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Douglas Schools
Douglas is a public school district in Nevada, based in Douglas County (Minden). SchoolGrade grades 14 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Douglas on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Douglas
12 of 14 schools in Douglas carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 7C: 3
Best schools in Douglas
Statewide rankings: all 116 high schools in Nevada · all 108 middle schools in Nevada · all 410 elementary schools in Nevada
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A George Whittell High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Pinon Hills Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Minden Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Carson Valley Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B+ Douglas High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B G L Scarselli Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Zephyr Cove Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- C C Meneley Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Gardnerville Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Pau Wa Lu Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Douglas
High schools (3)
- C Aspire Academy High School, Minden
- B+ Douglas High School, Minden
- A George Whittell High School, Zephyr Cove
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B+ Carson Valley Middle School, Gardnerville
- C+ Pau Wa Lu Middle School, Gardnerville
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- B- C C Meneley Elementary School, Gardnerville
- B G L Scarselli Elementary School, Gardnerville
- B- Gardnerville Elementary School, Gardnerville
- C Jacks Valley Elementary School, Carson City
- B+ Minden Elementary School, Minden
- A Pinon Hills Elementary School, Minden
- B Zephyr Cove Elementary School, Zephyr Cove
Other schools and academies (2)
- Alt School, Minden
- Douglas Nevada Online, Minden
Where Douglas schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Minden (6)
- Gardnerville (5)
- Zephyr Cove (2)
- Carson City (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Nevada
- County: Douglas County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,036 students with 271 full-time-equivalent teachers and 584 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3200090
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Carson City (12 schools, 19 mi)
- Lyon (18 schools, 24 mi)
- Storey (4 schools, 37 mi)
- Mineral (4 schools, 69 mi)
- Churchill (6 schools, 84 mi)
- Pershing (4 schools, 124 mi)
- Washoe County (110 schools, 126 mi)
- Esmeralda (4 schools, 131 mi)
Questions about Douglas
How many schools are in Douglas?
SchoolGrade grades 14 public schools in Douglas, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Douglas serve?
The largest by graded schools: Minden, Gardnerville, Zephyr Cove, Carson City.
How good are the schools in Douglas?
Across the 12 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 38.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 36.8%. 58% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Douglas?
5,036 students were enrolled in Douglas in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Douglas?
Douglas is in Nevada, based in Douglas County, with its district office in Minden. Its boundary covers about 711 sq mi.