Carson Valley Middle School

Set in Gardnerville, Nevada, Carson Valley Middle School is a cozy middle school, operated by Douglas. It enrolls 591 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 23% smaller than the state mean of about 767.

Douglas comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 4,927 students; Carson Valley Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Carson Valley Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Douglas County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Carson Valley Middle School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.3:1. The state averages around 22.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Carson Valley Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Douglas County put median household earnings sit near $90,754, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Douglas County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,927 students), Carson Valley Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Gardnerville Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Carson Valley Middle School comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 36.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carson Valley Middle School has shrank 16%, going from 706 students in 2018 to 591 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 in 2025.

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