Topaz Ranch Estates’s public schools outscore 68% of Nevada districts
In Topaz Ranch Estates, 33% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Nevada average (28%). The grade covers the public school district serving Topaz Ranch Estates, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Nevada, not nationally.
From Nevada state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Topaz Ranch Estates’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 36 Nevada towns with household incomes within a quarter of Topaz Ranch Estates’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 33% in spring 2022, against 44% and 28% statewide; 85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,749 per student, against $14,868 across Nevada (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Topaz Ranch Estates’s grade
B+: better than 68% of Nevada school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Nevada average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Topaz Ranch Estates, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Topaz Ranch Estates · depends on your address
Carson Valley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 591 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Gardnerville
Pau Wa Lu Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 460 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Gardnerville
George Whittell High School
Grades 6–12 · 139 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Zephyr Cove
7th grade in Topaz Ranch Estates · depends on your address
Carson Valley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 591 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Gardnerville
Pau Wa Lu Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 460 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Gardnerville
George Whittell High School
Grades 6–12 · 139 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Zephyr Cove
8th grade in Topaz Ranch Estates · depends on your address
Carson Valley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 591 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Gardnerville
Pau Wa Lu Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 460 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Gardnerville
George Whittell High School
Grades 6–12 · 139 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Zephyr Cove
9th grade in Topaz Ranch Estates · depends on your address
Douglas High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,510 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Minden
George Whittell High School
Grades 6–12 · 139 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Zephyr Cove
10th grade in Topaz Ranch Estates · depends on your address
Douglas High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,510 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Minden
George Whittell High School
Grades 6–12 · 139 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Zephyr Cove
11th grade in Topaz Ranch Estates · depends on your address
Douglas High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,510 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Minden
George Whittell High School
Grades 6–12 · 139 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Zephyr Cove
12th grade in Topaz Ranch Estates · depends on your address
Douglas High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,510 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Minden
George Whittell High School
Grades 6–12 · 139 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Zephyr Cove
Topaz Ranch Estates’s public schools are run by Douglas County School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Topaz Ranch Estates vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Nevada towns that share Topaz Ranch Estates’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Topaz Ranch Estates | B+ | Douglas County |
Every school in Topaz Ranch Estates
11 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).
Questions about Topaz Ranch Estates’s schools
Are Topaz Ranch Estates’s schools good?
By Nevada’s own tests, yes: the public schools Topaz Ranch Estates children attend outscore 68% of Nevada’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Topaz Ranch Estates in?
Douglas County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,927 students in 15 schools (2024–25).
Where do Topaz Ranch Estates kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Douglas High School and George Whittell High School.
What is Topaz Ranch Estates’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Douglas County School District graduated in four years, against 81% across Nevada.
How much does Topaz Ranch Estates spend per student?
$15,749 in Douglas County School District (FY2024), against $14,868 across Nevada. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Topaz Ranch Estates 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Nevada. Stars are from neighbors.