Lu Middle School
High:	Douglas High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

Hispanic:

27.5%

American Indian:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (33% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

!Near the bottom of Douglas's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg41%

Nevada avg39%

228^th of 376

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Douglas

3^rd of 12Douglas among Nevada districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	228 of 376	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.8	176 of 379	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.5	246 of 377	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	218 of 384	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	205 of 380	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	164 of 324	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	119 of 388	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	96 of 341	71.8%	★★★★☆
2017	70.5	95 of 351	72.9%	★★★★☆
2016	62.5	126 of 347	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.0	131 of 332	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.6	142 of 330	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.4	58 of 328	82.3%	★★★★☆
2011	48.2	158 of 318	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.0	93 of 300	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.7	84 of 292	71.2%	★★★★☆
2008	75.5	54 of 294	81.6%	★★★★☆
2006	49.9	114 of 246	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	67.8	94 of 330	71.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	60.5	102 of 308	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	55.4	126 of 321	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	65.1	106 of 332	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	52.6	90 of 227	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	60.9	95 of 247	61.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2018)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2018)68th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2018)67th percentile-5 vs school

White (2018)62nd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)61st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2018)60th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-6 vs state

Mathematics31%-5 vs state

Science22%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 4th Grade	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 5th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Al Seeliger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 S. Saliman Rd.	Carson City	89701	Carson City	Carson City	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 283-2200	527	31	17.0	45.5%	259 (49.1%)	7 (1.3%)	211 (40.0%)	7 (1.3%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.6%)	47.8	173^rd of 376 public elementary schools	54.0%		46.7	181^st of 379 public elementary schools	52.2%	8	51.7	42.3	38.3	43.8	41.3	46.7	51.5	46.7	20.0	20.0	$13,650	$1,274	$12,376
Fremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Firebox Rd.	Carson City	89701	Carson City	Carson City	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 283-1200	553	36	15.3	—	220 (39.8%)	3 (0.5%)	300 (54.2%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	16 (2.9%)	26.1	263^rd of 376 public elementary schools	30.1%		33.6	234^th of 379 public elementary schools	38.3%	29	39.5	50.5	21.0	36.5	30.7	35.2	32.6	32.8	10.4	10.4	$17,090	$2,327	$14,764
Bordewich/Bray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 S. Thompson St.	Carson City	89703	Carson City	Carson City	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 283-2400	539	34	15.8	—	234 (43.4%)	5 (0.9%)	247 (45.8%)	6 (1.1%)	22 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.3%)	38.2	208^th of 376 public elementary schools	44.7%		39.1	209^th of 379 public elementary schools	44.9%	1	45.3	34.1	32.2	37.2	39.5	35.8	53.8	43.5	19.7	19.7	$16,929	$1,612	$15,317

Frequently Asked Questions about C. C. Meneley Elementary School

Is C. C. Meneley Elementary School a good school?

C. C. Meneley Elementary School ranks 228^th of 376 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of C. C. Meneley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend C. C. Meneley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pau Wa Lu Middle School
High : Douglas High School

How many students attend C. C. Meneley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended C. C. Meneley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of C. C. Meneley Elementary School?

Students at C. C. Meneley Elementary School are 59% White, 28% Hispanic, 8% American Indian, 5% Two or more races.

What district is C. C. Meneley Elementary School in?

Douglas

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