Summary:
ZIP code 89460 in Gardnerville, Nevada is home to two elementary schools — C. C. Meneley Elementary School and G. L. Scarselli Elementary School — both serving grades PK–5 in the Douglas district, which ranks 3rd of 12 districts in Nevada at the 75th percentile with a 4-star rating. Together the two schools enroll 668 students, with 363 at Meneley and 305 at Scarselli.
Scarselli is the academic standout in math and reading. In 2025–2026 it posted 42.6% proficient in math and 58.3% in reading, compared with 31% math and 39% reading at Meneley; Scarselli's reading result is 9.8 points above the district and 13.1 points above the state. Its state rank climbed from 152 of 377 to 134 of 379 to 120 of 376, moving from the 60th to the 68th percentile while holding 3 stars, whereas Meneley moved 246th to 176th and back to 228th, with stars of 2, 3, and 2. Meneley's counterpoint is science: 42.3% proficiency in 2024–2025, above the district's 30.8% and the state's 27.2%, plus 21.5% in 5th-grade science in 2025–2026, slightly above the 5th-grade district and state figures.
Both schools share strengths in attendance and serve similar populations. Chronic absenteeism is 15.0% at Meneley and 15.6% at Scarselli, versus 19.2% districtwide and 25.5% statewide. Free/reduced-price lunch participation is 40.22% and 39.34%, respectively. Meneley spends $16,513 per student with a 16.1 student-teacher ratio, while Scarselli spends $15,556 with a 16.4 ratio. Some 2025–2026 figures are suppressed by the state — Meneley's 4th- and 5th-grade math and Scarselli's all-grade and 5th-grade science — and should not be read as zeros or weaknesses.
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