Eagle Valley Times

Of the 411 students who took part in the mathematics portion of their College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCR) in Douglas County School District, 16.5% met the testing standard while 7.8% exceeded expectations, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

The number of students who succeeded in the test fell by 8.3% from the previous school year.

At the time, the proficiency level in the district was 24.3%, 4.9% more than the state's average of 19.4%.

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.

In Nevada, the ACT serves as the College and Career Readiness assessment for high school juniors, and it is used to evaluate if they are on track for higher education.

Although Nevada has seen some significant relief in chronic absenteeism since the pandemic, numbers are still high. In the 2023-24 school year, the state reported an improvement of roughly 10% in the number of chronically absent students. However, more than a quarter of students (25.9%) were chronically absent from classes. This mirrors a national trend, with estimates suggesting the number of chronically absent students in the U.S. has grown to over 16 million compared to pre-pandemic data.

Year	Students who meet standard (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total Enrollment
2017-18	31.7%	11.9%	5,798
2018-19	24.8%	13.3%	5,834
2019-20	21.9%	13.7%	5,786
2020-21	18.9%	7.5%	5,385
2021-22	17.9%	7.7%	5,383
2022-23	15%	11%	5,312
2023-24	16.5%	7.8%	5,032