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Needles, CA
Public School Ratings




Needles Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Needles Unified School District details

Needles Unified School District
1900 Erin Dr.
Needles, CA 92363

930 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Needles Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

3

(10 is best)

Better than 22.1% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
41%
27%
47%
19%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Chemehuevi Valley Elementary School
81 Mill Rd.
Havasu Lake, CA, 92363
KG-05
Educational Training Center School
1600 Washington St.
Needles, CA, 92363
09-12
Monument Peak School
149123 New North Rd.
Big River, CA, 92242
KG-08
Needles Community Day School
600 Cibola St.
Needles, CA, 92363
06-12
Needles High School
1600 Washington St.
Needles, CA, 92363
09-12
Needles Middle School
720 Bailey Ave.
Needles, CA, 92363
06-08
Vista Colorado Elementary School
700 Bailey Ave.
Needles, CA, 92363
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 45.2% 22.0%
Black 4.1% 5.2%
Hispanic 36.5% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 13.0% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 80.8% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 71.4% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.4% 7.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,553 $11,674,000 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $330 $307,000 1.3%
Staff $341 $317,000 1.4%
General Administration $665 $618,000 2.7%
School Administration $1,060 $986,000 4.3%
Operation $2,339 $2,175,000 9.4%
Transportation $876 $815,000 3.5%
Other $1,233 $1,147,000 5.0%
Total Support $6,844 $6,365,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,437 $5,056,000 21.9%
Total Expenditures $24,833 $23,095,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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