Minden Elementary School

Minden Elementary School, an intimate elementary campus in Minden, Nevada, part of Douglas, enrolls 371 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 480 students each, so Minden Elementary School sits 23% below that benchmark.

Across the 15 schools in Douglas (4,927 students total), Minden Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Minden Elementary School reports that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Douglas County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Minden Elementary School records 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting Minden Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Minden Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Douglas County put median household earnings sit near $90,754, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Douglas County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,927 students), of which Minden Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Carson Valley Middle School, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Minden Elementary School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.3%.

Minden Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Minden Elementary School has edged down 3%, going from 384 students in 2018 to 371 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 67% across the same window.

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