Pinon Hills Elementary School

Pinon Hills Elementary School, a compact elementary-level community in Minden, Nevada, run under Douglas, caters to 256 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 480 students each, so Pinon Hills Elementary School sits 47% leaner than that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, Pinon Hills Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 73%; the rest is composed of 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Douglas County's rate of about 34%.

After controlling for student poverty, Pinon Hills Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 59.6%.

Around the school, census data for Douglas County shows median household income runs about $90,754, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Douglas County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,927 students), Pinon Hills Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Jacks Valley Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pinon Hills Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.7%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Pinon Hills Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 310 (now 256). Over the same period, the White share declined from 80% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Pinon Hills Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.