Summary:
ZIP code 89448 is home to exactly one elementary school: Zephyr Cove Elementary School, a PK–5 campus at 226 Warrior Way in Zephyr Cove, NV. It enrolls 153 students and belongs to the Douglas school district, which ranks 3rd of 12 districts in the state (75th percentile, 4 stars). Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP code, there are no local school-to-school comparisons to make — the meaningful benchmarks are the district, the state, and the school's own prior-year results.
Academically, Zephyr Cove Elementary School performs well above both benchmarks. In 2025–2026, all-grade math proficiency was 46% versus 37.6% in Douglas and 36.2% statewide, while reading was 59.2% versus 48.5% district and 45.2% state. Third grade was the standout: math and reading both reached 66.6% proficient, roughly 16 and 11 points above the district. Reading also improved sharply year over year, rising from 47.2% to 59.2%, a 12-point gain. As a result, the school climbed to 71st of 376 schools statewide — 81st percentile, 4 stars — up from 136th of 379 (64th percentile, 3 stars) the year before. The one reported grade-level lag is 5th-grade reading at 51.8%, about 8.9 points below the district and narrowly below the state.
The clearest warning sign is chronic absenteeism at 26.2%, which is 7.0 points above the Douglas district rate and slightly above the state's 25.5%. Families should also know that several results — science all-grades, 5th-grade science, and 4th- and 5th-grade math — were suppressed by the state to protect student privacy, so those areas are unknown rather than weak. With only 153 students, percentages can swing noticeably from year to year, and small group sizes help explain the missing cells. Free/reduced lunch was 23.53% in 2024–2025 and per-student spending was $17,962 in 2023–2024; no district or state figures were provided for comparison.
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