Eagle Valley Times

Of the 403 students who took part in the Science portion of their Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) in Douglas County School District, 18.6% met the testing standard while 6.9% exceeded expectations, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

The number of students who succeeded in the test fell by 32.7% from the previous school year.

At the time, the proficiency level in the district was 25.5%, 5.3% more than the state's average of 20.2%.

There were 5,032 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year, 5.3% less than the year before.

Across the state, Washoe County School District had the highest percentage growth in enrollment during the 2023-24 school year, increasing by 4.3% from 61,171 to 63,777 students. Meanwhile, Lyon County School District saw the smallest percentage growth, changing by less than 0.1%, increasing from 9,053 to 9,057 students.

Douglas County School District roughly covers schools within Douglas County and has a main office in Minden.

Criterion-Referenced Tests (CRTs) are used to evaluate students' proficiency in core subjects like mathematics, English Language arts, and Science.

According to the Nation's Report Card data, there is a significant disparity in academic performance between minority students and their white peers in Nevada's schools. For example, in 2022, 8th-grade reading exams revealed that 46% of African American and 39% of Hispanic students failed, compared to 21% of white students. Similar trends were also seen in math and across different grade levels.

Year	Students who meet standard (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total Enrollment
2022-23	21.2%	10.6%	5,312
2023-24	18.6%	6.9%	5,032