Needles Unified School District
Public
Grades K–12 CSchool Grade
Public schools for Needles.
At a glance
921Students enrolled
8Schools
$21,634Spent per student
19:1Student–teacher ratio
82%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Needles
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs CA
Math proficiency12%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 87.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$21,634
per student each year · 2% above the CA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 3 years
955’22
930’23
921’24
Students
White · 42%390
Hispanic · 35%320
American Indian/Alaska Native · 12%108
Two or more races · 6%53
Black · 4%38
Asian · 1%10
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools8 in district
Vista Colorado ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 319 students · Needles
PublicMonument PeakElementary · Grades K–8 · 70 students · Big River
PublicChemehuevi Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 40 students · Havasu Lake
PublicNeedles MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 196 students · Needles
CPublicNeedles HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 269 students · Needles
C-PublicNeedles Community DayHigh · Grades 6–12 · 18 students · Needles
PublicEducational Training CenterHigh · Grades 9–12 · 9 students · Needles
PublicMonument Peak HighGrades M · Big River
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.