Pinon Hills Elementary School in Minden, Nevada on �ǿմ�ý

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Pinon Hills Elementary School

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Pinon Hills Elementary School is a town public school in Minden, Nevada that is part of Douglas County School District. It serves 256 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.0:1. Its teachers have had 67 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Grades Pre-K - 5

256 Students

16 Teachers

1479 Stephanie Way

Minden, NV 89423 View local requests

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Pinon Hills Elementary School Demographics

22%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

18%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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