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Minden Elementary School

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Minden Elementary School ranks 114 th of 379 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 379 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Minden Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 386 students in grades PK-5 in Minden, Nevada. It is part of the Douglas School District, which is ranked 3 out of 12 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Minden Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top third of Nevada elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 114 out of 379 schools.

Minden Elementary School consistently outperforms the Douglas School District and the state of Nevada in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, 49.4% of Minden students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 37.3% in the district and 35.4% statewide. In reading, 53.6% of Minden students were proficient or better, compared to 48% in the district and 45.6% statewide. The school has also shown impressive student growth, particularly in mathematics, where it ranked 27 out of 324 Nevada elementary schools in the 2020-2021 school year.

Minden Elementary School performs well across different student subgroups, with strong rankings for both female and male students, as well as Hispanic and white students. However, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.3% in the 2022-2023 school year to 26.6% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is an area of concern. Compared to nearby schools, Minden Elementary outperforms most in academic proficiency, though it has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 23.3, which may be an area for improvement.

371

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,898

Per pupil spending ?

32.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1170 Baler Street
Minden, NV 89423

(775) 782-5510

District: Douglas

Students who attend Minden Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.4%

Hispanic:

25.3%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2014 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nevada average (48% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Above the Nevada median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg41%

Nevada avg39%

114^th of 379

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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
2025	63.9	114 of 379	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	37.7	207 of 377	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.7	125 of 384	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	117 of 380	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	88.6	27 of 324	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	78.7	63 of 388	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	64 of 341	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	76.5	76 of 351	78.3%	★★★★☆
2016	89.2	36 of 347	89.6%	★★★★☆
2014	76.3	77 of 332	76.8%	★★★★☆
2013	70.4	102 of 330	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.3	66 of 328	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	59.9	110 of 318	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.7	50 of 300	83.3%	★★★★☆
2009	81.9	31 of 292	89.4%	★★★★☆
2008	80.7	39 of 294	86.7%	★★★★☆
2006	75.9	48 of 246	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	69.9	87 of 330	73.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	62.5	92 of 308	70.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	34.5	228 of 321	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	80.5	53 of 332	84.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	65.7	81 of 247	67.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2018)84th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2018)74th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2018)70th percentile-11 vs school

White (2018)67th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)29th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

Reading54%+8 vs state

Mathematics49%+14 vs state

Science29%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, August 17, 2012

Both of my sons have gone to this school, one of them from Kindergarten until he graduated in 6th grade. I have found the staff to be welcoming and helpful, interested in anything that can help my kids. The teachers are #1, very kind and understanding, great communicators in good times and bad. They really appreciate having parents involved with their kids education, and they expend a lot of personal time and energy helping to make their classes successful. I LOVE this school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)				SBAC Reading (2025)				SBAC Science (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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%)	63.9	114^th of 379 public elementary schools	69.9%		37.7	207^th of 377 public elementary schools	45.1%	93	58.2	46.1	43.8	49.4	53.7	57.6	50.6	53.6	28.7	28.7	$11,898	$708	$11,190
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%)	47.5	177^th of 379 public elementary schools	53.3%		62.1	124^th of 377 public elementary schools	67.1%	53	50.0	33.8	32.5	38.4	45.8	50.0	50.0	48.7			$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	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%)	47.8	176^th of 379 public elementary schools	53.6%		29.5	246^th of 377 public elementary schools	34.7%	70			36.5	28.1	33.8	32.6	48.3	38.7	42.3	42.3	$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	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%)	57.7	134^th of 379 public elementary schools	64.6%		51.8	152^nd of 377 public elementary schools	59.7%	18	43.4	36.8	54.3	44.2	47.8	52.6	58.6	53.0	28.2	28.2	$12,581	$734	$11,847
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%)	80.1	61^st of 379 public elementary schools	83.9%		92.6	20^th of 377 public elementary schools	94.7%	41	78.0	51.0	65.3	64.2	78.0	57.4	75.0	70.0	25.0	25.0	$14,642	$817	$13,825
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%)	25.6	265^th of 379 public elementary schools	30.1%		42.9	186^th of 377 public elementary schools	50.7%	79	36.0	36.5	22.2	30.8	37.7	41.5	31.9	36.5	15.2	15.2	$13,268	$1,435	$11,833
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%)	57.7	136^th of 379 public elementary schools	64.1%					(n/a)	56.6			48.6	50.0	40.0	52.6	47.2			$14,505	$761	$13,744
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%)	46.7	181^st of 379 public elementary schools	52.2%		62.5	120^th of 377 public elementary schools	68.2%	61	46.0	48.3	41.1	45.3	42.2	50.5	44.0	45.6	14.1	14.1	$11,264	$858	$10,406
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	100.0%	220 (39.8%)	3 (0.5%)	300 (54.2%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	16 (2.9%)	33.6	234^th of 379 public elementary schools	38.3%		20	299^th of 377 public elementary schools	20.7%	65	51.9	37.0	25.0	37.6	42.8	33.7	33.3	36.4			$12,890	$1,452	$11,439
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	100.0%	234 (43.4%)	5 (0.9%)	247 (45.8%)	6 (1.1%)	22 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.3%)	39.1	209^th of 379 public elementary schools	44.9%		32.8	230^th of 377 public elementary schools	39.0%	21	50.6	38.3	16.0	35.4	39.2	52.8	36.0	43.1			$12,739	$1,234	$11,505

Frequently Asked Questions about Minden Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Minden Elementary School?

Students at Minden Elementary School are 67% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Minden Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Minden Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Minden Elementary School in?

Douglas

Is Minden Elementary School a good school?

Minden Elementary School ranks 114^th of 379 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Minden Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Minden Elementary School.

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