Enrollment
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS·NCES 320009000448
Minden Elementary School
1170 Baler Street, Minden, NV 89423 · (775) 782-5510 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
119 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 85%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
NV avg 45.8% . +16.3pp since 2023
Math
49.4%
NV avg 35.6% . +16.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 49.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 32.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nevada's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Minden Elementary School
Minden Elementary School's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minden Elementary School this school | 371 | 32.1% | 37.0% |
| Elko Institute for Academic Achievement Elko | 398 | 28.6% | 56.6% |
| G. L. Scarselli Elementary School Gardnerville | 305 | 39.3% | 38.2% |
| C. C. Meneley Elementary School Gardnerville | 363 | 40.2% | 33.9% |
| Michael Inskeep Elementary School RENO | 451 | 39.7% | 35.1% |
| Jesse Hall Elementary School SPARKS | 480 | 38.5% | 41.0% |
Matched among Nevada elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Minden Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #149 of 367 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #109 of 388 ▲ 91 | #2 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #119 of 390 ▲ 99 | #2 of 7 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #313 of 442 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #305 of 379 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #295 of 381 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #343 of 386 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #291 of 304 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
371
+81 (+28%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 371 | 19 | 19.5:1 | 32% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 16.5 | 23.4:1 | 31% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 17.5 | 21.7:1 | 25% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 23% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 20 | 19.2:1 | 29% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 17 | 20.9:1 | 30% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 20 | 22.3:1 | 36% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 18 | 21.0:1 | 10% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Minden Elementary School.
About Minden Elementary School
Minden Elementary School is an elementary school in Minden, Nevada, reachable at (775) 782-5510. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 371 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Nevada enroll about 480 students on average.
Douglas runs Minden Elementary School along with 14 other schools, enrolling 4,927 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Minden Elementary School is White: 67%. Other groups make up 25% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Douglas County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
For every teacher at Minden Elementary School, there are about 19.5 students; the school has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 32%. The average for public schools in Douglas County is similar, at 34%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Minden Elementary School is 10.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 37.0%. Predicted: 47.8%.
For the population of Douglas County, median household income comes to about $90,754, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Douglas County's 16 public schools enroll about 4,927 students and include Minden Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Carson Valley Middle School, is about 1.3 miles. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Minden Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Minden Elementary School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Enrollment was 371 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 290. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.6:1 in 2020-21, and 19.5:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Minden Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,623
Census ACS
Median income
$90,754
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,927 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas
- Douglas High SchoolHigh · 1,510 students
- Carson Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Pau Wa Lu Middle SchoolMiddle · 460 students
- Jacks Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- C. C. Meneley Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
- G. L. Scarselli Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
Other schools in Minden
- Douglas High SchoolHigh · 1,510 students
- Pinon Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- ASPIRE Academy High SchoolHigh · 82 students
- Douglas Nevada OnlineMiddle · 5 students
- ALT SchoolCombined · 4 students
- Douglas County Adult SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Carson Valley Middle School1.3 mi · 591
- Douglas High School1.4 mi · 1,510
- ALT School1.4 mi · 4
- Douglas Nevada Online1.4 mi · 5
- ASPIRE Academy High School1.4 mi · 82
- Gardnerville Elementary School1.8 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Minden Elementary SchoolHow large is Minden Elementary School?
Minden Elementary School enrolls approximately 371 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Minden Elementary School serve?
Minden Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Minden Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Minden Elementary School is approximately 19.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Minden Elementary School?
At Minden Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Minden Elementary School in?
Minden Elementary School is part of Douglas.
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