Gardnerville Elementary School

Located at 1290 Toler Avenue, in Gardnerville, Nevada, Gardnerville Elementary School is an intimate elementary school that instructs 300 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Douglas. That puts it 38% smaller than the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 480 students.

Within Douglas, which oversees 15 schools and 4,927 students, Gardnerville Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Gardnerville Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Douglas County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gardnerville Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.9%, the actual is 45.7%, a residual of +1.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Douglas County shows median household income runs about $90,754, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Gardnerville Elementary School is one of 16 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 4,927 students).

The closest other public school is Carson Valley Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Gardnerville Elementary School comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Gardnerville Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 23% since 2018, when it stood at 388 (now 300). Over the same period, the White share fell from 66% to 59%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Gardnerville Elementary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.