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Minden Elementary School

Q: Is Minden Elementary School a good school?

Minden Elementary School ranks 87 th of 376 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 376 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Minden Elementary School is a PK–5 school at 1170 Baler Street in Minden, Nevada, serving 371 students as one of the elementary campuses in the Douglas County School District, a district that ranks 3rd of 12 in Nevada.

By the numbers, Minden is a solidly above-average Nevada elementary. In 2025–26 it ranked 87th of 376 elementary schools statewide (77th percentile, 4 stars), and it has earned 4 stars in seven of the last ten reported years. Its proficiency beats both the district and the state in every subject tested: math 50.8% (versus 37.6% district and 36.2% state), reading 57.3% (versus 48.5% and 45.2%), and science 33.3% (versus 27.1% and 25.5%). Science is the highest reported in its comparison group. The school also posts the lowest chronic absenteeism of any nearby school at 10.3% — about half the district rate and 40% of the state rate — down from 17.5% four years ago. The exception in an otherwise consistent record was 2023–24, when results fell to 45th percentile and 2 stars; reading and math have since rebounded past their earlier levels, though science has not fully recovered and remains the school's softest subject relative to its own math and reading.

Two things stand out for families weighing options. First, Minden achieves these results with the leanest resources in its Douglas peer set — $14,238 per student and a 19.5-to-1 student–teacher ratio, less money and larger classes than every comparable school, including Gardnerville Elementary School nearby, which spends more and posts lower proficiency in all three subjects. Second, the open question is service to low-income students: the most recent subgroup data (2017–18, now dated) showed that group at the 29th percentile while the school overall sat far higher, and the free/reduced-lunch share has since climbed to 32.08%. Pinon Hills Elementary School, also in Minden, ranks higher statewide but serves a lower-poverty population with more funding and smaller classes — a fairer benchmark than a direct comparison suggests.

371

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,238

Per pupil spending ?

32.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Rebounding — 45th percentile in 2024 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nevada average (51% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Nevada elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 77th (2026) from a 45th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg41%

Nevada avg39%

87^th of 376

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	70.6	87 of 376	76.9%	★★★★☆
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 (2025-2026) ?

Reading57%+12 vs state

Mathematics51%+15 vs state

Science33%+8 vs state

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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 (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
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
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
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
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 Minden Elementary School

Is Minden Elementary School a good school?

Minden Elementary School ranks 87^th of 376 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

How many students attend Minden Elementary School?

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

What district is Minden Elementary School in?

Douglas

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