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Schools in Skyland

Skyland’s public schools

Douglas County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Skyland. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Nevada’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Nevada’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▲ 6% vs NV $14.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.2
NV 19.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
292 students on the public path
In brief

Skyland’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Skyland’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nevada’s 656 public schools. Zephyr Cove Elementary School places highest (better than 86%); George Whittell High School lowest (84%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Skyland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Zephyr Cove Elementary SchoolDouglas County School DistrictA
6–12George Whittell High SchoolDouglas County School DistrictA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Douglas County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Douglas County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 15 schools · 4,927 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 17.2 per teacher (NV 19.3)
$15,749NV $14,868 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 43.5% · 2783 students tested
Math33%
State average 28.4% · 2774 students tested

Skyland vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nevada towns that share Skyland’s borders.

Schools next door
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Skyland—Douglas County

Every school in Skyland

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nevada’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Skylandby address
Zephyr Cove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Zephyr Cove
A
153 studentsRate it →
George Whittell High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Zephyr Cove
A−
139 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Skyland’s schools

Are Skyland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Skyland. Douglas County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Skyland. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nevada’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Skyland in?

Douglas County School District.

Where do Skyland kids go to high school?

George Whittell High School.

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What Skyland families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.