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Douglas High School
B+

Douglas High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1670 Hwy 88, Minden, NV 89423 · (775) 782-5136 · Part of Douglas County School District

Minden’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Nevada school districts

Directions
Photo: Bart133 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,510
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Douglas High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 74% of Nevada’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

On the path

Where Minden kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Douglas High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts54%
State average 42%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Nevada’s 656 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1670 Hwy 88, Minden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9387
Grade 10362
Grade 11398
Grade 12352
Ungraded11
Enrollment over time
1,417’20
1,596’21
1,643’22
1,584’23
1,510’24

Up 6.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Douglas High School from Minden families.

Other schools in Douglas County School District

The district →
Minden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Minden
A
371 students20:1
Jacks Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carson City
A−
364 students16:1
C. C. Meneley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gardnerville
B
363 students16:1
G. L. Scarselli Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gardnerville
A−
305 students16:1
Gardnerville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gardnerville
A−
300 students17:1
Pinon Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Minden
A+
256 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Nevada’s other public schools; Minden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.